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  1. Picaso

    Help With Wood ID

    PictureThis - yeah wow. You can just snap a pic of a dead leaf on the ground and no tree and it will correctly ID. It is also very good at more complicated scenes with many species in the same view. For the species I already knew it has been right 100%, including shots of trees at a distance...
  2. Picaso

    Wood ID

    yeah get a decent closeup of that end grain straight on and we can rule white oak in or out. I agree with the maple camp off of this photo alone. to ID a tree from bark color seems like you'd be wrong as often as you were right unless you confirmed the ID a different way. I have seen way too...
  3. Picaso

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    It is one of my favorite woods period - firewood and woodworking. Im making some handles from locust for my brothers and Im going to be fuming them. If you use BL in your projects and haven't done it, I suggest it. Some fume gets an army green.. lots of fuming gets it about as dark as ebony...
  4. Picaso

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    I'd love to hear from people who have had a problem with black locust rotting. I have had this problem with the BL trees on my farm. They grow all over. 90% die before they hit 12" diameter. Most BL I have ever seen does not rot, but the ones I have the best access to seem to. Still gives btus...
  5. Picaso

    Firewood sales, and maybe some other stuff.

    This is a vent. I live in southern WV so I am surrounded by second cut hardwood forest. I was at a state park just a few miles from me and I noticed that in their campground they sell firewood THAT IS CUT/HAULED/HEAT TREATED/PURCHASED FROM HOURS AWAY IN VA!! The park is nothing but trees...
  6. Picaso

    Craigslist laughs

    your post jarred something in my head, so thank you. 2 things I should've added to my first post: 1) to your point - I know with bowl blanks that having both sap & heart can add an extra layer of dynamics to the drying success so it is a good point. if you want to trim the cookies/blanks down...
  7. Picaso

    Craigslist laughs

    From my own experiences, there isn't a silver bullet answer to this problem. The answer is "it depends". In a nutshell, several techniques work sometimes, on some species, on some specific cuts/trees. It depends on the cookies youre trying to keep from cracking as well- my coasters were about...
  8. Picaso

    Cheap Bar Oil?

    Rural King carries the 1 gal for $5 each when on sale and regular price is $6.99. Works fine. Tractor Supply you have to wait for a sale to get it less than $10 last I checked. https://www.ruralking.com/1-gallon-bar-and-chain-oil-10005954
  9. Picaso

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    well the temps are dropping fast, but im doing my part to keep the road warm thanks to all the wood Ive been scrounging. scrounged a big black locust.. picture is with the 20" bar. Got a bite that a guy in the area was dropping a cherry and it was a " big one". I normally approach those...
  10. Picaso

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Do the wolves stay away from the sound of chainsaws or no fear? We have black bear, coyotes, and the rare mountain lion sighting but im usually the biggest and hairiest thing I run across in the woods. (big enough to run across myself, apparently) Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk
  11. Picaso

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    that's funny. nope not chucky, but you are giving me some good ideas. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk
  12. Picaso

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    well gentlemen and such, I lost my phone so Ive been off AS since then.. glad to be back. Ive been keeping myself busy by scrounging up a few locust twigs. 3 trees 18",26",28" dbh. I had to borrow the 17k trailer, and it took a few trips. With each cut, I thought more and more about all the...
  13. Picaso

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    no lamps from oak you say? grain too course you say? sounds like a good next project! fumed oak lamps anyone? taking preorders now. kidding aside, I enjoyed your post. If I was close enough Id take you up on the offer for some of that KC wood. scrounge on!
  14. Picaso

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    whoa... that's a good deal. The envious part of my human nature tells me to try and one-up you but the other parts just say way to go! I never liked that part so im just going to say way to go and move along quietly. (oh, and please consider all the lamps you could be making from that stash...
  15. Picaso

    Got some free wood. Feel blessed

    you are living right with a situation like that! bragging rights for now, though while the getting is good you can make it even better if you can give some of those sticks another life as the ultimate reminder of your big score- go make them some lamps!
  16. Picaso

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Handy info to have, thanks. I have encountered plenty of P I in the ol West Virginia woods. I used to be paranoid about the stuff until I watched a youtube vid about it and the guy just showed that the urushiol (sp?) had the consistency of heavy grease so you just have to scrub it harder and...
  17. Picaso

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Excellent.. now make some lamps
  18. Picaso

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Friend, I am very sorry for your loss. My family has had many people pass away in the last 2 years and I found some comfort in the following words. I hope it gives you some in this time of great need. What is dying? I am standing on the seashore. A ship sails to the morning breeze and starts...
  19. Picaso

    Wood smells.

    sooo... an easy way to differentiate with sumac vs tree of heaven is to put a freshly cut end under black light. It (sumac) will glow an interesting blue color. that is, im assuming unless you can see the long staghorn fruit still on the tree in which case no need. as an aside, native...
  20. Picaso

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Happy Birthday! I think that so many of us can relate to those feelings. For me the scrounge and the hunt and the tools and the wood and the fire and the warmth for me all lead back to the family. Split some wood with my kids tonight as a matter of fact. Enjoy 33 my friend. I will be turning...
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