Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[dancan]

Today's action shot of the spfp doin all the work to keep the house warm .

 

[SCBBQ]

Of the gums around here sweet gum burns the best. You just cut it small.I love the smell of young trees but hate the gumballs.

 

[Ambull01]

Of the gums around here sweet gum burns the best. You just cut it small.I love the smell of young trees but hate the gumballs.

How do the gums burn?

 

[Ambull01]

Umm, this is a trailer?

Got all excited when I saw the ad. Thought I found a cheap wood hauling trailer not a heap of scrap metal.

 

[dancan]

Looks like an old pop-up trailer.

 

[Ambull01]

Looks like an old pop-up trailer.

Hey, where have you been? Haven't seen you around in a while. You doing any scrounging over the weekend?

 

[Ambull01]

You guys ever split like that? First time I've seen someone lift the axe and round up to smack it on the splitting platform on the back of the axe head. Wouldn't work for larger rounds though

 

[Ambull01]

Last video, I promise. This guy sucks lol. I would stop making videos if I were him.

 

[greendohn]

Wha'cha got, ash?

Yep, mostly, there's a couple chunks of walnut on there.

 

[dancan]

Not much scrounging durning the week, i own a small auto repair shop and the last few weeks have been "tireing" lol
I hope to get a stick or two out this weekend

 

[Ambull01]

Not much scrounging durning the week, i own a small auto repair shop and the last few weeks have been "tireing" lol
I hope to get a stick or two out this weekend

Good deal. I was planning on finishing up the poplar and oak at my in-laws tomorrow and getting a few loads of the roadside scrounge on Sunday. Found out some of that roadside stuff is some type of gum. If I have to use a sledge and wedge for every round of gum I don't think it's worth it. Have to figure out if I should take it or just leave it there.

 

[svk]

Good deal. I was planning on finishing up the poplar and oak at my in-laws tomorrow and getting a few loads of the roadside scrounge on Sunday. Found out some of that roadside stuff is some type of gum. If I have to use a sledge and wedge for every round of gum I don't think it's worth it. Have to figure out if I should take it or just leave it there.

Unless that gum is seasoned or you really want the exercise, leave it.

 

[Ambull01]

Unless that gum is seasoned or you really want the exercise, leave it.

No it's really fresh. Power company just cut them down. I always thought I was pretty good with an axe/maul but this stuff kicked my butt. Fiskars literally bounced off the round several times. Tried to split really narrow and close to the edge. Blade got through the end of the round but still got stuck less than half way through. This is the toughest wood I've ever seen.

 

[svk]

Unless you already told the property owner you would take it, I'd let it lay.

If you continue to scrounge at this rate you should have no problem getting a decent supply built up of moderate to primo wood.

No sense busting your can to split difficult wood that has only moderate heat output.

 

[MustangMike]

The toughest stuff I ever tried to split was Elm.

When I use the wedges, I like to "stick it" with a 3 lb lump hammer, then do the real work with a 16 lb sledge, and on tough pieces I'll work more than one wedge. Was doing some Red Oak today. Straight grained it is usually easy, but this tree seems to have cross grain in every round, makes U work! After I split the rounds down the middle with the wedges, I try to let the Fiskars do as much as it can.

 

[nomad_archer]

Ahhh I love this time of year. I get to burn what I worked so hard to cut, haul, split, stack and haul into the house. I love waking up to a bed of coals in the stove. I just clean out the heavy ash and re-load with wood. I haven't had to start a fire since I got home from my hunting cabin. After hunting season wraps up I need to get on the scrounge wagon again and see what is available while the snow isn't on the ground.

 

[Ambull01]

Today's action shot of the spfp doin all the work to keep the house warm .

That's a giant stove. How tall is it?

 

[steved]

Not scrounging, but figured it would get some eyebrows raised.

Was burning time waiting for a lunch meeting, and stopped by a local hardware store. Out front of the store were stacks of hardwood for sale. Some of it was very familiar, better than 50% was Tree of Heaven!

If ToH is considered a hardwood now, I have at least a cord of it sitting here ready to go! At the going rate, it should be worth $250 on Craigslist!

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[cantoo]

Ambull that frame could be a diamond in the rough. I used to build trailers in my spare time and usually started with old camper trailers. If I were you I would look for a double axle camper than needs to be scrapped and use it for the frame and running gear. Too bad the old pictures are gone from here I had lots of pics of my stuff on here. Still a few but most are gone.

 

[Marshy]

So the guy that gave my the big 40" maple that I put a picture of the other week offered me a free dump trailer. It's the back half of what look to be a 1 ton truck with a dump bed. The box is shot but it has a good frame and 1 ton axle with dual tires. The hydraulics work but are set up to be hooked to the remotes of a tractor. I thought I should take it because if nothing else I could use the cylinder(s) for a future project... I'll see if I can get a picture.