Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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My tree guy paid me a visit yesterday. He brought me a huge load of red and post oak. My guess is about 5 cords worth.
Good thing that guy was wearing the helmet, I ALWAYS wear one when felling!
That puts you firmly at the top of the 'You suck' list.
No doubt, especially being OAK.
More today.
Holy heck @H-Ranch those are some huge splits, those must be heading to the owb for a good overnight
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The double length ones? Got quite a few already cut that length by the tree service - mostly from quartered 24" oak logs. (He apparently has a HUGE splitter and envisioned getting into the firewood business so he had started processing some of it... but I think he found out that he can cut trees and make more money.) Anyway, I tried to split the first couple and they went pretty easy so I figured I'd save a little work. I do love stacking and burning poles and splits that are ~40".Holy heck @H-Ranch those are some huge splits, those must be heading to the owb for a good overnight
Made an Adze last couple of days . An Adze is used to hollow out bowls and whatnot .Used an old leaf spring for the blade and some mild steel rod for the handle /spline not happy with it it’s to small for my hands so I’ll make a new one . 
We cut 16" but if you can feed longer wood that definitely helps extend chain life with less cutting.
That's awesome, one of my star students tested on the spectrum.
I know, I thought it was funny myself, I was totally joking too
.Sounds like you have a great helper there, it also sounds like your helper was set up with the right teacher
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It does, but after cutting 16 for many yrs, I have a hard time cutting longer. Those loads I cut fro my buddy today were a perfect example, I would start out at 20", but a few pieces later I was at 16 lol.
He’s lucky he was wearing that helmet, and his video convinced many viewers to start wearing a helmet/hard hat.
Never met an “Arborist” that stands under a falling tree and never looks up. Good thing he didn’t look up, just standing there it would have got him in the Eye.
Yea that was the craziest thing I've seen in a long time. I can't believe it pierced his helmet. Are all helmets like that?
Must of been a husky/stihl 'clone' helmet.
Morning calisthenics:
Morning guys.
Official temp -34 right now. Appears to be the end of super chilly temps although we’ll still see some in the negative teen’s over the next week.
Not a lot on the agenda today. Run to town for a few groceries later.
Official temp -34 right now. Appears to be the end of super chilly temps although we’ll still see some in the negative teen’s over the next week.
Not a lot on the agenda today. Run to town for a few groceries later.
