While bucking, I've been purposely setting aside the smaller (less than 18in dia), straight rounds to split by hand in order to get in an...
Ditto that. I have plenty of space, but there are spots around our property that make more sense for processing and transpo to the house,...
I think this "mini-cube" method you've shown is viable Dennis, especially for folks w/more limited space for stacking/drying. As you mentioned,...
Nice work. No shame there..I use my MS250 for the small stuff and I like to keep anything 2" and above. Shoot, I even collect all the shavings...
Welcome! Looks like you are on the right track--keep it going and keep your eyes out for those free scrounges. You'll land one soon enough.
Nice first score! Hickory and Oak nonetheless. I'm curious how much wood those will yield.
Awesome job Free! You're right, this kind of work IS taken more serious and appreciated on this forum. Nice feeling indeed to be ahead; you can...
Hey Wood, I paid $1300 for the load which yielding the expected 11+ cords works out to be about $118/cord (or less). That's pretty awesome...
Wow what a brute! Definitely do not like seeing that happen to a deer like that.
Very cool pics. Reminds me of old forestry sites and logging camps out here where there are a lot of photos like these. Fun to look at.
Starting to make a dent. I took advantage of the cooler weather the last 2 days (60s/70s) to do some cutting and splitting as the last week has...
What a beast! Nice work on dropping that thing.
Nice score! Cherry is awesome, wish there was more of it out here in OR.
Nice work Schlot. Ash splits pretty easily w/an X27.
Thanks for all the kind words fellas. Last winter we used some 3+yr old oak and man we can't ever go back to anything else. Well, maybe Ash, but...
Well, it's been a while since I've posted or spent serious time on the FHC and definitely feels like I've been missing out. Most of the last 10...
Welcome Josh!
Welcome UncleJoe!
I'll bite...currently I have: White Oak Ash Cherry Maple Doug Fir
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