Firewood thread!!! Let's see what you got!!!!

Battle Cross 2 · Dec 26, 2019

I'd stick with locust.

CrystalRiver1 · Dec 26, 2019

Battle Cross 2 said:
I'd stick with locust.

Locust is rare around these parts...

Locust Cutter · Dec 26, 2019

I love Honey locust, (After I've shaved the whole frenching tree with the chainsaw)... Splits well and burns nicely!

Ryan Browne · Dec 26, 2019

CrystalRiver1 said:
Hey Studs,
Wife & I did some quick fireworks scrounging. Found some pig nut hickory, locust, hackberry...
Also stumbled upon what I thought was a dead down black locust, but after the wood chips commenced a flying, it appears to be something else.
Any ideas...red elm, red maple?
Doesn't resemble any red oak I've ever cut.
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!!
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I've seen oak that looks like that. Not red maple. At least around here it'd rot before it ever got like that.

CrystalRiver1 · Dec 26, 2019

Ryan Browne said:
I've seen oak that looks like that. Not red maple. At least around here it'd rot before it ever got like that.

On my FB page...I've gotten red elm, hornbeam, yellow locust, and iron wood thus far.

Battle Cross 2 · Dec 26, 2019

CrystalRiver1 said:
On my FB page...I've gotten red elm, hornbeam, yellow locust, and iron wood thus far.

Did it cut like rocks? The locust I cut that looked like that was a chain killer. Measured 12% in the middle of the trunk.

CrystalRiver1 · Dec 26, 2019

Battle Cross 2 said:
Did it cut like rocks? The locust I cut that looked like that was a chain killer. Measured 12% in the middle of the trunk.

It cut kinda gnarly...yet not as bad as locust or osage.
The rounds were not huge either...reckon I'll fetch the rest in the morning!!

Update: Split some and here's the results.
Splits pretty easy, smells great & very sweet...my thoughts are Cherry.

titanman6100 · Dec 27, 2019

Im trying out a new saw before it gets to muddy out today

Battle Cross 2 · Dec 27, 2019

Cleaned up the hickories the big oak busted up on it's way down. Got 4 bucket loads like this.

<DoB> · Dec 27, 2019

I spent all morning splitting until the rain moved in

markds2 · Dec 27, 2019

Went out early and got a load of Wattle, which is actually an acacia and an introduced species from Australia. Regarded as one of the best firewood species available in NZ and it just about splits by itself when it sees a Fiskars!

RI Chevy · Dec 27, 2019

Cool...

I saw a lot · Dec 27, 2019

Does look impressive. Great catch.

Battle Cross 2 · Dec 28, 2019

Decided to leave the saws at home today and take the fiskars for a ride. Can see some spots on this tree where the isocore will have to come along.

first bucket load out of the woods. Its gona hang out here on the edge of the corn field for atleast a year.

woodfarmer · Dec 29, 2019

A little cutting before the freezing rain starts today.

Tiewire · Jan 5, 2020

Enough to take me into 2022. Mostly white and red oak with a little hickory mixed in.

Xr650jkallen · Jan 5, 2020

Got the rest of the oak tree today. Put the fiskars and the old Plumb axe to work.

Pincher · Jan 5, 2020

Battle Cross 2 said:

Did that big root ball tip back in the hole after you cut it? Wind storm tip it over?

M2theB · Jan 5, 2020

White Ash blowdown that’s been 90% off the ground.
MS280, 562XS, and 394.
Somewhere short of a cord

Junkyard · Jan 5, 2020

I spent the last couple days bucking, splitting and stacking myself. Mostly hackberry. I also have a fair amount of hedge to do as welll. I have a covered area I usually stack a few cords in then I move outside and stack as well. If I’m busy in the shop during heating season I’ll burn 3-4 cords a year. I get a lot from a friend who does roll off work and lot clearing plus a couple tree guys. I’m not picky about what comes in. The last four, yes four, roll off loads were mostly hackberry with some Osage, a few random Elm and another tree I’m not sure about.

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