We call them conks here.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Great photos but that evergreen looks like balsam to me.
Curious to hear how it works
.He could just carve his number into the tree along with his name.
Great looking saw Mike.
Looks like a lot of fun, how are you liking it.
I'd really like to get a ported 241, maybe this winter I'll get a deal on one and sell the ones I have now.
I ordered a new saw this week. Knock on wood my house sale closes on Friday. After I decompress I think next week I'm going to do a little inventory reduction of my current saws. Too damn many saws and not enough time to tinker with the old ones.
You will find out when it arrives.
At least let us see a list of whats for sale
Probably the Macs and Homies to start with. Maybe the 352 and the Dolmar as well.
is that your shopping list Mud?
Are you *sure* it just doesn't need new tyres???
As a matter of fact, it does need new tyres as well! The Stihl dealer in town is a stone's throw from the Subaru dealer and I did go and cast a lustful eye over some saws. They were all out of Limbys and I did have a feel of a 261 but couldn't imagine why I'd ever need it. The 461 was a nice looking saw but I was able to resist the CAD this time. I did buy a 2-in-1 file (keen to see how that goes) and a spare 25 inch chain. I gave my mate with the grinder another go sharpening the chain Limby had on the other week week and it was sharp as hell but he cooked every single cutter. That chain was nearly shot anyway.
That's what I was thinking too! "Wow, this looks just like Very Valuable Walnut (TM)". That really dark heartwood paled as the surface dried though and by the time I got home it was a tan sort of colour. I'll go and have another look when the sun comes up. This was 70km from home and a much drier area generally. Drier generally means more dense wood so I was keen to pick some up if I could....plus I like using my saws and was happy to cut in a different spot. It wasn't that hard to split. It was heavy but so is any hardwood when green I suppose. We have a handful of dominant eucalypt species in my immediate area and I can identify them ok but it's all different where I was yesterday. Still eucalypts but don't know anything further. The forestry guy didn't know but did say that some of the species had hybridised (which makes it harder again). He said it could be some sort of gum tree. Wow, gee, thanks, nice work forestry guy
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If you can, let it dry for a summer before splitting. All that nasty sap dries right up and it's much more pleasant to work with.
Cowboy, Sell your famboss (for good money in Aus) and get ya self a ported 261 ver 2 from the states. Maybe Mustang Mike and KiwiBro could fill you in on how good they are? You should be able to get it to you door for less than what your local dealer would charge. Would be the go with a 16 inch bar for limbs and wattles around the yard.
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uh....I wouldn't use both of those to determine its a tree. I've had several trees try to kill me.
Jeff , if the needles roll between your thumb and index it's a spruce , if they're flat and don't roll it's fir .
Unless you have tamarack , cedar , pine or hemlock lol
Unless you have tamarack , cedar , pine or hemlock lol
Consarnit, now I don't know what it is.
It has paled up a lot, doesn't look Very Valuable anymore.
Put a piece in the microwave and cook until the water is gone, then burn it to see if it smells familiar?
