In the east we have Red Cedar, which is actually Juniperus virginiana. It is closely related to the western junipers. I have burned a lot and it...
The question is how easy will it be to get the Tulip? If you can get your hauling vehicle near the tree, take it. If you have to carry the wood a...
Why not put plastic under the stack? Because the stacks are already stacked. I have several holz hausen that I plan to wrap in plastic to see if...
It depends how easily you can get the cut wood into a truck or tractor. It will be easy to cut and I bet it will be somewhat dry, at least the...
I wonder if anyone has done one of them control thingamajiggies, and I bet nobody can really tell you the value of bottom wrap. Plus keep in mind...
I agree, Box Elder. The other stuff I can't say for sure.
I'd say the wood with bark and a vine on it could be Black Locust. The barkless stuff isn't Black Locust, maybe elm? The odd tree in the third...
Not a Dogwood tree, but I can't say what type of tree it is. Maybe a Black Willow? I think the orange stuff is sap that is colored by fungus or...
As a firewood I think Tulip is OK, as a tree I think it is outstanding. Tulip is the largest and most impressive tree in the woods here and in...
Nightime temperatures were in the low teens here over the weekend. I am still burning full time, but making smaller fires and going longer between...
I learned that I got lots of good heat from small diameter wood. Last winter I cut a bunch of small trees from my yard and tool the time to cut...
I gotta admit that although I like it when I end up with uniform lengths, I am not willing to put too much time into measuring before I cut. I...
I hold my chainsaw up to the log. I know the distance from the tip of the bar to a point on the chainsaw that is the correct length for my stove....
I have permission to scrounge probably ten cords of downed Ash, plus many more standing, barely alive Ash trees. About five or six cords so far...
I think the big logs look like Mulberry, but hard to see them clearly enough
Very cool to find the bullet.
Don't confuse Tulip Poplar with the 'true' poplars like aspen. Tulip Poplar is completely unrelated to aspen and the wood of Tulip Poplar is...
For about the fourth or fifth time this month, I have decided tonight is the coldest night left in the winter, so I am pulling my best firewood to...
If you had asked a month ago I would have said I was using less than last year. The past month has been cold so I have caught up. I guess I am on...
I have a fiskar's splitting Axe. Mine has only 2.5 lb head, which is lighter than the X25 or X27, and the handle is slightly shorter. It will...
