Anyone have an interest in a charity firewood day this Friday near Albany NY?

[svk]

I'm in Albany this week and have Friday clear till about 2pm. Anyone interested in making a little firewood for a children's camp?

 

[chris zautner]

i would cut firewood this friday but i would need a saw to use because my stihl ms 441 c-m wont run right i do have a 360 though will see i should be able to make it

 

[svk]

i would cut firewood this friday but i would need a saw to use because my stihl ms 441 c-m wont run right i do have a 360 though will see i should be able to make it

We have a lot of stuff cut already and I have a saw here. I also have a fiskars, a maul, and two splitting axes.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

If it were Saturday I'd possibly consider it. Albany is about 3hr south of here. I'm literally at the end of I87 on the Canadien border.
Unfortunately I have to work on Friday

 

[MustangMike]

Sorry Steve, My older daughter is coming down from NH on Friday to watch her sister's kids (my Grandkids), so it will be a family day for me.

A lot of that Hard Maple is 3/4 bucked, but that stuff is tough to split by hand. You will have better luck with the Ash.

I take it you don't have your saws with you.

 

[cobey]

Charity cuts are great.... we have a bunch in the Midwest..... wish I was closer
My friend

 

[svk]

Mike,

I figured I'd get after the ash and the smaller maple. The bigger stuff and the American elm by the chapel can get noodled at a later date (unless they rent a hydro). They also took a lot of the larger diameter rounds to use as campfire seats to replace the punky ones so probably a cord of what we cut is already gone. That one big log we left 3/4 bucked is still there but I need a timber jack to even think about moving that. I may see what TSC has in stock tomorrow as Home Depot didn't have anything.

No saws with me on this trip so just the camp supplied MS211 and a few fresh loops of chain.

 

[MustangMike]

Your gonna miss all my gadgets!!!

 

[svk]

Yes I am!

 

[Sparkysparks9]

I'd love to do something like this...too bad I'm all the way across the U.S. Thanks for doing the charity work, and getting others involved!!

 

[svk]

Hey @chris zautner do you think tomorrow will work? Looks like the heat is finally breaking this afternoon.

 

[Ironworker]

Working today, I can also do Saturday though.

 

[svk]

I'm heading back to MN this afternoon but will try to catch you next time.

 

[svk]

And off we go.

 

[svk]

Didn't make a lot of progress on splitting today but got some done and also started restacking in the shed. Lots of big rounds and crotches in that pile which need noodling or a hydro.

 

[MustangMike]

Did you get any help??? That saw up there is not exactly a Noodler!

 

[svk]

Just me.

Now I'm sitting in the airport delayed due to storms all over the northeast. Really hoping I can get home tonight.

 

[MustangMike]

Best of luck with it.

 

[svk]

Boarded in Albany. Whether or not I make my connecting flight is another story. Not looking forward to spending the night in philly

 

[svk]

Mike,

Even those big white ash rounds were work to hand split. The sugar maple wasn't cooperating either. If I lived out here I'd definitely own a hydro.