That is some nice, easy kindling to grab - good find! Cheers!
I really like soft maple - puts out plenty of good heat, dries relatively fast, usually splits easy - what's not to like! Cheers!
Hmmmmm........perhaps you are onto something! I have a hard time parting with even a dollar on the lottery though - prefer sure things!...
Yes sir! Cheers!
Thanks and will do! Cheers!
Measures 40" at large end of the butt - phew! Even the larger limb and upper trunk sections are over 24" - was a massive tree - and smart to take...
Excellent - that's a huge score for sure - I'd be camping there! Ha! Cheers!
Indeed Blazing - he's a real nice guy and just stopping work to talk and laugh made a new friend - which led to this score - win/win! Cheers!
After hauling wood all day yesterday from two areas, and making the final run home (and exhausted), I found two red maples dropped by tree service...
Well.......about a 1/4 mile from the other big oak I worked up, another monster red oak was dropped by the tree service. I've been to the property...
While I was working up that big oak I posted about, a guy would drive by now and then, stop and shoot the bull and talk about how much work I was...
Agree that it looks like red maple - tried to check for opposite branching on the first pic twigs, but couldn't tell very well. Nice that nothing...
Multiple wedges are a must - you'll inevitably sink a wedge and it will be, well......wedged! As you open the crack with the second wedge, you'll...
Yes, the wedges do want to bounce out - setting them can be tricky. I use my maul to strike several deep impressions where I want to place the...
Red oak Mike. Some split well, but lots of odd grain from old branches in the big rounds. Cheers!
Any time Dennis! Are you really coming to NH? If so, would be really great to meet you - perhaps NH Mountain Man would come too! Cheers!
Had my 5' pry bar on that day with the splitter, but it turned out to be much more time consuming to lever it up and move it a bit toward the...
Awesome - that's a nice load!! Cheers!
Thanks - it is a good sized pile! Spent a little while admiring it with my coffee this morning - yes, it is a sickness! Cheers!
You are burning the sweet stuff! I also burned 4-5 year old red oak for much Dec-Feb - it is a joy and puts out a lot of heat for a long time! Cheers!
