This person's woodyard nirvana...kinda....sorta

oops sorry...Honey Hole.

You had a source for smaller BL logs/limb wood?

 

There's still a bit more there. I'll probably get back there in the fall. There's a thick border of bamboo that hides it nicely from view.

 

Ahh. Playing hide n' seek! I have some like that. Usually they require more work than a typical score. As I age "more work" isn't as appealing! Not that it was appealing when I was younger!

 

Jealous of those high BTU woods Mike!! My too heavy hitters are yellow birch and sugar maple.. I have scrounged a few pieces of blue beech aka muscle wood and some locust..

 

We're very fortunate in that regards. My stacks currently contain, RO, Black Birch, some BL, and red maple. Soon, a bunch of ash.

 

Ash I have, but I do not really considered a heavy hitter. Yet it has heated my home for a year with yellow poplar

 

It was mostly dry here yesterday morning, so it was time for some trigger time on the dead ash that was felled on 5/1.

We had taken a road trip to the Atlanta area and hadn't had the opportunity until now.

I cut yesterday, so I split, moved, and stacked this morning.



Really nice looking wood.


One more course and it'll be a wrap. I'm figuring a 2yr nap for this ash.



My splitter ran out for gas, so it was time for a water break. Sitting on the screen house deck as I type this.


Was a nice morning to make firewood. No rain, cool breeze, sun/cloud mix. Time for a couple of ibuprofen and a shower is next up.

I have a pork shoulder in the oven. Mrs MikeinMa doesn't care for a smoked pull pork. So, in the oven it goes.

 

Mike,
That all sounds really great.
Glad to see the piles being restored.
How much did yall go through this winter?
At the farm, we had a few fires this past week.

You do have a nice spot to c/s/s. And good weather to boot.

At the farm Ive taken down 6 trees, all a little technical, 5 turning to cordwood. I too have been splitting (by hand in my case) and enjoying cool moist days.

I think of yall Mike, buZZsaw BRAD Eric Wanderweg SCA. JR.
Stumpy.



Very old and dead EAB kill, too close to chicken coop.

 

I think it was 3.5 to 4 cords.

Glad to hear all is well.

P.S. I put my splitting axe into 9ne of the elm rounds. It just bounced off. I suspect I'll be noodling them.

 

Great to hear from you Dave. Glad to hear all is well. Miss you too.

Maybe MikeInMa can have another GTG and you can split that elm for him? Bring @sirchopsalotjr along to help!!!

 

I spent time this morning cutting the remaining ash branches to length.





My trusty 445 did the hard work, meeting expectations.


This leaves the big rounds from the trunk. I suspect they'll be wedged/sledged.

I cut a bit into two of them to see which way they'll split the easiest. I've had good luck either way, over the years.





Rainy day tomorrow. Sunday morning is when I'll plan a splitting session.

 

Today, the rains stopped and I split yesterday's rounds.





Tomorrow, they get moved, stacked, and dated.

*update - I'm enjoying hand splitting this ash. I hope the biggest rounds will split well.

 

As promised, splits moved, stacked and dated.

Topped off one rack, filled the other.






Where the splits had been piled, I have various rounds used for splitting stumps to split. As well as various crotchy pieces needed to be noodled, and some hidden among the clutter.




So I then turned my attention to some research.

This one didn't split as I expected. I haven't given up on splitting them in that orientation just yet. I'll noodle down deeper, about 1/3 of the way through then try the wedging.


The more conventional way split as expected.


Not sure when I'll get back to it. There's a few other things needing seasonal attention.

 

Ive never tried the sledge and wedge from the edge (hey that all rhymes). I have noodled 2/3-3/4 of the way through the "conventional" way and then hit it with the maul.

Stacks looking good Mike. Always a good feeling to fill them up. Is there a lot left to process or just what's pictured?

 

Before I had a splitter, I often turned difficult pieces into shorts. Good stuff to burn during the day.

 

So you like burning your shorts?

 

Only when they are too dirty to get cleaned in the washer.

 

He means "in his shorts"

 

This picture is from my other thread


Ash - inventory restocking

Those are the rounds from the trunk still to be processed.

Then, there's the 2nd ash tree in the woods. That might be a fall project, depending on how the summer temps go.

 

I feel sorry for the neighbors who are down wind of your chimney when you do!!!