Iron does that, mostly in Oak. Sometimes if you're cutting from one end of the trunk you'll start seeing the blue / black stains before the iron so you'll have some warning.I've seen that same black discoloration around deeply imbedded barbed wire too. It turns a pretty good size area of wood black from leaching or oxidation I guess? I've been pretty lucky to avoid metal objects except in a property line big mulberry tree that sure dulled my chain quick!!!!
I actually called a local mill and got a price on the biggest bur oak I cut from that place. I wanna say it was about 32 inches at the big end and and about 18 inches at the small end. it was kinda oval at the small end. roughly 12ft long. the owner of the mill calculated the board feet and said it was only worth about 20 dollars, delivered. I figured it was worth more to me in firewood. I'm sure the prices are geographical, and also based on supply and demand.Hupte, do you know that Bur Oak would bring $1.40 a board foot at the stave mill ?
I actually called a local mill and got a price on the biggest bur oak I cut from that place. I wanna say it was about 32 inches at the big end and and about 18 inches at the small end. it was kinda oval at the small end. roughly 12ft long. the owner of the mill calculated the board feet and said it was only worth about 20 dollars, delivered. I figured it was worth more to me in firewood. I'm sure the prices are geographical, and also based on supply and demand.
yep. roached a 115d (36")chain on one of those bastard fixes a couple weeks ago.Years ago some old farmers used to pull the crotch of a tree together with chain...usually 3/8" I tossed a piece on my splitter and kept trying to split the bastard. No matter what I did it wouldnt split. I tossed it aside for the bonfire. A few months later I finally found out why it wouldnt split. There was a chain wrapped around the trunk just below the crotch. it was embedded about 2 inches.
Jeff
lol. the market must be high now. I cut the trees down in the middle of the summer... so prices must have changed... and btw, DON'T PICK ON THE POLITICANS IN ILLINOIS!!!!... its not nice to pick on the mentally challenged... lol.Oh, Hupte, I see the problem now you live in the socialist state of Illinois. I grew up in Peoria but I joined the Navy and got out. LOL.
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