Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[farmer steve]

This stuff's heavier then the oak splits at my other spot and has no smell. Also puking white sap from under the bark when cut. Most likely mulberry as theres not much hedge around here.

I cut a green MB a couple of weeks ago and had the white sap oozing everywhere.

 

[U&A]

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99% sure this is mulberry. But the barks a little odd and the color is dark compared to the highlighter yellow I'm used to. Could it be the elusive hedge?

Definitely not BL

That sap wood looks rich!

Im not sure what it is.


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[H-Ranch]

This stuff's heavier then the oak splits at my other spot and has no smell. Also puking white sap from under the bark when cut. Most likely mulberry as theres not much hedge around here.

Yep, if it's heavy it's not sasafras.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Sounds like Wildflecken!

Baumholder.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Is it an in-line six?

345 V8, the straight sixes mostly went to wrecking yards long ago. Occasionally I’ll hear about one. This picture is from when I did the engine a few years ago.


Sounds like a good experience swapping engines for a youngster.

 

[mountainguyed67]

I like the rock moving video.

That’s a landmark obstacle on one of the 4WD trails I volunteer on. It got moved somehow, and we put it back. If you go to my channel you’ll see other videos moving it also, it took a few riggings to get it right. Then the last two videos show me driving over it to test it out. We got it very close to where it was.

https://www.youtube.com/user/mountainguyed67/videos?view_as=subscriber

 

[H-Ranch]

Since my neighbor had her property logged 4 years ago it has been a mangle of pick up sticks with tops intertwined every which way and anything they didn't want just pushed over or damaged. Arrgghh. Spent some time cutting through the junk oak, cherry, maple, and others to get to the ash today. It's funny because the ash has been dead for 15 years and everything else came down 4 years ago. Yet the ash is by far the most solid; nothing else is even close. It may be because the bark fell off while they were dead standing and the others were cut while live with the bark intact. Whatever it is, more reason to the ash. Only got one more load hauled this afternoon before I had to take a break.

 

[mountainguyed67]

I know you guys are agonizing over the last 3 types of wood in my stacks so here you go. Apricot,pecan and hawthorne.

I didn’t try to figure it out, you guys have different species than we do. This picture shows the Sierra Nevada trees, we also have native trees down here in the valley, and nut and fruit wood. I’ve cut almond a few times.

 

[djg james]

Stupid question here. What are you describing when you say you're noodling? Sawing the firewood lengths in half or quarters so you can load by hand? If so, I'm assuming cutting lengthwise with the grain is easiest since the logs are only 16" to whatever long. But do you use a ripping chain?

I have quartered logs before, just never gave it a name. And I want to use a chain that will be easiest on the saw.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Stupid question here. What are you describing when you say you're noodling? Sawing the firewood lengths in half or quarters so you can load by hand? If so, I'm assuming cutting lengthwise with the grain is easiest since the logs are only 16" to whatever long. But do you use a ripping chain?

I have quartered logs before, just never gave it a name. And I want to use a chain that will be easiest on the saw.

I never heard it called noodling until coming into this section of the forum a few weeks ago, but yeah they mean cutting with the grain when they can’t split it for some reason. It’s the only way that gives the long chips. I have cut that way too, and it’s fine with a regular chain.

 

[farmer steve]

Stupid question here. What are you describing when you say you're noodling? Sawing the firewood lengths in half or quarters so you can load by hand? If so, I'm assuming cutting lengthwise with the grain is easiest since the logs are only 16" to whatever long. But do you use a ripping chain?

I have quartered logs before, just never gave it a name. And I want to use a chain that will be easiest on the saw.

What mountainguy said. I just use regular chain. You just have to be careful that your saw doesn't load up with noodles under the clutch cover. I try and keep the back end of the saw higher than the tip for most of the cut.

 

[Philbert]

Stupid question here. What are you describing when you say you're noodling?

I have asked for a more technical term for this, and got 'parallel grain ripping'. But since it produces long, fettuccine looking chips, it is easy to see why it is called 'noodling'!

Philbert

 

[Philbert]

Noodling is easier on the saw than ripping from the end grain.


This happened to be PowerSharp chain, but any standard, crosscutting chain can be used.

Phlbert

 

[rarefish383]

I cut a green MB a couple of weeks ago and had the white sap oozing everywhere.

Yep, white sap that is sticky and turns black as soon as it hits your hands, MB.

 

[rarefish383]

I never heard it called noodling until coming into this section of the forum a few weeks ago, but yeah they mean cutting with the grain when they can’t split it for some reason. It’s the only way that gives the long chips. I have cut that way too, and it’s fine with a regular chain.

I was fourth generation in the tree business and never heard the term till I came here, either. I don’t do it because I “Can’t” split it down to size to lift. I do it because I have many big saws. I’ll use a Super 1050, 100 CC’s, with 404 chain, on a 24” bar or my MS 660 with a 25” bar. When I am making noodles, the noodle saw is dedicated to just that one task. I’ll cut almost through, roll it over, and under cut it up through the cut. The last thing you want to do is nick the ground with your noodle saw.

 

[U&A]

Danger ranger! Getin it done!!

The wife said “lets use my truck today.”

I know her plan. She well get a truck wash afterwards [emoji23]. This thing may not hold much (though the 1500lbs payload is nice) but is sure dosnt sink in the mud like my Truck

3 load with it today and it hardly broke through the first few inches of mud.

Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[mountainguyed67]

I was fourth generation in the tree business and never heard the term till I came here, either. I don’t do it because I “Can’t” split it down to size to lift. I do it because I have many big saws. I’ll use a Super 1050, 100 CC’s, with 404 chain, on a 24” bar or my MS 660 with a 25” bar. When I am making noodles, the noodle saw is dedicated to just that one task. I’ll cut almost through, roll it over, and under cut it up through the cut. The last thing you want to do is nick the ground with your noodle saw.

I have big enough saws to noodle, but prefer to split.

 

[rarefish383]

Stupid question here. What are you describing when you say you're noodling? Sawing the firewood lengths in half or quarters so you can load by hand? If so, I'm assuming cutting lengthwise with the grain is easiest since the logs are only 16" to whatever long. But do you use a ripping chain?

I have quartered logs before, just never gave it a name. And I want to use a chain that will be easiest on the saw.

Oh, never worry about stupid questions. I asked a question on another forum, and a guy snarked at me for asking a stupid question. I replayed that was why I asked it, so I wouldn’t be stupid anymore. Got a lot of laughs from the old members, and now I’m not stupid about Savage Model 1899’s anymore. The A Hole that couldn’t give a new guy a break, is long gone. I look at it this way, if it’s really stupid, I probably made a bunch of old timers laugh. Any day I can put a smile on some ones face, is a day well lived!

 

[JustJeff]

Not scrounging but it is wood related. Finally getting around to refinishing the kitchen table. It's a heavy ess ohh bee! There are two leaves not in the picture. Have no idea what kind of wood it is, but I'm going to use walnut stain so that it will be highly valuable!

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[Deleted member 150358]

Snagged a 372xpg to keep me all warm and fuzzy next winter. Didn't really want something that big with heat but doubt there will be any regrets.