Basswood. Not the best firewood but the price was right! Supposed to be good wood for getting things started though.
I love spruce. On the colder nights it's great for getting things going quickly in the woodstove. I put aside a couple stacks just for that...
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I've definitely observed the difference I've just never really tracked it and I'm not on a good multiyear system... yet.
Tree was dropped and cut up by the local electrical utility. I'm thinking spruce? I'm terrible with softwood IDs.
I forgot to mention that some of the FB Marketplace sellers in my area seem to do this as well, then they advertise "cut in spring" when they sell...
I have a neighbor that does this with almost all of his firewood. He uses a 20 ton splitter so its not about making it split any better. He swears...
I loaded my RAV4 so full of free spruce last summer that some of it shifted and it started to bottom out on the way home over any significant...
I live in an area where probably 80% of people are heating with mostly wood. Many of the properties are smaller and don't have their own supply of...
I don't get a lot of oak, I do have some on my property though, mostly sugar maple and ash. For the past year I've been behind so I've been making...
Running a water line in the attic is the worst place in the whole house to run it. It's going to save the builder maybe 1 -2 hours of time vs...
Canada wants to know too. About 5 years ago where I live we had an ice storm in the middle of winter, was around 20F average temps outside and no...
My dad in his 70's would still freak out on me to this day if I bought anything from a roadside stand without trying to barter for a better price...
Was about to buy a full cord from a guy on FB Marketplace last fall. He was supposed to deliver on a certain day but messaged me that he'll be a...
Are there other options worth looking at, better performance or better value or not really?
I appreciate how organized the OP is. Seems like an efficient use of time. I usually don't plan too far ahead. Personally I try to keep my chain...
Very true. I have a 5 ton electric with a small wedge and a 20 ton gas with a large 4 way wedge. My cycle time is way shorter on the gas one, but...
I'm an avid gardener so bought a wood chipper mostly so I can make lots of wood chips for garden bed mulch and landscaping. I can chip up to 3.5"...
About 4 inches on the ground where I am. Local ski hill opens on Friday for the season. Much less snow than normal for here. Mild winter so far...
