Post pictures of your woodpile/splitting area

[CatMan Fetters]

Gentlemen, instead of buying tarps to cover your firewood stacks I would encourage you to find a lumber yard that receives shipments on semi’s to see about using the covering they use to protect their wood. The lumber yard I go to rolls it up and let’s me have it for free! Just Sayin.

 

[Multifaceted]

Is that the saw you got at the GTG? Glad to see ya got it running.

It sure is! Thanks to @kuhndog for hooking me up with it! He told me it was to start with some ether, so I took her home, cleaner her up, pulled the old felt fuel "filter" and cut an 1/8" off the end and stuck it back on. With some coaxing it was able to start reliably, but tuning the carb was like trying to walk up an escalator backwards. Ended up putting a modern fuel filter on it, new fuel line, and rebuilt the carb with new kit, and spark plug. Found a handle guard to replace the missing one and then put a set of bucking spikes on it, then put a new 20" bar on it. The old 18" needs to be re-profiled, the grooves are pretty worn down and several areas. She cuts good now, though sometimes has some trouble on a cold start. Can't find air filters for these anymore, so I just clean it with mild soapy water, rinse and then let dry.

I'm going to have to sneak up there, I don't remember the yellow saw.

It's a fairly new acquisition, the oldest, but the coolest saw I own. Hey @rarefish383 — I've got a makeshift throwing gallery up. Was chucking a cheapo 3.5 lb double bit at it with good success. Was about to cut the handle down to 25" until it snapped off during a throw...

 

[Northerner]

I don’t have the quality of firewood u guys down south do, but when I find a couple of nice dry standing spruce I consider it a decent score. Was logging a few milling spruce and happened to see these. Be nice for next winter.

 

[Multifaceted]

I don’t have the quality of firewood u guys down south do, but when I find a couple of nice dry standing spruce I consider it a decent score. Was logging a few milling spruce and happened to see these. Be nice for next winter.
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Paging @dancan — I hear that Spruce ain't so bad. Mostly pitch pine rounds these parts, but I've burned some hemlock before and it was pretty good fuel!

 

[FinnKamp]

Trimmed the apple tree today.. not too fancy because she'll be the next victim in November.

I also erected fence posts yesterday as you can see in the background

 

[FinnKamp]

I don’t have the quality of firewood u guys down south do, but when I find a couple of nice dry standing spruce I consider it a decent score. Was logging a few milling spruce and happened to see these. Be nice for next winter.

Here in Scandinavia we can just ignore all the "no softwood" -talk. Spruce is just fine everywhere I use it: in masonry stoves (we have three of them), in cookstove and in the sauna. It does not take 36 months to dry, is readily available and keeps the chimney clean... so I burn it.

I'd love to burn oak or something like that, but the problem is we don't have them. Or actually we do have a single oak on our property. But its diameter is around 6 inches measuring from just above the ground level. No mountains of oak firewood in sight, eh?

 

[Northerner]

got a good start on splitting the tamarack today. Some splits ok but the 6-8” stuff that's twisted is pretty tough going for the fiskars.

 

[woodfarmer]

Got my helper away from the PS4 for an hour or so today

 

[mountainguyed67]

Trimmed the apple tree today.. not too fancy because she'll be the next victim in November.
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Looks like you did a felling cut v, or is that an optical illusion?

 

[SS396driver]

Here in Scandinavia we can just ignore all the "no softwood" -talk. Spruce is just fine everywhere I use it: in masonry stoves (we have three of them), in cookstove and in the sauna. It does not take 36 months to dry, is readily available and keeps the chimney clean... so I burn it.

I'd love to burn oak or something like that, but the problem is we don't have them. Or actually we do have a single oak on our property. But its diameter is around 6 inches measuring from just above the ground level. No mountains of oak firewood in sight, eh?

I have burned spruce and pine as long as its dry not a problem. Guess from my area you can pick and choose . If I'm going to spend a few days cutting and splitting it's going to be oak ,maple or hickory first . Other day we were walking the far side if the property and picked up about 5 pounds of hickory nuts. Set out on the charcoal it's a nice treat. I only cut dead or dangerous trees . Most I cut are blow downs. Trees can give a lot more than heat, this year I made 4 gallons of maple syrup. Same trees i have been harvesting sap from for 12 years

 

[CaseyForrest]

Turned out to be a nice day. Restaged our processing area and started filling pallets.

 

[FinnKamp]

Looks like you did a felling cut v, or is that an optical illusion?

It's an optical illusion. There was a larger branch which I had to cut above my shoulder line, so it looks a bit ugly. Maybe I'll trim it with a ladder some day.

 

[svk]

Here’s what’s left of last years wood and the start to this year’s

 

[avason]

I've been home since the 13th of March. For once in 15 years, I'm actually cutting wood for next year! Still burning buy actually cutting for next year. I've been playing catch up since August because of a broken knee. Splitting area is messy but I'm getting things done. Stay Well Everyone!!

 

[CatMan Fetters]

Took the boys out yesterday for some exercise, 550MKII, and New 562XP.

 

[avason]

Is that a beech? I really like burning beech. Haven’t burned it in a while but from what I remember, it splits nicely.

 

[Ronaldo]

Took the boys out yesterday for some exercise, 550MKII, and New 562XP.View attachment 817214View attachment 817215View attachment 817216

You liking the 550 MKII? Thoughts on it?

 

[CatMan Fetters]

You liking the 550 MKII? Thoughts on it?

I love both of the saws, I run 40 to 1 non-ethanol, Honda HP2 oil in these babies , And they just run like nobody’s business!

 

[CatMan Fetters]

Is that a beech? I really like burning beech. Haven’t burned it in a while but from what I remember, it splits nicely.

Beech and hard maple!

 

[Jere39]

This Red Oak fell during a bit of wind a couple weeks ago. I had already split and move the bottom meat of the tree, was back for a last load of the top: