I've cut some for paying jobs or occasionally to help people out. I keep some, it's great for getting a fire started. I don't go out of my way to...
That's a great score! I really enjoy Mulberry. I think it's undervalued as a cooking wood. It's my favorite to smoke pork with if I can force...
Thanks for all the kind words, I appreciate it. I like HPH too. Might have to hang onto that one. High Plains Hoarder takes a while to type out...
I can add a couple new species to my list: Blue Spruce American Elm Won't move me up much, but I'll take what I can get!
I still exist! Haven't been able to check in for a while. Got my first injury on the job. Pinched a nerve in my back and that put me out for a...
Absolutely, although I'm basing my experience on Ponderosa Pine which is what we tend to have available in abundance. BTU charts put them about...
buZZsaw BRAD I did in fact clean out the pickup bed before my latest delivery. Must've kicked 10 lbs of wood chips, bark, and various other debris...
Good looking load, I like to see rear end sit down a little bit on the pickup when I'm heading home. Let's me know I got enough to make it worth...
Tree of Heaven has a ton of moisture in the fresh wood. It can grow like a weed if not controlled, so I've mostly gotten rid of smaller specimens...
Two more pickup loads today. The first a little on the small side: [ATTACH] The second a bit more full: [ATTACH] It's all Green Ash. Killed...
Alrighty, I split it again after it sat in the house all night. Survey says: [ATTACH] And it's even lower in other places on that same piece of...
I split the wood outside, dropped the pieces in the mudroom on the way inside, took a shower and came back to check them shortly thereafter....
Had the chance to go back out and get another load. This one was a bit rushed as rain was starting to fall. I caught a break in the precipitation...
False start JPDavis and buZZsaw BRAD [ATTACH]
Yes, I'm more than happy to knock on doors. Worst someone can do is tell me no, and that hasn't happened yet. In the summers I've worked for many...
Not a ton of variety in this area, but enough to get myself on the leaderboard (for now). As of 1/29 I have hit 6 species as follows: Eastern...
I may go back and cut into some of those half BL pieces I left behind. See how far the rot actually goes. Thanks for the tip!
Indeed, I had to get the file out after each load. Lost a tooth too!
While running my bus route I've been keeping my eyes out for old shelterbelts that I could target. If they were planted reasonably long ago there...
That is indeed the "old" look that Mulberry acquires after some time. And the sparks are another good indicator. I think you've got it!
