I've never burnt willow, is it that bad? My line is with poplar; tried it once and never again - the only pro is that it is easy to cut -
It is. I don't user chainsaws, don't have that much volume and I enjoy the exercise I had to learn that the hard way with one of the roots that...
You understood correctly and indeed it is what buzzsaw says: They are going to stay there for a looooooooooooooooooooong time.
I've just spent two hours this evening sawing in half a mean bulbous holm oak root that somebody dumped near my dad's house. I swear it is the...
Thank you so much for such a nice message. This forum is absolutely amazing. I've enjoyed quite a bit sharing the comments of this thread with my...
You sir, have some damm good taste in music. I recently got this puppy in my latest concert signed by the band. It is an absolute banger of a record!
I've always taken it as a given that the "sappier" the more creosote involved when burning. Is that not the case?
Swinging axes and using chainsaws are some pretty metal activities in concept so I'm just curious if there are any metalheads around? (punks and...
In general I don't usually mix soft and hardwood. You make a good point about how softwood could be a better fit for the job in shoulder seasons...
Kraft salad and mayo? That's the first time I've heard of it. Makes sense that something with an oily texture would help but never in a million...
Hi everyone! Long time reader, second time poster. I'm from Spain, and I'm primarily surrounded by hoalm oak -a few pines here and there- so hard...
I believe that it is a native tree from Arizona Agreed. A few more months would have been better but I didn't want to store it in my shed hence...
Thanks for the welcome, the input and for the link!
That's exactly what I did :) . Picked it up around late August of 2025, let it sit in a sulight spot and started burning this March. It is night...
Only work that had to be done was the hauling and sawing the logs which, fair is fair, were very, very, very resinous and ruined my gloves. I...
Thank you! Been reading the forum for a while, seems like it is filled with awesome people.
I live in Spain where in the 60s and 70s, for reasons that escape me Arizona Cypress became a very popular landscaping tree - on account of its...
