Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[knockbill]

Fresh cut green within the last 2 weeks. Locust on the left,mulberry on the right. Bark in the second pic. I know there can be slight differences due to everyone's location.

HA,,, this ??? caused a bunch of controversy,, didn't want to cause a problem here!!!! I've seen this wood before, split and burned it when I got it... My take is Locust,,, but not Honey Locust, as that has thorns,, no? Gotta go with the guys closest to me,,, I'm sure it looks different in other places... Too bad its winter, no leaves to confirm with... Splits and burns nice as I recall,,, so to me its fire wood!!!

 

[James Miller]

Fresh cut green within the last 2 weeks. Locust on the left,mulberry on the right. Bark in the second pic. I know there can be slight differences due to everyone's location.
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I'll take both please

 

[farmer steve]

HA,,, this ??? caused a bunch of controversy,, didn't want to cause a problem here!!!! I've seen this wood before, split and burned it when I got it... My take is Locust,,, but not Honey Locust, as that has thorns,, no? Gotta go with the guys closest to me,,, I'm sure it looks different in other places... Too bad its winter, no leaves to confirm with... Splits and burns nice as I recall,,, so to me its fire wood!!!

No worries John. Lot's of of controversy here . Whether it be which whiskey or which guns or cars or maple syrup.

 

[chipper1]

HA,,, this ??? caused a bunch of controversy,, didn't want to cause a problem here!!!! I've seen this wood before, split and burned it when I got it... My take is Locust,,, but not Honey Locust, as that has thorns,, no? Gotta go with the guys closest to me,,, I'm sure it looks different in other places... Too bad its winter, no leaves to confirm with... Splits and burns nice as I recall,,, so to me its fire wood!!!

It splits well as long as you hit the exact same spot, otherwise it will start a new straight split, with smaller thorns like a rose stem. Honey on the other hand has a crisscrossed grain to it and the very large thorns.
Black locust .
Just put this in my woodshed for next yr.
Mullberry.

Honey locust, great wood if not for the thorns , and the difficulty splitting(this was a giveaway).

 

[chipper1]

No worries John. Lot's of of controversy here . Whether it be which whiskey or which guns or cars or maple syrup.

Creamer or not .

 

[svk]

Those thorns are nasty, and IIRC they take a long time to decay?

 

[farmer steve]

Those thorns are nasty, and IIRC they take a long time to decay?

I got a couple of trees few years ago and found thorns like that in the middle of a split . The tree grew around them and they looked just like the ones on the outside .

 

[chipper1]

Those thorns are nasty, and IIRC they take a long time to decay?

Not sure, but I know many a quad tire has been killed by them. I saw a video where the guys burned them off one, must have sprayed the tree down with something . I liked it .
Black locust splinters will get infected as will getting pricked by the thorns, I use a plantain tincture with a vodka base on them and it goes right away, it also works for bites, stings, and all sorts of other things. If it doesn't work you can try chugging it and see if that helps, but id guess you'd before it made it down, its nasty stuff .

 

[chipper1]

I got a couple of trees few years ago and found thorns like that in the middle of a split . The tree grew around them and they looked just like the ones on the outside .

I think that's what black locust do too because you will get pricked by them but they are very little and the bark is all around them so you hardly see them. Gloves aren't a bad idea when handling rounds or splits.

 

[knockbill]

No worries John. Lot's of of controversy here . Whether it be which whiskey or which guns or cars or maple syrup.

No worries here, that's for sure!!!! its already stacked and will be ready for next year!!!!
Oak is my favorite, tho,, easy to split, smells good to me,,, burns hot and long... I have a couple cords covered and seasoned two years, that I haven't used yet... hate to waste it during warm spells!!!

 

[knockbill]

I got a couple of trees few years ago and found thorns like that in the middle of a split . The tree grew around them and they looked just like the ones on the outside .

Didn't find any thorns in teh Locust,,, but there was a chunk of wire fence with at least 8 twisted strands in a block of that Cork wood, that didn't show thru the bark at all! I was noodling teh block just to try a chain I just sharpened, and found it half way thru! Had a heck of a time filing a few teeth back to shape!

 

[chipper1]

No worries here, that's for sure!!!! its already stacked and will be ready for next year!!!!
Oak is my favorite, tho,, easy to split, smells good to me,,, burns hot and long... I have a couple cords covered and seasoned two years, that I haven't used yet... hate to waste it during warm spells!!!

Oak smells sweet compared to black locust, its also great for getting locust burning well .

 

[knockbill]

[QUOTE="chipper1, post: 7206919, member: 126071"
Just put this in my woodshed for next yr. [/QUOTE]

That's a nice size Mulberry,,, can't remember seeing one that big,,, probably cause they grow where the birds dump seeds and folks cut em down as they're messy and usually in the way....

 

[muad]

I got a couple of trees few years ago and found thorns like that in the middle of a split . The tree grew around them and they looked just like the ones on the outside .

I’ve cut/split a couple like that before also. I have a small one down right now across my one trail that I dropped to make room for a dead ash I wanted to drop. It’s got thorns all over it. I told the wife her and the kids are gonna have to help clean them up so I don’t pick one up in a tire.

Locust is great burning wood, and my FIL says it makes great fence posts.

 

[James Miller]

[QUOTE="chipper1, post: 7206919, member: 126071"
Just put this in my woodshed for next yr.

That's a nice size Mulberry,,, can't remember seeing one that big,,, probably cause they grow where the birds dump seeds and folks cut em down as they're messy and usually in the way....[/QUOTE] They can get big here in southern PA. This is the tree that brought me to AS a few years ago.

 

[muad]

I’ve got a few big honey locust in the woods. Not quite that big, but close.

They’re tall too!

 

[muad]

Good news, my 241 shipped today!

 

[SS396driver]

Started my auxiliary oiler for the mill today. Just an old black CO2 tank for a paintball gun. Little sanding and a buff going to look good on the mill . I'll get all the fittings tomorrow. I have a couple of these as my son and nephew dont do paintball anymore.

 

[muad]

Started my auxiliary oiler for the mill today. Started out with an old black tank for a paintball gun. Little sanding and a buff going to look good on the mill . Going to get all the fittings tomorrow. I have a couple of these as my son and nephew dont do paintball anymore. View attachment 801629 View attachment 801630

Looks good!

 

[dancan]

Spruce=No thorns=No flat tires