Between cottonwood and tulip poplar I don't know what dries faster. I split some tulip poplar 2 weeks ago and I sh_t you not, picking up the...
Nice looking tree. From this vantage point I'd have sworn that was an elm based on the shape. I've heard that they made decent middle of the road...
My three biggest reasons for taking "lesser" woods are: Drying time. Ease of lighting/getting the stove to crank out heat quickly when I first...
Picking up steam now. All red oak. [ATTACH]
No more burning here until sometime next week, and even then all it will take are small fires during the cooler hours of the day. My last fire of...
A cross section of elm bark shows a layered "cookie" look, with lighter bands separating darker layers. It's hard to see on saplings but once the...
Of course not, just shifting priorities. :yes: All I want taking up space is my personal 3 year plan, and nothing beyond that. No more selling...
I KNOW, RIGHT? :loco: :crazy: I'm just so over looking at these piles of quarters that have been sitting here since mid September. Even if I had...
Red maple varies a lot with the bark and wood grain. When they’re young they have smooth gray bark which gets dark brown and shaggy as they age....
That whole eggs and cholesterol dogma is something I recently threw completely out the window. When you actually look at the data it’s pretty...
Another load for donation. Mostly red oak with a few ash chunks up front. [ATTACH]
A load of dead ash and Norway maple quarters. Stuff I really don’t feel like dealing with so it’s getting donated to my uncle :) [ATTACH]
Red maple.
Lignum Durum, commonly called Douglas Firpole
That stuff does look pretty darn dry, and if not it can’t be too far off. I wish I had more access to elm like that (dead and no bark, needing...
My coworker just sent me a picture of what he ended up doing with the slabs he milled from this score last year. This is in his basement. He needs...
Smart move not burning yourself out with too many irons in the fire. Now that you know how to lose weight, it’ll be easier when you’re ready to go...
Thanks Mike. It’s easy right now because I’m motivated. I’m taking my kids to Florida in a couple weeks and didn’t want to look like a sweaty pig...
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How are all the dieters on here doing? A little update on where I'm at: Since January 12th when I re-started this journey, I've lost a total of...
