Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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I like bacon, but I limit my consumption of ANY processed meats, including bacon.
Venison steaks, rare, for the win!!!
Venison steaks, rare, for the win!!!
What a weather swing! We had a sunny 83°F yesterday with steady 30 mph winds, today it's almost as windy but 42° and rainy.
Gotta love spring in Wisconsin!
Gotta love spring in Wisconsin!
Exact opposite here. 50 something degrees yesterday and expected 80* today. I can tell you were well on our way to 80* too. Even broke out the shorts.What a weather swing! We had a sunny 83°F yesterday with steady 30 mph winds, today it's almost as windy but 42° and rainy.
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Pretty sure shorts tomorrow out planting sweet corn and Indian corn. Looks like a lot of AT on the tractor tomorrow.
Hey friends, looking for a bit of help identifying this wood. I had cut this tree down and bucked it for my grandmother late this winter. The tree had some rot in the stump, and no foliage. It had to go. Tree was about 60ft tall, and 14" in diameter
Based on the bark I had thought maybe balsam fir? The trunk bark was sort of flakey and in chunks like a pine, but the limb wood was more papery - like birch bark. Inside, the center was a nice red colour, and outer 2" or so light brown.
I will burn this wood anyways, but just wondering... What kinda wood is it?
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Looks like cherryView attachment 1173322
Hey friends, looking for a bit of help identifying this wood. I had cut this tree down and bucked it for my grandmother late this winter. The tree had some rot in the stump, and no foliage. It had to go. Tree was about 60ft tall, and 14" in diameter
Based on the bark I had thought maybe balsam fir? The trunk bark was sort of flakey and in chunks like a pine, but the limb wood was more papery - like birch bark. Inside, the center was a nice red colour, and outer 2" or so light brown.
I will burn this wood anyways, but just wondering... What kinda wood is it?
Having manifold ala ordinaire for dinner . 
Do you use the Eastwood Manifold Gray? I've had good luck with it.Having manifold ala ordinaire for dinner .
Cheers, that would be my next best guess, as a coworker of mine had mentioned he took out a cherry that was really similar. The wood is fairly dense like a fruit tree would be. I think I'll save this stuff for heating the cabin. Got plenty more than enough soft wood here for outdoor fires
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Well if found them early enough maybe. After I got 3 buckets of year old house manure and I was cleaning up I found 4 total dead baby possum. I guess the cat had a mass possum kill day. Got to wonder where Mom was.
Stunning.
We have a 96 F150 in that same color scheme. Need to redo the brakes and fuel lines and hopefully she's ready for the road.
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Hi Guys,
Weekend went fast. Had a work meeting and then a conference that gobbled up most of yesterday. Then prom grand march last night. Most of the kids who did not have bf/gf all went solo so they had a great turnout (roughly 80 people from a total group size of 90 in the jr/sr classes.
Breakfast with a friend this morning. Tried out a new/old cafe (recently reopened under new ownership, had been closed since early covid). Food was so-so. I hope they can make a go.
At work now (remember I am mining a lot of salt this spring so I can take a month off this summer). Was supposed to have a board meeting tonight but that was postponed which is fine by me.
Weekend went fast. Had a work meeting and then a conference that gobbled up most of yesterday. Then prom grand march last night. Most of the kids who did not have bf/gf all went solo so they had a great turnout (roughly 80 people from a total group size of 90 in the jr/sr classes.
Breakfast with a friend this morning. Tried out a new/old cafe (recently reopened under new ownership, had been closed since early covid). Food was so-so. I hope they can make a go.
At work now (remember I am mining a lot of salt this spring so I can take a month off this summer). Was supposed to have a board meeting tonight but that was postponed which is fine by me.
Definitely Black Cherry in the top pic.View attachment 1173322
Hey friends, looking for a bit of help identifying this wood. I had cut this tree down and bucked it for my grandmother late this winter. The tree had some rot in the stump, and no foliage. It had to go. Tree was about 60ft tall, and 14" in diameter
Based on the bark I had thought maybe balsam fir? The trunk bark was sort of flakey and in chunks like a pine, but the limb wood was more papery - like birch bark. Inside, the center was a nice red colour, and outer 2" or so light brown.
I will burn this wood anyways, but just wondering... What kinda wood is it?
Would that be the medium valuable or highly valuable version?
Didn’t have the 395xp with the 36 inch bar here so I cut a cookie off to see the grain with the 7910 24 inch bar . Looks like I’ll be making some cookie tables . Counted 94 rings 
It was a rainy day here. I planted a couple pear trees and ten swamp white oaks this afternoon. I then spent a few minutes sharpening some chains. Here's the sharpening clamp I inherited from my wife's grandpa.
It works pretty well, the chain is clamped nice and tight between two pieces of 1/4" steel plate. Loosening three 5/16" bolts allows the chain to be moved to the next position.
It works pretty well, the chain is clamped nice and tight between two pieces of 1/4" steel plate. Loosening three 5/16" bolts allows the chain to be moved to the next position.
