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

[RI Chevy]

Yes. True. Looked like maybe pine or soft wood.
I'm used to Oak, Maple, and other hard woods that are very heavy. 16-20" diameter. Very heavy to carry.

 

[CrystalRiver1]

Here's somet moisture reading on the burley white oak rounds I split/noodled on May 7, 2020.
Checked about a dozen...here the average.
Overall 11.33 on my moisture reader!

 

[Cobus]

He did say "Just Dad and I". Dad could easily be 20 years younger than I am and much stronger. The logs look to be cut in 16" to 18" lengths and less that 12" dia. That's a great idea for loading.

But, there are so many of them. Even with two men working, it's a whale of a 1-day effort in my book!

I don’t know how young you are my friend but dad is 62 and loves bein In the woods. I cut lodgepole for the most part and none of it is green. I fall dead standing trees. This load was 1 1/2 trees came back the next day and did it again! I found a nice 3 split the other day. I will post a pic. And the butt of the tree is in the front of this trailer, 27 in diameter 6 rounds to a row. If I eat my oatmeal I won’t split them big ones. But I do have to take it a lil easy on the ol man. Good company is hard to find!

3 split! Not large in diameter but held its girth for a long ways. Makes for a easy load!

 

[CrystalRiver1]

Here's the moisture reading on the burley white oak rounds I noodles on May 7, 2020.
Averaging
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[Hinerman]

Here's the moisture reading on the burley white oak rounds I noodles on May 7, 2020.
Averaging
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Are you splitting a piece and checking the middle? Or just checking the exterior?

 

[Wood Doctor]

We used to call oak that we thought was dry "snakewood." It seemed dry enough to burn, but once the fire moved toward the center of the log, it hissed at you like a big grass snake.

 

[CrystalRiver1]

Are you splitting a piece and checking the middle? Or just checking the exterior?

Splitting and checking the interior of said split...
Stuffs been down two years plus and in huge rounds.

 

[Wilhelm]

We used to call oak that we thought was dry "snakewood." It seemed dry enough to burn, but once the fire moved toward the center of the log, it hissed at you like a big grass snake.

Turkey oak does that.
It needs to season 2 or more years, bucked an split.
It will not dry in log form nor rounds.

Splitting and checking the interior of said split...
Stuffs been down two years plus and in huge rounds.

For me rounds do not season well, they need to be split in half or quartered depending on size.

 

[Wolverine]

Not a bad day! View attachment 245289

Welcome to the forum Cobus! Great load there!

 

[CrystalRiver1]

Turkey oak does that.
It needs to season 2 or more years, bucked an split.
It will not dry in log form nor rounds.


For me rounds do not season well, they need to be split in half or quartered depending on size.

No doubt, I concur.
Im glad to report that all of the rounds in my possession are split and stacked!

 

[RI Chevy]

You've been busy Reggie. Lol

 

[I saw a lot]

Split a little more wood for Edwin @Wood Doctor . Get it done can work on some of ours. Always lots to split.
Hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend.

 

[RI Chevy]

Wow. Nice piles there...

 

[Cobus]

Welcome to the forum Cobus! Great load there!

Thank you sir!

 

[Wood Doctor]

Wow. Nice piles there...

I agree. She splits, I stack, and the job gets done. I always find my work split out for me. Next up -- more bucked rounds ready to split, but I need some cooler weather to get that done. Lately I feel like I live in an oven.

 

[RI Chevy]

Take it slow sir...
It's a marathon not a sprint. Lol

 

[Wood Doctor]

It actually might be more like a decathlon. Certainly not the quarter mile that I used to run. It took two hours to stack what was split in post #1912. I do lots of crib stacking atop pallets for faster drying.

Bark strips are now falling off as the log splits, and I should be saving that for kindling. Not much else works better for kindling than dry bark.

 

[CrystalRiver1]

You've been busy Reggie. Lol

Kinda sorta...I'm chomping @ the bit fer winter already!

 

[RI Chevy]

Enjoy summer Reggie. Have a couple outdoor camp fires. Lol

 

[Cobus]

Back at it fellas! 4 cord yesterday! The other cord is in a buddies trailer. 1 cord split in the truck. Had to break in the fresh saw rebuilds! They ran great.