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It was a nice 65F day here, not a cloud in the sky. My 9 and 5 yo daughters were with me as I was fixing my tarps on my piles. I started to explain to them the different species of wood that were stacked, how different species smelled different (Especially the Red Oak cut yesterday), and how seasoning causes the wood to check. The 9 year old looked at me and said, "Dad you are obsessed with wood". I said, "I think you are right". All I could think of was all the folks here laughing about a 9 year old telling her father that. Crap, it must be really obvious.:chainsaw:
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I have been struggling with wood overload myself. I've probably got most of winter 11/12 covered and really have no reason to cut more wood at the moment, but I do have a place to cut and want to go cut it. I keep telling myself to just lay off till next summer...

Ian
 
I have been struggling with wood overload myself. I've probably got most of winter 11/12 covered and really have no reason to cut more wood at the moment, but I do have a place to cut and want to go cut it, but keep telling myself to just lay off till next summer...

Ian

Never stop!

Whats wrong with getting ahead?

Where is the rest of the wood? looks like 1/2 cord .
 
I have been struggling with wood overload myself. I've probably got most of winter 11/12 covered and really have no reason to cut more wood at the moment, but I do have a place to cut and want to go cut it. I keep telling myself to just lay off till next summer...

Ian

Sell the extra, to finance chainsaw/firewood related purchases:)
 
Here's the rest:
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This is way to funny

My Wife asked me almost the same questions this afternoon. She said "when are you going to stop cutting wood" My answer was "I hope never, well maybe I will take a quick break during deer season, Maybe"

You can never have to much cut as long as you have a place to stack it up.

Mine is double duty right now as the soybeans are picked and I can clean up some fence lines that I cannot get to in the summer. Box elder is not the best but it does burn.

Korey
 
It was a nice 65F day here, not a cloud in the sky. My 9 and 5 yo daughters were with me as I was fixing my tarps on my piles. I started to explain to them the different species of wood that were stacked, how different species smelled different (Especially the Red Oak cut yesterday), and how seasoning causes the wood to check. The 9 year old looked at me and said, "Dad you are obsessed with wood". I said, "I think you are right". All I could think of was all the folks here laughing about a 9 year old telling her father that. Crap, it must be really obvious.:chainsaw:
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your not alone my 11 year old daughter thinks the same thing !!!!
 
I get the same. I only have 5 1/2 cords under tarps though...
People think I'm looney when I tell them I "read" the wood. Or when I bite the corner of a split piece to check it....I'd love to get me some hardwood... All we have is ponderosa and fir...
 
My 6 yr old told his class when asked what his dad did. "He cuts wood" When pressed by his teacher who knows what I do for a living if I did any thing else. The reply was, "Nope, he just cuts wood."

His teacher got a kick out of it. The occasional trips to help with wood chores have definitely left an impression.

Don

Now that answer would be accurate if he were talking about his uncle who is an arborist. I just play woodcutter on odd weekends.
 
Go cut it!

I have been struggling with wood overload myself. I've probably got most of winter 11/12 covered and really have no reason to cut more wood at the moment, but I do have a place to cut and want to go cut it. I keep telling myself to just lay off till next summer...

Ian

and then sell some for money tobuy moree saws! what the hell is the matter with you?:dizzy:
 
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That picnic table on the rh of the 2nd pic is 12ft long.
Good fo a couple 3 years with the shop and house.
Ken:greenchainsaw:
 
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That reminds me that just last week I couldn't get some free wood because my timetable was full and my stepson remarked "what do you mean you don't have time, we are talking about wood!".
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