Post pictures of your woodpile/splitting area

[chucker]

black cherry it's great wood for smoking trout, other woods i use is tag alder or fruit wood.....

 

[StinkyBunny]

i like your shed design stinkybunny. putting that many posts in and getting them all plumb and level must've been a treat!

It really wasn't that hard, you just need a good line level and a dad that likes doing that sort of work. I used the auger on the tractor for most of the hole, then a post hole digger to level them out. I'll be putting the side rails in in the spring, the ones down the side are bowing, damn yellow pine that they treat when it's still growing, lol. I wish I'd have put the posts a little closer together. I had to add 2x4's to them.

 

[Whitespider]

 

[Mac88]

That's just for this winter, right?

 

[ShaneLogs]

He's not fat, he's muscular as hell. He gets hairy as hell when the weather's cold. Better mouser than a cat too, he caught one in the shop a few minutes ago.

What is the pulling capacity of those dogs ? :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[russhd1997]

He's not fat, he's muscular as hell. He gets hairy as hell when the weather's cold. Better mouser than a cat too, he caught one in the shop a few minutes ago.

That's a nice looking black lab you got there too.

 

[Denis Gionet]

Well I FINALLY got around to finishing the shed today .....

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The door is hung with 4 heavy-duty strap hinges, 3 of which have a 1/4" bolt on each half of the hinge, thru 2 2x4's thick, so I don't think it'll fall off anytime soon. The left side sits on a block screwed to the bottom jamb, with a bevel for easy closing, to prevent sag when it's closed. The lock catch (top left of the door) is screwed in with no less than 7- 3 1/2" screws. Inside I've got a 1x8" (rough hardwood) plank going corner to corner to keep it square. It swings with the mass of a bank vault door ! I took the time to redo the front wall planks, and made a nice header on top to finish it up so it's nice and pretty.

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Here's the East wall that I had redone some time back and never got a photo of it. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th planks are from the same log, which had a big ugly hole in one side, full of bark and crud. I ended up cutting most of it out. The next 5 planks down are all from the same tree, different section, which had a bend and a limb in it. It cleaned up nicely and had lots of character.

You're looking at a 300 year old cedar tree here, I have lots of respect for such a worthy piece of history. I still have a cookie I cut from that tree, I want to sand it down nice and varnish it, marking off the growth rings in groups of 10 before finishing it. It'll make a nice decoration in the living room, and it'll smell nice too !

Any advice on how to get the growth rings to stand out as much as possible ? What sanding procedure should I use, which grit, etc. ? Thanks in advance.

 

[Ronaldo]

Very, very nice looking stacks you have there Whitespider. Some wood stack envy going on here.:yoyo:

Ron

 

[marcomjl]

Very nice. Looks to nice to use.

Well I FINALLY got around to finishing the shed today .....

View attachment 252201

The door is hung with 4 heavy-duty strap hinges, 3 of which have a 1/4" bolt on each half of the hinge, thru 2 2x4's thick, so I don't think it'll fall off anytime soon. The left side sits on a block screwed to the bottom jamb, with a bevel for easy closing, to prevent sag when it's closed. The lock catch (top left of the door) is screwed in with no less than 7- 3 1/2" screws. Inside I've got a 1x8" (rough hardwood) plank going corner to corner to keep it square. It swings with the mass of a bank vault door ! I took the time to redo the front wall planks, and made a nice header on top to finish it up so it's nice and pretty.

View attachment 252204

Here's the East wall that I had redone some time back and never got a photo of it. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th planks are from the same log, which had a big ugly hole in one side, full of bark and crud. I ended up cutting most of it out. The next 5 planks down are all from the same tree, different section, which had a bend and a limb in it. It cleaned up nicely and had lots of character.

You're looking at a 300 year old cedar tree here, I have lots of respect for such a worthy piece of history. I still have a cookie I cut from that tree, I want to sand it down nice and varnish it, marking off the growth rings in groups of 10 before finishing it. It'll make a nice decoration in the living room, and it'll smell nice too !

Any advice on how to get the growth rings to stand out as much as possible ? What sanding procedure should I use, which grit, etc. ? Thanks in advance.

Get some pictures of the whole thing. Looks awesome.

 

[benp]

Very, very nice looking stacks you have there Whitespider. Some wood stack envy going on here.:yoyo:

Ron

No kidding, I agree.

 

[treeclimber101]

I am really impressed with how neat your wood is stacked , with that being said how do you keep the grass in between the rows so nice ? Crazy man impressive no doubt

 

[cnice_37]

I am really impressed with how neat your wood is stacked , with that being said how do you keep the grass in between the rows so nice ? Crazy man impressive no doubt

Photoshop?

 

[Denis Gionet]

Very nice. Looks to nice to use.




Get some pictures of the whole thing. Looks awesome.

Thanks. There's pics of the back and West side in here somewhere further back in this thread.

 

[Garmins dad]

nice rows.. nice stacks.. nice amount of wood.. nice wood.. :msp_w00t:
Wood envy here..

 

[NHlocal]

Well I FINALLY got around to finishing the shed today .....

View attachment 252201

The door is hung with 4 heavy-duty strap hinges, 3 of which have a 1/4" bolt on each half of the hinge, thru 2 2x4's thick, so I don't think it'll fall off anytime soon. The left side sits on a block screwed to the bottom jamb, with a bevel for easy closing, to prevent sag when it's closed. The lock catch (top left of the door) is screwed in with no less than 7- 3 1/2" screws. Inside I've got a 1x8" (rough hardwood) plank going corner to corner to keep it square. It swings with the mass of a bank vault door ! I took the time to redo the front wall planks, and made a nice header on top to finish it up so it's nice and pretty.

View attachment 252204

Here's the East wall that I had redone some time back and never got a photo of it. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th planks are from the same log, which had a big ugly hole in one side, full of bark and crud. I ended up cutting most of it out. The next 5 planks down are all from the same tree, different section, which had a bend and a limb in it. It cleaned up nicely and had lots of character.

You're looking at a 300 year old cedar tree here, I have lots of respect for such a worthy piece of history. I still have a cookie I cut from that tree, I want to sand it down nice and varnish it, marking off the growth rings in groups of 10 before finishing it. It'll make a nice decoration in the living room, and it'll smell nice too !

Any advice on how to get the growth rings to stand out as much as possible ? What sanding procedure should I use, which grit, etc. ? Thanks in advance.

You done good Denis, that's a nice lookin' "shed" you got there.....

 

[stihl023/5]

Ok I think I am close to done.View attachment 252255View attachment 252256View attachment 252258View attachment 252259

 

[Mac88]

Ok I think I am close to done.

What about all that stuff piled up behind those splits?

 

[NHlocal]

Ok I think I am close to done.View attachment 252255View attachment 252256View attachment 252258View attachment 252259

.....looks good, looks like "a bit" more in the back that needs to get done.....:msp_scared:

 

[NHlocal]

What about all that stuff piled up behind those splits?

.....OH RATS!!!!! You beat me to the punch.....:hmm3grin2orange:

.....OK, now it's really time for bed, 4am is getting a lot closer.....

 

[stihl023/5]

What about all that stuff piled up behind those splits?

I am going to finish up the right side, then maybe start on the newer stuff if I get bored:msp_biggrin: