So today I sharpened three chains and did saw maintenance. They are put away for the year unless a tree falls across one of my ATV trails in da woods. Brad wanted to know how big the pile was so I took a tape measure to it. My tally is, we have 2 and a half cords of oak in the woodshed at our Adams County cabin. I have a little over 2 cords (winter 23/24 stash) on my drying pad next to the shed: I have 4 cords of oak in the corner of the shed: (some of it needs splitting ) The woods pile measures out just a tad over 10 cords: My grand total is 18.5 cords if I include the cabin stash. I would have had more but I sold 7 face cords loads of rounds as I cut it to two guys from town who wanted to split it themselves. Got $75 for a face cord of rounds and they hauled it. I am not getting rich but my firewood hobby pays for beer and motel rooms on bike trips plus I get a little exercise in doing so. And it keeps my woods cleaner. Thanks for watching my trials and tribulations in da woods.
It has pretty much rained here for the last three days and it’s raining now. So I started working up some customer wood in the shed. All oak and most of it is hovering slightly above 20% moisture according to my MM. A few pieces were close to 30%. I am certain 6 months of cooking it my not insulated shed it will be good to sell by Nov 1st. I want to get at least 14 face cords stacked in rows so they can see, feel, and smell what they are buying. The pile on the left is for my usage only. I toss uglys and punk up there.
It happens every year. Every year I tell ya! I think I am done cutting, run three saws out of fuel, sharpen the chains, give ‘em a good blow out job, then put em away. Then a tree falls across one of my atv trails. After supper I jumped on the Honda for a getabout and what do you think I find? The big twisted hung up black cherry I put a pic up last week? Gravity always wins in my woods. She is down. I think I will attack it Tuesday. It took out two small black locust on the way down. What was I thinking?
It will be firewood sooner than later! I got the shed full of customer wood. 12 face cord rows of oak. It should by good to sell in about 6 months but I will let my moisture meter dictate that.
Have not done much in the woods. I have two buddys in the deck building business so I have been cutting and going to the lumberyard for stuff we were shorted. Our old deck was cedar and lasted 25 years and it was time to go.We went with Trex and SS cable rails so I could see the deer and turkeys play. Took us 3 full days to build it but we are old. I did sneak into the woods and whack two black locust that were shading my pile. The little top handle Stihl handled the task. Will get to the black cherry soon.
First time our township building inspector has seen them. They were almost $400 for three of them. The deck rail kit was almost $5000. I swallowed it because I desire to look through the rail to watch my neighborhood animals do their thing from my lazy boy chair!
It was 83F here today. I took water and the Husky and got the downed cherry bucked up. Got 35 nice size rounds out of her before the hollowed trunk. I’ll hand split Friday and I HOPE then I will be done.
Lot of upfront cost, but it appears like it will be a maintenance free deck for many,many years! Worth it in my opinion!
After supper I grabbed an adult beverage (ok 2) and went up and split the black cherry. Used my weapons of mass destruction and they worked real good. Got a couple jags and saw my first fawn but when I got the phone out he hopped away. Beautiful evening to split wood.
