Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Philbert]

Well , this afternoon I decided to process that load of Zoggerwood

For the volume of wood that you cut, it would be much faster to use one of the methods in this thread:

http://www.arboristsite.com/communi...all-diameter-bent-wood-and-lots-of-it.186935/

Philbert

 

[James Miller]

SCROUNGE!!!!!!!! the state is replacing the bridge at the bottom of my hill and my neighbor there said come and get the wood. mostly maple but some walnut,ash and mulberry too.
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I still want to cut on that big log when you get it flat.

 

[James Miller]

Americas kids suck. To be quite blunt. It doesn't help that the school systems they are in suck also though.

A bit harsh when the real problem is the parents. Lazy parents make lazy kids. My 4 year old has free roam of the 6.5 acres were we live if the suns up she will walk past the TV without a second thought and will play outside till she's exhausted. Helps split wood and stack it because she wants to not by her self but if I'm at the wood pile most likely she's by my side.also doesn't mind getting dirty.

 

[Cowboy254]

Here's an 'Outback' pic.... out on the back porch.
Got some wood ready for winter, 3 cubes of hardwood, 0.8 cubes of kindling. Our fire place is just inside the sliding door.
The big stack is 7ft tall my wife 5ft something. She asked me how's she supposed to get it?... Told her I'm in charge of bringing wood in for the first few weeks

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Just tell her to take some bits from the bottom right hand end. The whole stack will be a height she can reach in no time.

 

[Cowboy254]

A bit harsh when the real problem is the parents. Lazy parents make lazy kids. My 4 year old has free roam of the 6.5 acres were we live if the suns up she will walk past the TV without a second thought and will play outside till she's exhausted. Helps split wood and stack it because she wants to not by her self but if I'm at the wood pile most likely she's by my side.View attachment 575087also doesn't mind getting dirty.View attachment 575088

She's a cutie, must make you proud.

...though I didn't know kids grew out of the ground over there .

 

[James Miller]

She's a cutie, must make you proud.

I said for years I wasn't having any kids and now I don't know what I'd do without them. Got this little guy to just started talking and taking his first steps.

 

[Jeffkrib]

And don't you love how they can turn your house from neat and tidy to a big mess is 5 seconds flat

 

[woodchip rookie]

I can do that too.

 

[James Miller]

And don't you love how they can turn your house from neat and tidy to a big mess is 5 seconds flat

So true but the 4 year old will clean up after herself.We had these two to help us prepare for the kids now they help watch the kids.

 

[James Miller]

She's a cutie, must make you proud.

...though I didn't know kids grew out of the ground over there .

She had a liitle help getting there.

 

[Marine5068]

A bit more Cherry that wouldn't fit under the house racks.
About one cord here.

 

[Sledneck_77]

Hi guys done Scrounging for a bit. Think I should start splitting. Three Oak Two Shag Bark Hickory and Two Rock Cherry

 

[LondonNeil]

and something metal in the oak, hope you didn't hit it with the chain.

 

[Sledneck_77]

Guy that cut it down said there was a bunch of Nails at the base of the trunk. I'm not sure if it just stained the heart wood Cuz I didn't hit anything. When I bucked it up. Cut both piles there with an MS251C and two chains. Lost one when I hit the dirt. Other one I only had to hand file a bit to finish everything up. Hoping I don't run into anything to big while I'm splitting...

 

[rarefish383]

Nice table by the splitter, Joe

 

[Sledneck_77]

Thanks really helps out with bigger splits

 

[svk]

No turkey for me yet.

Cut some oak at my uncle's after hunting this morning. Mostly tops and a couple big pieces that the tree service missed. Red oak sure cuts easier than white oak!



Freehand noodled a slab. Might make a nice cutting board.

 

[cantoo]

No sawing for a day or two. Had a fight with a cheap Chinese rachet strap while trying to seat the bead on my tractor tire. Only time I didn't have my gloves on too. Ended up cutting skin off with scissors and 3 stitches. Worse part was them scrubbing it clean. And if anyone else every does this don't try to sledge hammer stuff the next day. Unbelievable pain, I had a weak moment and wasn't thinking.

 

[Marine5068]

No sawing for a day or two. Had a fight with a cheap Chinese rachet strap while trying to seat the bead on my tractor tire. Only time I didn't have my gloves on too. Ended up cutting skin off with scissors and 3 stitches. Worse part was them scrubbing it clean. And if anyone else every does this don't try to sledge hammer stuff the next day. Unbelievable pain, I had a weak moment and wasn't thinking.
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Yuk

 

[woodchip rookie]

No sawing for a day or two. Had a fight with a cheap Chinese rachet strap while trying to seat the bead on my tractor tire. Only time I didn't have my gloves on too. Ended up cutting skin off with scissors and 3 stitches. Worse part was them scrubbing it clean. And if anyone else every does this don't try to sledge hammer stuff the next day. Unbelievable pain, I had a weak moment and wasn't thinking.
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"ratchet strap" and "tractor tire" just sounds like a bad combination. Ill stay away from that stuff.