Thank you all for the suggestions. I knew I didn't have elm but never expected maple to be so contrary.
Thanks LCBug. I have plans to share a rental with a neighbor. I may have to save these for then. I had assumed maple was easy to split. There's...
Thanks buZZsaw BRAD . I'll try that with the bigger rounds. Hopefully the smaller logs will be better. There's a rental in my future anyway so...
Thanks for the idea. I have another bigger oak block on the ground. I'll give it a try there. This was my temp block that's right by the rack...
I'm hoping for some tips for the new guy here. I'm in a splitting marathon these days trying to get a windfall of wood CSS as quick as possible....
Happy birthday!
Can't believe 2 weeks have passed. No luck on the employment front but I did get a chance to be part of the ground crew for a nearby job. I was...
Spent this morning connecting the two racks on the left. The gap was to accommodate a big trunk/root of the tree on the other side of the fence....
Thank you for the well wishes. I wonder the same about strength/endurance. I may be kidding myself. Will keep you posted. Went 0 for 1...
RCBS. Thanks for tip! Ordered and looking forward to reading.
Gents, thank you all for the responses and encouragement. Made an initial contact this afternoon. I'll definitely be pursuing this. Thank you...
Thanks Redneck. I'm down by Detroit.
I'm hoping some of you with lots of wood/woodsman experience can help me with a reality check here. I'm recently unemployed from a corporate IT...
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Thanks huskihl, from MI also.
Thank you. Fast trying will help balance all the oak yet to dry.
Thank you!
Thank you. I'll have to check that. I've never heard of hackberry.
LOL, yeah I noticed that. Strange because that hat is almost always on me.
Thank you. I've been trying to learn to ID trees by bark but definitely looking forward to getting some leaf samples soon.