steved
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Came from a guy's front yard in town. It was already cut when I got it, and transported from the tree. I onky have what I was told...
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Came from a guy's front yard in town. It was already cut when I got it, and transported from the tree. I onky have what I was told...
1project2many
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SteveD, the color in the photo reminds me of Black Locust but nothing else matches that wood. Tighter growth rings and distinct coloration in wood do not match any Poplar or Cottonwood I've seen up here. The rotten end of the bark in the forefront, what appears to be a white, punky layer just under the bark, and the continuous straight grain look like Oak. The color doesn't match any Oak I've processed up here but it could be the lighting or could be a species I'm not familiar with. Does the bark come off the wood easily? In one sheet or in smaller pieces? What does the inside of the bark look like?
Tough to tell from the pic, but Oak is a good guess. That outer layer is tell tale.
Well now it's time to get on with a whole new year of scrounging , I hope that everyone has a successful and trouble free year !
The chainsaw will destroy them. If its been said I apologize but buy a set of chaps before you get boots. The ones you have are fine for now. If I had 5 kids under the age of 10, I would have all the protection on at all times. If you hit your foot with a chainsaw, you will not bleed to death but if you hit your femoral artery, you will bleed out in about 7 minutes. Happy New Year.
mainewoods
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Since this is a brand new year, I thought it might be a good time to share some of the things we might do different "this time around". Reflecting back on the past year gives everyone the opportunity to see what worked and what didn't work, and how maybe we can improve on some things. I think a lot can be learned from these "improvements", by everyone. Mistakes, failures, not good enough, whatever you want to call it, can be a great teacher in the world of scrounging, and in life as well. Share away, and Happy New Year to all of you!
What is it...the rounds were four feet across, it was given as poplar??? Cottonwood?
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White Oak. Wood color and bark aren't right for Cottonwood. Got some nice burning wood there.
I'm not much of a New Years resolution kinda guy but if I had to pick one thing for this year is to just get off my butt and do it. Too much lethargy (is that a word?). Don't know if it's laziness, depression, or what but just too much doing nothing time. Still have to save some time for AS though.
Ambull01
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Okay, chaps are priority number 1
Here's a couple for me.
1)Full rounds burn WAY longer than equal sized splits in my boiler. One thing I'm going to do is focus on those 6-10" trees that just require bucking, and maybe the stump section needs to be split once. Saves processing time and decreases the amount of wood needed.
2) New stacks are going to be single rows in the sun. This will get things dried up quicker and also allow easier access.
3) I'm going to get as much wood as possible dropped this winter when the MC is way down. This will make things season much better.
steved
ArboristSite Guru
I burnt that piece up...will have to wait for another picture.
I know its not oak, not heavy enough. Same with locust, it doesn't get this big (again, 4 feet at the butt), and not heavy enough. Its not maple, at least not like any I have cut before.
That roasted brown color happened after it dried. It was almost yellow/green when first brought home. It burns alright, it burns like maple in some respect.
It wouldn't be Tulip or Bean tree would it? I've never cut either of them before and at least Bean is quite abundant around here.
This one has me puzzled, nothing fits. The reason nobody else took it was that he was calling it poplar and he had it cut in eight inch thick "wafers" so they could handle it.
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steved
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Definitely not white oak...I have a batch of white oak, completely different.
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It looks like Oak to me, and there are many sub species of Oak. When dried, it may not be as heavy as U think. But like I said before, very tough to tell from pictures.
Tight grained like ash looking to me .
?? any wood in the stove is better than no wood!
steved
ArboristSite Guru
I know my oaks pretty well, definitely not oak. I have red, black, and white oak in the pile...none of those, not even close.
The grain is straight, but the rings are wide. It looks like it was a fast growing tree because of the ring spacing.
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steved
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Maybe, I've never seen an ash this big, so maybe?
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Axfarmer
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Got me some New Years ash this am, right in the back yard! 
1project2many
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By Bean Tree I'm guessing you mean Catalpa. I've had some here once... I didn't like the smell when green. It was very light wood but as I remember the grain may have looked similar. The coloring is different from what I remember but one tree is not enough to judge the entire species. Catalpa bark here doesn't show deep ridges but you probably got a better view of it than the picture.
