Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

Hooskie or Stihl can't fix............... Glad you got that sucker down with no injury to saws or you.

No doubt. When the problem looks like a tree you grab another saw .
She was a fun one, pretty tall tree and the top was a bit hung up, would have been a lot easier if the neighbor would have let me take it down last fall when I told him it was leaning and he said it was fine . It's down now and my saws got a little workout, and he said I could take the wood if I want(locust ). But it's pretty hot out there, if he doesn't do anything with it I may grab some when it cools off a bit.

Rigged it from the top and thru the crotch of another tree, then cut it from the bottom up, lots of fun!

 

[svk]

Hottest day of the year here, 93-95 degrees. Three more days of this ******** then we’ll get some relief.

Wasn't a great day and took my wife out to dinner this evening. The steakhouse that we last visited 18 years ago wasn’t what it once was so needless to say we won’t be rushing back.

Tomorrow’s another day

 

[Iowawoodguy]

Been helping a tree service this passed week. Worked a property with lots of chinese elm. We worked out a deal so that any of the lesser woods he'll give me for free so I can sell as campfire wood.

 

[MustangMike]

Well, I had the Grandsons today (11 + 13), we urethaned a bench, shot bows and arrows, and worked on cutting up a monster Red Oak.

I did not drop it, it is over 5' in diameter at the widest, so I just cut some of the 20+/-" limbs today. I figure no one else is going to bother with the trunk!

The MOFO 460 got the call, and went through it like butter!

 

[Cowboy254]

Hottest day of the year here, 93-95 degrees. Three more days of this ******** then we’ll get some relief.

Pfft. 35° Celsius. That's not hot.

 

[Cowboy254]

Well, I had the Grandsons today (11 + 13), we urethaned a bench, shot bows and arrows, and worked on cutting up a monster Red Oak.

I did not drop it, it is over 5' in diameter at the widest, so I just cut some of the 20+/-" limbs today. I figure no one else is going to bother with the trunk!

The MOFO 460 got the call, and went through it like butter!

Pretty sweet when the limbs are 20+ inches. I like the "How to pick up chicks" T-shirt.

 

[KiwiBro]

Pfft. 35° Celsius. That's not hot.

Here ya go - cut flooring and slabs. It's a very good price for near new.
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/bonnie-doon/building-materials/lucas-mill/1251719561

 

[Cowboy254]

Here ya go - cut flooring and slabs. It's a very good price for near new.
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/bonnie-doon/building-materials/lucas-mill/1251719561

Yes...but I lack the raw materials. But I know two people nearby who own one...

 

[KiwiBro]

Yes...but I lack the raw materials.

Haven't you seen that movie field of dreams...build it and they will come. Some of the logs I've seen you ring up could have made wonderful slab furniture. If you buy the mill and start slabbing now, you'll be making slab furniture next Winter onwards.

 

[svk]

Pfft. 35° Celsius. That's not hot.

95 may not be hot to you like -10f isn’t cold to me. But it’s all relative.

 

[LondonNeil]

Sequoia any good as firewood? Or actually, Wellingtonia? I've got the tree guy on the way with a small load. It needs to be a small load, I'm still in process of dealing with the last 2! I've a load of splitting ahead of me.

 

[LondonNeil]

Phew! It is a small load.. About 6 small logs!

 

[chipper1]

Phew! It is a small load.. About 6 small logs!

Break out the 365 with a 16" lol.

 

[MustangMike]

It was about 90 yesterday when I was moving those heavy Oak rounds up hill, and 80 and very humid this morning when I cut, and it zaps the crap out of you.

A lot more to it than just the temp!

 

[Philbert]

It was about 90 yesterday when I was moving those heavy Oak rounds up hill, and 80 and very humid this morning when I cut, and it zaps the crap out of you.
A lot more to it than just the temp!

Yep.

Philbert

 

[Cowboy254]

95 may not be hot to you like -10f isn’t cold to me. But it’s all relative.

Hahaha, didn't even bait the hook . Well, maybe a little bit.

It was a terrifying, bone-chilling, extremity-dropping-offly cold -1°C here this morning .

 

[Jeffkrib]

For all those who can’t stand the heat of summer I’m with you, except......... it’s the middle of winter here, glorious cool outside and the house is bathed in wood fire heat!

 

[Ryan A]

Hot and humid here in South East Pa. Scrounged some seasoned Maple less than a mile from home. Easy money to resell around these parts....

 

[farmer steve]

Hot and humid here in South East Pa. Scrounged some seasoned Maple less than a mile from home. Easy money to resell around these parts....View attachment 840291View attachment 840292

Good stuff Ryan. Your making @dancan proud.

 

[svk]

Got up to use the bathroom around 6 and the back door was open. Must not have latched when someone came in last night.

With two kittens and one adolescent cat I was pretty worried. Found the kittens under my bed and Joey was hanging out in some brush about 25’ from the back door. Phew.

Its beautiful outside now, about 64 degrees. Hard to believe later we’ll again be hot as hades.