parrisw
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Yes it burns, but its what we call Gopher wood. Cause you put one piece in then you go fer another. Some wood wokers use it I think. For parts that you don't really see.
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Yes it burns, but its what we call Gopher wood. Cause you put one piece in then you go fer another. Some wood wokers use it I think. For parts that you don't really see.
Bill G
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It is cut here for pallets. It is also ground for pulp here. Over the last 100 years ther were many barns here that were built with Cottonwood on the inside. On the outside is rots away. We still have a large plile of 20 ft 2x8's that were cut in 1994. They are still on the stickers.
Bill
Lakeside53
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It heavier than water when green (sinks..) and so light when dry that it has very low BTU per pound..... Burns real fast, leaves ton of ash.
It's hard to dry in the PNW (when stacked) without rotting first.
On my list it's right up there with Chinese pistons
Tzed250
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It looks like the body of the bar is OK!
brncreeper
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Well, at least the powerhead was spared.
volks-man
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:monkey: Gee, Andy, none of the rest of us ever have problems like that.
when you work at a saw shop you see all kinds of user errors!
lake, didn't the dealer go over basic operation with you?
I don't know if I should admit to having one like that or that it needs to take a little blue pill for straight steel
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7oaks
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Cottonwood didn't used to be useless...Back home in Montana (in my younger days) they used cottonwood for bridge decking. If you think about it it doesn't splinter and and check like some of the other native wood. Really quite durable. I also saw it used in bars and restaurants as flooring. You know the type of joint where you throw the peanut shells on the floor and spill pitchers of red beer then sweep it once a day. Firewood it isn't. Burns fast and creates a lot of ash without a lot of BTUs.
...Carl
stihl only
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What brand bar oil did you have in the saw? Bet that's the problem!
Frank Boyer
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I was at an agriculture Center in Jackson , MS and they used Poplar/Cotton wood for interior paneling. It looked good. It was a large meeting hall.
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
Yeah well just don't ask why I am right on because I already forgot
all the details, but as they say sh:censored:t happens:hmm3grin2orange:
Lakeside53
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ropensaddle
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But the stink is similar so who would notice?
Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
lolol so true!!!
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B*tch of day - you got a lot done-good efort
Sounds like a big day......tell me you used a crane, for 8 cut hanger off the stump...??? LIKE A ##### !!
Sounds like a big day......tell me you used a crane, for 8 cut hanger off the stump...??? LIKE A ##### !!
Wish they would start a cotton wood eradication program like they have with Scotch broom down on the Nisqualy and Cowlitz prairie . Wood stinks, like Andy said out here by the time it dries its almost ashes already, drops huge branches windy or not even the fallen leaves stink. Splitten its like tryin to split a wet sponge.Spray em all with round up. They do make shade for the salmon along the rivers but any number of other trees could do that.
Metals406
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Some say it's phenomenal trailer decking wood... I know a couple local fellas use the bark to carve mountain men faces, etc.
tawilson
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Lemme guess. Your saw is cutting crooked and you want to know why.
