No progress on getting the new build going so hauled home 2 loads of big oak from a friend’s house. I’ll keep a couple of big rounds for a sawing and splitting table. Had to cut a few inches off most of it but it cuts nice and quick with the MS400. We cut our wood pretty short compared to most. I like to stack three rows in our totes to really fill them. Bonus picture of a swamp job I helped our uncle with. I think it’s a beech tree. Half ant eaten and twisted but should be good wood. Very, very, very heavy.
This will keep me busy for a week or so. I am still on the prowl for loads of logs. I really need to get around to the tree guys and see if they keep a list of people willing to take logs. I’ve never processed beech. Does it always smell so sweet? The flies sure seem to like it more than the oak.
All the beech I've ever cut smelled great when processing. It's hard to say what it smells similar to, but it is pleasant. Comparable BTU's to oak with half the drying time. Good stuff.
