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USMC615 said:
Not quite sure what you just called me and everybody else here scrounging...but it sounded pretty good, Lol. I'll hafta take a look at these terms and see. I have heard the term 'copicing'...just gotta do a little research. Aint gotta clue what 'pollarding' means. I'll check it out...until then, you keep that vulgar language down, young man, lol.
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One is cut at or shortly above ground level, the other is several feet up. I don't recall which is which.
 
crazywolf said:
You seem to have an aversion to replacing handles.... ;)
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lmao. Yeah man, guess I do. I really like working with what's at hand. May be why I always loved helping out with shade tree mechanic jobs.

Philbert said:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"Coppicing is an English term for a traditional method of woodland management which takes advantage of the fact that many trees make new growth from the stump or roots if cut down. In a coppiced wood, young tree stems are repeatedly cut down to near ground level. In subsequent growth years, many new shoots will emerge, and, after a number of years the coppiced tree, or stool, is ready to be harvested, and the cycle begins again."

(had to look it up!)

Philbert
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Seems pretty interesting. I was researching sustainable living and found that a while ago. Looks like fast growing trees are the prime candidates. Black locust is popular as it is a fast grower, makes great firewood, easy to grow, etc.

MountainHigh said:
My Peavey looks small in part because the wood was so damn fat - lol - and in the photo it was leaning away from camera on an angle. I much prefer nice 18" rounds to deal with rather than the chunks in my photo.

I hear you about having a decent length handle to work with. Need the leverage for sure.
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Yes sir, I agree. Always thought great big rounds were the thing to scrounge until I had to deal with them personally. I would prefer to scrounge things where I could whack it once with my Fiskars and call it split.

svk said:
Only certain species respond to copicing and pollarding (sp?).
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I think pollarding is mainly the tree tops right? More of a controlled grow technique I think. Coppicing would be cut at a much lower height. Read you can harvest black locust in about 5-10 years. I know it's pretty long term but it seems to be one of the best hardwood species for coppicing. I'm planning on buying 10-20 acres soon as a sustainable living homestead.
 
Full load of mulberry today. It was pull up pick up load. The wood was super heavy stuff. It looks like Saturday afternoon hunting has turned into a splitting and stacking day instead.

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nomad_archer said:
Full load of mulberry today. It was pull up pick up load. The wood was super heavy stuff. It looks like Saturday afternoon hunting has turned into a splitting and stacking day instead.

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Nice scrounge NA...you think they could get another set of vinyl shutters on those windows in the background? Lol.
 
I guess I'm thankful in mid-Ga to not have to bust sooo much wood you folks have to. That's a lot of damn wood and work folks. And then expense of controls/mechanicals/whatnot for OWB's, etc, etc. My hats off to ya...especially that Dan fella with that poor 'ol minivan :D. I think I'd mount that thing when it finally chits the bed, lol. Great scrounging fellas...
 
Greenthorn said:
Actually I did, gotta tell ya I really like leveraxe I, leveraxe II is worthless, guess I shouldn't post that but....?
Since I am splitting wiht a partner, guess we're really at about 25 - 28 cords so far split this year. He gets half and I get half.
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No, it's better to be truthful.

I appears they are putting their new funding towards improving their original model.

I actually prefer the 2. It's second to none in frozen wood.
 
I was just thinkin the other night fellas, kinda like hittin the lottery, thinkin. Could ya imagine the machine work, fabrication, welding, etc, ideas, a damn good group of folks like us idiots could come up with?? Right people in the right jobs...could make a damn mint. It'd take a helluva Powerball winning investment up front...just thinkin fellas. Y'all some tree cuttin, wood bustin fools, and that's a good thing.
 
svk said:
Did you leveraxe any of that?
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svk said:
No, it's better to be truthful.

I appears they are putting their new funding towards improving their original model.

I actually prefer the 2. It's second to none in frozen wood.
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Welp, haven't tried it in frozen wood for either, guess gonna try it. I love hand splitting, makes me feel alive again, for that matter I feel much better using hydraulics...
Work smarter, not harder..:rock:
 

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