I appreciate the responses so far. Hadn't considered Poplar. I've plowed through plenty of Cottonwood which I know is related. But this definitely...
Made a pass through the local tree pit and picked up a full pickup load of wood. I had no trouble IDing all the Elm and was lucky to snag some...
I appreciate all the responses! Good to see some other perspectives. I think I'll stick to the regular stuff and just keep my saw inside before I...
Hi all, been a minute since I posted. I've been as busy as I can keep up with lately. A thought came to mind whilst grabbing some bar oil from...
We are spoiled in some ways, and desperate in others. Triple digits, low humidity, and constant wind are hard to beat for drying wood out during...
Can concur with KSPlainsman , I find it to generally be ready (under 20%) in a year. More is always better, but it gives up what moisture it has...
I've had good luck with it. Similar experience to your own, somewhere in the neighborhood of Silver Maple. The smell goes away pretty quickly once...
Man, that pile of "pine and other undesirables" looks sweet to me! Straight wood is a rarity for me and I'd yuck those into the back of the pickup...
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yooperdave You got it! I'll try and take a daytime picture tomorrow, but the link he found is accurate. And they've got pictures galore on the...
Having a back porch fire tonight, as it finally rained for the first time in a couple of months. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Burning the chunks and...
I was about to say this as well. It's phenomenal as a smoking wood. As stinky as the bastards are in the spring, that wood has a very nice fruit...
Sorry to hear that. We've been fortunate so far, but it gets me nervous. A grass fire took my parents home about seven years ago now. Those fires...
A little bit of BL in there! I know that's your jam. Unfortunately, most of what's in those pictures is Elm. I don't mean to say Elm is terrible...
Psst. Don't tell the others, but I only criss cross when I'm taking my time! There's about half the stacks that are just laid parallel. But yeah,...
We've had quite a few fire warnings as well. Guys are finishing cutting corn, and there's been a couple of times where the stubble has started to...
Been awhile since I posted. Been staying healthy after a back injury earlier this year. Stocked up the wood piles as well following some tree work...
Thank you for the reasonable responses. The next step up from one of these looks to be a $1,000 unit from Harbor Freight that can push 20 tons. I...
Alrighty, so I do almost all my splitting by hand with an 8 lb Maul. I can get through an awful lot, but these low cost (less than $500) electric...
Those crotches make my hands hurt just thinking about it. Glad he's got the equipment to process it appropriately! I'd love to have something like...
