I do the same. Works great!
I use cedar kindling. But I usually burn continuous for 4 to 5 months. Unless we are out of town for a while. So a little split cedar isn't to...
Fresh cut cedar a close 3rd. A logger told me the French make perfume out of cedar oil. He said they were big buyers in the American Cedar Market.
Nice haul!!! Love the two for one trips. My neighbor down the road had a large oak cut down but the tree service hauled it all off before I could...
For me its Sassafras... Sassafras Shenanigans. :D Had oatmeal pancakes this morning with Maple syrup. OH YEAH!!!!
It seems to me ugly's are packed with btu's. One year I stacked some of my wood in a circle, about 12 foot in diameter. I thru the ugly's inside...
Im leaning toward maple but not 100 percent. What throws me is some of it was easy to split. Ive never had easy to split maple.
Was it a chestnut oak? Its one of my favorite oaks to cut, split and burn. It cures fast and burns well.
Going to Kodiak. My 2nd trip. Fishing is on the agenda. :seasoned:
Ill be moving the non-covered wood into one the sheds that was emptied during the winter. Then Ill be growing MATERS! After that I will be...
Some locust is thornless but Im leaning a little towards cherry but the bark cups more like locust. Also the outer edge ring of the log is usually...
I just sort by use. My Outdoor Furnace will burn anything. Smaller wood goes to my firepit and the smallest, I use for my smoker (Cherry, Pecan...
You could lumber some of those big logs and get your money back with a profit. Capitalism and Wood seems to go together. :dex:
My first thought was Cherry but the bark looks kind of like Locust. Did you see any thorns from Hades? If not its probably Cherry but Im not an...
Welcome, Ctwoodtick! Nice score. Looks like you got quite a supply in the background.
Yes, A splitting maul is essential. Along with a couple of wedges. Safety glasses are mandatory too. I had a sliver of metal from a wedge bury...
Leave it till you need it. Vertical wood storage. :yes: Dont see ash dying in north Alabama. EAB going to hit down south?
Dang. Busted!!!:doh:
Sort of looks like Maple to me. Glad it didnt hurt anyone.
I bet the original owner of that axe head was a wood hoarder too.
