Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Just a Guy that cuts wood]

The river birch is definitly truck wood, 48in dia. I am guessing the whiteoak and red oak are trunk wood as well and at least 16-20in dia. Redoak is southern redoak, not northern redoak. All wood is spit in the dry for 2 to 3 years.

Makes it harder as I am familiar with the species
most northern oaks red and white split clean or not stringy so in pic 1 I would say left red right white center river birch
Only going from how it looks split

 

[muddstopper]

Well, that was to easy. Now I got to head back to the wood pile and pull out some different types.

 

[JustJeff]

Enough snow melted during last nights thunderstorms to reveal my noodling blocks. So I fired up the 460 and noodled a few chunks of gnarly maple . The excuse was bedding for my chickens but really I was just itching to run a saw. Wind is howling off the lake and temps are dropping. Supposed to get some squalls later so I'll clean up the saw and put her away for a few more weeks.

 

[Cowboy254]

View attachment 560528 Enough snow melted during last nights thunderstorms to reveal my noodling blocks. So I fired up the 460 and noodled a few chunks of gnarly maple . The excuse was bedding for my chickens but really I was just itching to run a saw. Wind is howling off the lake and temps are dropping. Supposed to get some squalls later so I'll clean up the saw and put her away for a few more weeks.

Hang on a sec... You're referring to a 460 MAGNUM as a girl? You just watch that saw very, very carefully when you next use it.

For all the spider lovers on here, Fox News this morning: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/...rvives-bite-from-worlds-deadliest-spider.html . Only needed 12 vials of anti-venom to get him through.

 

[JustJeff]

Hang on a sec... You're referring to a 460 MAGNUM as a girl? You just watch that saw very, very carefully when you next use it.

For all the spider lovers on here, Fox News this morning: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/...rvives-bite-from-worlds-deadliest-spider.html . Only needed 12 vials of anti-venom to get him through.

This from a man who calls his 660 limby? Lol.

 

[Haywire]

Sold the snowmachine, so it's back to scrounging on foot. Down to single digit temps at night again, so the snow's got a nice thick crust on it. Makes for easy walking.




Here's my helper getting his trigger "thumb" warmed up. He'd stand there and rev that thing for hours if you'd let him!

 

[dancan]

Can you guys help me id the oak I cut today , here's a pic .






Pffft, oak smoak , you guys and your oak ....

 

[Just a Guy that cuts wood]

Can you guys help me id the oak I cut today , here's a pic .






Pffft, oak smoak , you guys and your oak ....

Black Walnut in the background
it can't all be oak

 

[dancan]

I gots a French word that comes to mind .... LOL

 

[dancan]

So , I was out today , the weather cooperated
A winch comes in handy for more than just trees

I hate leaving a 2' stump lol

 

[woodchip rookie]

I scored a 192t and a husky 576xp today. I just grajeated into the real saw world. Im keeping my Poulan tho. You guys cant have it.

 

[Cowboy254]

This from a man who calls his 660 limby? Lol.

Bloody hell, that is outrageous! I do NOT call my 660 Limby!

Limby is a 661.

 

[Cowboy254]

Can you guys help me id the oak I cut today , here's a pic .






Pffft, oak smoak , you guys and your oak ....

I feel your pain, @dancan. I don't have any oak either.

But to help you feel better, I do, however, have this



or from another angle...



to go with the 10 cords of dry aussie hardwood in the shed. No need to thank me, I'm here to help.

This was my morning. I got to fly a restored 1957 CAC Winjeel ("Young eagle"), a training aircraft used for the early stage training of RAAF fighter pilots for a number of years. Well, I got to fly it for a few minutes and wheel around a little bit. Mark, the chief pilot chucked it through loops and barrel rolls and did a low level 'attack' on the local speedway . Great fun!

 

[Plowboy83]

I bet that was a blast Cowboy. I have to show you this pic of my crazy buddy he is the one in the plane. As you can tell he isn't all there

 

[MustangMike]

SVK, Black Birch smells great, and has BTUs just under Hickory, but tell me how it splits for ya!!!!

 

[svk]

SVK, Black Birch smells great, and has BTUs just under Hickory, but tell me how it splits for ya!!!!

I'll try splitting it this summer!

 

[woodchip rookie]

How do I tell if my 576xp is "auto tune"? I dont think it is but I havent really had time to look at it.

 

[dancan]

Well , since I gots no oak I have to make up in quantity for what I don't have in quantity lol

Hey Haywire , that's quite a load to pull by hand , come on ovah , plenty of spruce here

 

[BIGD4DICE]

Snow is melting a bit. Was able to dig out a few rounds and run the 797. Winter project.

 

[svk]

Snow is melting a bit. Was able to dig out a few rounds and run the 797. Winter project.

Very nice!!!