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Looks good Norm, how many cords in total did you get from that haul?

It's hard to say, with work and family stuff we've only been able to split maybe a quarter of it so far, and I'm not good at guesstimating based on a pile of unsplit wood. I'll go out on a limb and say 4-5 cords. Just a guess. There were a few loads I forgot to take pictures of, but they were all roughly the same size.

It was in the 70s here today, so way too warm for a fire in the fireplace tonight. I went out back and threw a couple pieces of that cherry in the firepit and sat out there a couple hours sipping some of my state's finest legal product.
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Well here you go - the first load Im getting from the lot: View attachment 567119. It's not much but it's a start.

well yesterday was supposed to be my big day scrounging this 3ac lot. showed up 7:30 cantankerous old lady met me with nothing but suspicion and accusations. I already had permission from the owner a week ago. The woodlot isnt theirs but the lot has poor access and this business has an easy level access point. long story short- got shut down. I did go ahead and cut up a 65-70' red oak that fell over root ball and all that's been sitting there suspended off the ground dead that looks like good burning. now i just have to haul it all out. will post pics of the other as i can get it out of there. IMG_6044.JPGIMG_6045.JPG
 
Working on tbe premis it's easier to be forgiven than get permission. Please forgive me for this non scrounge, non firewood pic, but I've been dying to post.
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Well that's the first non-scrounge, non-firewood post I've seen on this thread :rare2:

How did you lose four inches off your left leg? War wounds? Climbing accident? ;)
 
Loaded up a few saws this afternoon and headed to the cabin.

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I expected to have much more snow on the ground and was pleasantly surprised to see how much melting has occurred. Still some snow in the woods and low areas.
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I'm thinking I'll be able to get in to my hunting cabin although the snow is always deeper up there and much of the road is north exposure so it's the last snow to melt. Just need to decide if I want to play with saws first or head up there and hopefully cut a pickup load of wood if the snow isn't too deep.
 
one more day here of yard work steve and time to start thinking crappie lake .... drying up real good, even in the shaded areas with dust in every step! dry an ready for a fire season if we don't get some rain.. cant really believe I want rain ! lol 3 more cords and ready for next hardwater season? is that a shot from the patio doors at the lake cabin?
 
Well , no new scrounged wood this weekend , but , I did convert some the the scrounged wood into some pesos :)
Saturday afternoon I picked up a load of the small stuff that we had left on the edge of the line/road didn't even get to the pile .

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Today I went to the pile

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It didn't even make a dent in the pile lol
I've got orders for 2 more loads of mixed wood :)
This scrounged wood converted to beer is mighty tasty :cheers:
 
Well , no new scrounged wood this weekend , but , I did convert some the the scrounged wood into some pesos :)
Saturday afternoon I picked up a load of the small stuff that we had left on the edge of the line/road didn't even get to the pile .

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Today I went to the pile

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It didn't even make a dent in the pile lol
I've got orders for 2 more loads of mixed wood :)
This scrounged wood converted to beer is mighty tasty :cheers:
Atta boy!

Speaking of beer. I had my first apple ale in many months tonight. BOY that stuff tastes good!
 
Ok guys. Here is what I have. A blown down ash with a black walnut in between. How would you safely proceed?
Always hard to go by a photo. Is the walnut leaning down on one of the ash trunks, pushing up against the other trunk, or does it look like it would stay where it is if someone photoshopped the ash out of the picture?

I would be tempted to start at the right in the photo and nibble away at the ash trunks, checking for any movement with each cut. If you can remove the lower ash trunk, you might be able to drop the walnut, then go back for the other ash.

As always, a pole saw is your friend! Without one, I would have to recompute, and would want to see it in person.

JMHO

Philbert
 

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