Yep those are the bugs!
Thanks, some of it is definitely hardwood, nice and dense and heavy and the rest is light and hollow sounding, likely the poplar. Regardless it's...
I don't recall seeing any powder just a bunch of tiny little black bugs and some very large black beetles under the bark.
It splits like a dream, alot like well seasoned poplar would.
that would explain the tiny black bugs i'm finding all over them.
These pictures are from a few felled trees that a neighbor of mine gave me about 7 months ago here in southern York county, PA, not sure if they...
Honestly not sure, my flue comes out the back of my stove.
All of what I burned last season was what I consider to be well seasoned, most of what I checked with my moisture meter was below 20%, obviously...
Hey guys, so we had our new woodstove (hearthstone homestead) and new SS 6" (I think) liner installed in March of 2022, since then we've burned...
Oh nice, been driving through Craley on my way to work the past week or so. I live in Delta, most of my work is in Lancaster County.
Whereabouts in York?
I've got a nice pile of elm I still need to split. I'm hoping letting it sit for another 6 months or so will make it easier.
Agreed, I ran the electric baseboards for all of January last winter when we bought the house. We hadn't moved in yet but were doing a lot of...
Just wanted to get an idea as to how many cords you guys are burning every winter. This is my first year burning in our new home with our new...
39/73. Got a nice bed of coals going with some holly and just threw on some hardwood mix to keep her going. Cooking @ 425 right now.
I have the same splitter, an old neighbor gave it to me. do you know how many tons it is?
42 outside right now, got the house up to 75 burning red oak chunks and uglies.
Thanks for all your help guys. I believe I have identified the wood as Elm, judging by this leaf anyway. I hope it gets easier to split by next...
You think it will be easier to split next spring after its had time to sit for awhile?
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