Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[GrizG]

Last cut, that's the unusual bit!

As a suburbanite with my scrounging coming from other gardens I get washing line, rope swings, nails/screws for bird feeders and tree houses, chain link fencing. It all has the same effect ... Sparks, a grimace, reach for the file.

Speak of the devil… I no sooner sent off that reply when I started cleaning out the fireplace… some light duty live stock fencing!

 

[djg james]

Light load today. Oak and Pecan. We had 2" of rain and it made the log yard a mess. Is the dark centered wood Black Oak or Black Jack Oak?
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A lot more recently dumped but I had to stay on the rock with my truck.
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A pile of this too. I'm calling it Birch but I'm not sure.
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Is the dark centered wood Black Oak or Black Jack Oak? And is the last pile Birch?

 

[svk]

Beagle?

Golden retriever

 

[svk]

Encountered my ex last night for the first time since last fall.

Not counting the 30+ pound weight gain, she looks pretty rough. Not exactly the face of someone who is “happier than they’ve ever been” (or so they say on FB)!!!

Gee, maybe I WASN’T the problem.

 

[farmer steve]

Is the dark centered wood Black Oak or Black Jack Oak? And is the last pile Birch?

Oak by the bark. Not sure of type. The "birch" looks like wild cherry from the bark and reddish heartwood.

 

[Philbert]

Anybody try or use a metal detector on a regular basis? Or mostly go by luck and instinct?

Thanks

Philbert

 

[djg james]

Oak by the bark. Not sure of type. The "birch" looks like wild cherry from the bark and reddish heartwood.

It's definitely Oak. I just don't know which one. Not that it matters. Bad pictures. Not as red as it looks. It's definitely not Cherry. I've cut a fair amount of that and this doesn't have the smell and is not red. The scales are bigger and much more pronounced than Cherry.

 

[Aknutter]

Anybody try or use a metal detector on a regular basis? Or mostly go by luck and instinct.

@unclemoustache had posted a pic of an isolator dug out of a log he was milling.

 

[GrizG]

Anybody try or use a metal detector on a regular basis? Or mostly go by luck and instinct?

Thanks

Philbert

I use a handheld one in my woodworking shop… haven’t used one in the field. Running nails through $120 table saw blades, jointers and thickness planners is never a good time…

 

[farmer steve]

It's definitely Oak. I just don't know which one. Not that it matters. Bad pictures. Not as red as it looks. It's definitely not Cherry. I've cut a fair amount of that and this doesn't have the smell and is not red. The scales are bigger and much more pronounced than Cherry.

Older,mature wild cherry will get the heavier, scaly bark. This is one I did about a year ago. Enlarge the pic if you can.

 

[JustJeff]

Hound dog enjoying the fire this morning.

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[old CB]

Is the dark centered wood Black Oak or Black Jack Oak?

Does not look like black jack to me.

 

[old CB]

Last cut, that's the unusual bit!

Yup, first cut of the day with a nicely sharpened chain--that's when you often find hardware.

 

[H-Ranch]

Definitely! There will be some pram action to rival H-ranch!

Been waitin' on @LondonNeil all day for his bouncy baby buggy pics and even gave him a 5 hour head start this morning. But there's work to be done!

 

[farmer steve]

Been waitin' on @LondonNeil all day for his bouncy baby buggy pics and even gave him a 5 hour head start this morning. But there's work to be done!
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Maybe to many pints last nite
Did a bit myself today.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

The wind blew over a big oak out in my woods some time ago, so today my friend and me, finally got started on getting it out,

We started at the top and cut it into chunks, skidding them as we went,

Until we got to some pretty good sized 10' chunks,

we got about half of it out,

then it started to rain, so I called it quits and we came back home.

Maybe next weekend we can work on it some more...

SR

 

[MustangMike]

@unclemoustache had posted a pic of an isolator dug out of a log he was milling.

My saw found one in the middle of a piece of Chestnut Oak. The saw just stopped cutting. I have it in my garage.

 

[U&A]

Necessity is the mother of all things........

But motivation is a key contributor to the outcome...






Filling the wood bin...... ah...good enough for April 2nd[emoji23][emoji23]

Sent while firmly grasping my Redline lubed Ram [emoji231]

 

[chipper1]

Necessity is the mother of all things........

But motivation is a key contributor to the outcome...






Filling the wood bin...... ah...good enough for April 2nd[emoji23][emoji23]

Sent while firmly grasping my Redline lubed Ram [emoji231]

Just brought in a wheelbarrow load myself. Not as much black locust, but rather a bunch of that shoulder wood, cherry, and red oak lol.
Saw this HVBW today when getting fuel for the Kubotas .

 

[chipper1]

The wind blew over a big oak out in my woods some time ago, so today my friend and me, finally got started on getting it out,

We started at the top and cut it into chunks, skidding them as we went,

Until we got to some pretty good sized 10' chunks,

we got about half of it out,

then it started to rain, so I called it quits and we came back home.

Maybe next weekend we can work on it some more...

SR

Nice haul Rob.
Looks pretty swampy there.