Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Iowawoodguy]

Got another load from the campground. I'm hoping its dry enough to burn.

 

[svk]

Gasp!

 

[mountainguyed67]

Someone doesn’t know how to do a felling cut.

 

[H-Ranch]

Gasp!

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You've been out for a day of cutting I see!

 

[svk]

You've been out for a day of cutting I see!

The SBC is alive and well in this neck of the woods.

 

[mountainguyed67]

The SBC is alive and well

Small block Chevy.

 

[svk]

Small block Chevy.

Sloping back cut!!!! Aka farmers cut.

 

[MustangMike]

The Mustang could use a new radiator, the existing one is seeping a bit. I know, I know, it is only 14 years old! Frankly, unlike other stuff, I don't think they ever used to make them that good in the past!

I had rec'd an ad from a Mustang parts company (that gave me a great price on my brake set) for a high capacity radiator, just under $250 w/free shipping. I went to order it today and the price is over $100 more … I called to complain and was told there was a price increase, nothing they could do.

So I went to another Mustang parts company and found the same product for only $10 more than the original add from the other company, w/free shipping, and I ordered it fast!

Don't know if the second company just did not incorporate the price increase yet, or if the first company is trying to rip people off, but that is a big % increase (over 40% in just a few weeks). Was glad I found it at a reasonable price!

 

[LondonNeil]

I noticed yesterday, when clearing some shrubs and weeds in an overgrown corner of the garden, they my old and tired garden shed that these days I use to store wood, is even more old and tired, having developed a split/rotten strut and large bulge in the end wall. It's a toss up on if it will stand when emptied I reckon. I might buy a pallet pry bar and start collecting pallets for a wood store build.... I'd double the width of the concrete base, make it half as deep again too. I could then do a 12' square store, which is divide into 3 sections. In my head, if I dismantled the pallets as I scrubbed t them I could store a lot of timber without instantly running out of space and I think I could do the entire thing from just pallet timber, a few of thousand screws and some gorilla glue. I could scarf joint the stringers to make any length strut or beam .... Probably screw together double thickness or make T or I beams actually since even the stringers are only about 75mm X 30mm. Then use the pallet deck boards for slats on the sides, Could even rip them into feather edge and use that for the roof. I could do it all! Well....I could.... In my dream world life where I have time to do what is want to that is... Then reality strikes... I've 2 girls under 5 and another just weeks away and no time for these projects..... Best buy a few more tarps guess! Or try and prop up and repair the shed, and get another year or 3 out of it.

 

[hamish]

At one point I had 5 of these, 4 of which had bad duckbills and had every bar and chain from 10-16”. I ended up selling most of them but reserved my grandpas.

Neat little saws. The only annoying thing is none of the bar configurations use standard DL count chain.

Duckbills are only about $4 bucks each, sad to get rid of of a bunch of Homelites.

 

[old CB]

Help identifying this tree at the log yard. Lt. Gray bark. The bark peeled off when fresh cut exposing a pale lemon yellow surface. Fades as seen in first photo.
Heartwood is a light brown (this is wet). Smells kind of sweet when I cut a chunk off. Don't know if it's maple; none like I've seen. Pretty heavy too although it's wet.

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It's been 25 years since I've cut any, but that makes me think Kentucky coffee tree. Someone in the midwest could chime in on this. Doesn't look like any maple I know. Kentucky coffee tree? Anyone?

 

[svk]

Duckbills are only about $4 bucks each, sad to get rid of of a bunch of Homelites.

Those little top handles are a dime a dozen, more will be along shortly I’m sure.
I found duckbills for a buck each if you buy ten

 

[mountainguyed67]

Sloping back cut!!!! Aka farmers cut.

I‘ve never seen or heard of it.

 

[svk]

I‘ve never seen or heard of it.

Oh man that was a running joke around here back in the day

 

[mountainguyed67]

So that was once an accepted method? Or that’s the joke?

 

[LondonNeil]

Accepted method for an uncontrolled and carnage filled fall I think

 

[farmer steve]

It helps that I'm dating the park rangers daughter

Not gonna say anything about hardwood..................

 

[farmer steve]

Sloping back cut!!!! Aka farmers cut.

Don't knock it till ya try it.

 

[svk]

So that was once an accepted method? Or that’s the joke?

Always been a joke. People think the back cut will prevent the tree from tipping back which isn’t true.

 

[MustangMike]

The reason the sloping back cut is not a good idea is because it will limit the effectiveness of using a wedge as the tree cut at that angle is more likely to "bend".

A level back cut allows your wedges to work properly.