Post pictures of your woodpile/splitting area

[rarefish383]

Among the many reasons why we fled five years ago. My roots are deeply within the "Free" State, and I still drive below the Mason-Dixon for work every day, but can hang my hat in a little more freedom at night. All good breweries, my favorite over here right now is Tired Hands out in Philly.

My Dad's mother was a Bladen and direct descendant of Thomas Bladen, the Colonial Governor of MD. After which Bladensburg was named. His fathers family moved to MD in 1721 and the stone manor house is still lived in. One of his great uncles was a US Marshall appointed by Lincoln and later a state legislator. If they could see this state now they would all flip over in their graves. Md is one of the most beautiful states in the US. The Atlantic two hours one way, the mountains two hours the other, deer, bear, geese, moderate temps. Once my kids get settled I'll probably run to WV, maybe the Carolina's. You don't see many people running to MD, unless they are what Annapolis calls New Marylander's. In the 4 western counties, we still call them "Illegal Aliens", Joe.

 

[dewaldf.carstens]

Hi, just wanted to share this with you. It's not a nice stacked pile, but it is last week's work. 4 weeks ago we started again. That wood has been loaded and sold, all below 18% moisture. Yes we cut and split green. Well wood dries here in 4 weeks, crap, no; when temperatures are at 36 before 7am, reaches 44 and is nice 36 degrees Celcius at 6pm, with a 8 knot SE wind that is so dry, you get cracked skin. Well then it is possible. Not nice, but when you need to dry wood fas, you propably can't ask for better conditions.

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[rarefish383]

Any old tractor that gets the job done is a "Good Old Tractor", and that one looks like it's getting some work done! Nice old Ford, Joe.

 

[HD2010]

Ready for the splitter.

 

[CaseyForrest]

My Dad's mother was a Bladen and direct descendant of Thomas Bladen, the Colonial Governor of MD. After which Bladensburg was named. His fathers family moved to MD in 1721 and the stone manor house is still lived in. One of his great uncles was a US Marshall appointed by Lincoln and later a state legislator. If they could see this state now they would all flip over in their graves. Md is one of the most beautiful states in the US. The Atlantic two hours one way, the mountains two hours the other, deer, bear, geese, moderate temps. Once my kids get settled I'll probably run to WV, maybe the Carolina's. You don't see many people running to MD, unless they are what Annapolis calls New Marylander's. In the 4 western counties, we still call them "Illegal Aliens", Joe.

I spent 4th grade through high school and eventually moved out of MD at 23.

I agree with much of what you've said. Spent the latter years in Frederick where I honed my mountain biking and trials riding skills at Gambrill and some at Sugarloaf. Took second in the state championships when I was 17. I'm 43 now and I don't recognize much of my old stomping grounds. Let alone the hostile climate that is Government Bureaucracy. I do miss the AT... Spent many a week camping along the sections in MD. Harpers Ferry, C&O Canal, proximity to DC and the bike trails that lead into DC. We used to ride our bikes from Frederick into DC. Beach Drive was (still is?) closed on the weekends. There was a trail that started in a park that I have forgotten the name of that could get one into DC without ever seeing a road or car....

Now in MI... I think MI would rival MD with its beauty... But I do miss Fells Point, Ocean City, Inner Harbor. I grew up traveling to these places with my friends.

 

[rarefish383]

I spent 4th grade through high school and eventually moved out of MD at 23.

I agree with much of what you've said. Spent the latter years in Frederick where I honed my mountain biking and trials riding skills at Gambrill and some at Sugarloaf. Took second in the state championships when I was 17. I'm 43 now and I don't recognize much of my old stomping grounds. Let alone the hostile climate that is Government Bureaucracy. I do miss the AT... Spent many a week camping along the sections in MD. Harpers Ferry, C&O Canal, proximity to DC and the bike trails that lead into DC. We used to ride our bikes from Frederick into DC. Beach Drive was (still is?) closed on the weekends. There was a trail that started in a park that I have forgotten the name of that could get one into DC without ever seeing a road or car....

Now in MI... I think MI would rival MD with its beauty... But I do miss Fells Point, Ocean City, Inner Harbor. I grew up traveling to these places with my friends.

Dad grew up on the DC- MD line at New Hampshire and Eastern ave. They would ride out to Wheaton in his dad's Model T truck, or horse and wagon, to hunt. They still had farm land inside DC, and DC was pretty much a nice place to live. When I was about ten he told me they were the first family in the neighborhood with a flushing toilet. So, one rainy day, when he couldn't work, he took me down to the old farm house he grew up in. Walking around the place he showed me a low stone building that was the spring house, then he pointed to an old out house they used. I said "I thought you said you had a toilet". He said we did, it's in there. They had a flushing toilet in the out house.

 

[CaseyForrest]

Dad grew up on the DC- MD line at New Hampshire and Eastern ave. They would ride out to Wheaton in his dad's Model T truck, or horse and wagon, to hunt. They still had farm land inside DC, and DC was pretty much a nice place to live. When I was about ten he told me they were the first family in the neighborhood with a flushing toilet. So, one rainy day, when he couldn't work, he took me down to the old farm house he grew up in. Walking around the place he showed me a low stone building that was the spring house, then he pointed to an old out house they used. I said "I thought you said you had a toilet". He said we did, it's in there. They had a flushing toilet in the out house.

Thats cool that you have your family history nearby.

I think I remembered the name of the lake in the park I couldn't recall, needwood?

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[rarefish383]

Yep, we used to fish Needwood all the time, saw my first Bald Eagle there. I might have lived 15 miles from there, less as the crow flies. Was the golf course there then? It's grown up so much down there you wouldn't recognize it. My sister lives a couple roads up from Needwood Park. There used to be a couple big farms between Needwood, Magruder HS and a big Church, and my sisters. My BIL used to fly his RC planes there, they are all gone now. I keep moving West, but it doesn't help, i'll just run into California, Joe.

 

[svk]

I keep moving West, but it doesn't help, i'll just run into California, Joe.

I hear Warshington is nice but the locals don't like when new folks move there.

 

[rarefish383]

I was just joking, I'll stay East. PA, WV, NC, SC. I have several friends that have moved to NC. Some of my Dad's family live in Seattle, but I've only met a few of them once at a reunion. I spent 2 weeks with other cousins in Oregon and I really like it out there. But, they moved to Duluth, Joe.

 

[al-k]

I got almost all of that oak from last week split yesterday, today it snowed.

 

[HD2010]

Just a little red oak to split.

 

[Hoosk]

Splitting at the source today, great day to be in the woods.

 

[Hoosk]

And split.....

 

[Husqvarnaman92]

Getting pretty slim pickings on the woodpile. Hopefully get some done today. Some pallets will be burning otherwise.
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nice wood shed!

 

[tnichols]

It’s Super Sunday for sure with Shagbark riding the rail...

 

[tnichols]

Shagbark stacked in my outdoor stash. Hate the “sawdust” bugs it attracts and would rather not introduce them into the barn. Finished the rest of the pickup load and Miss Lori stacked in bay 3. Mostly Red Elm.

 

[HD2010]

View attachment 630592 Shagbark stacked in my outdoor stash. Hate the “sawdust” bugs it attracts and would rather not introduce them into the barn. Finished the rest of the pickup load and Miss Lori stacked in bay 3. Mostly Red Elm.

Nice neat stacks.

 

[tnichols]

Nice neat stacks.

Thanks. I showed this to Miss Lori as the stack is her work.

 

[briantutt]

nice wood shed!

Agreed, Oldmaple - can you take a few more pictures of it. How much snow do you get where your at? I need to build something similar.

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