Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[MustangMike]

We all grow and mature at different rates.

It is better to be thin than the opposite. He will be just fine!

Going into the 10th grade I was the third shortest guy in the class.

When I graduated HS, I was 6'1", but only 147 lbs.

When I graduated college, I was still 6'1" but 180 lbs. and had numerous offers to be pro boxer.

Folks who picked on me when I was in HS avoided me afterwards.

 

[JRM]

My kids were both string beans at that age. My oldest still is to an extent although he has put muscle on (he's got my genes ya know)

Youngest is soon to be a senior and after 5 years of wrestling has transitioned from being the nail to the hammer, literally.

 

[H-Ranch]

I'm sure if cowlad keeps up a regular involvement in the wooding, he won't be as spindly looking

I'm pretty sure that firewood is part of what keeps me spindly looking - I'm sure I would be much heavier if I gave it up. Tried to squeeze in a couple loads at lunch but the rain started. More later.

 

[SS396driver]

Well it’s oak. Got a nice full barrel keg for my 68 . Gas tank is going to be a 15.5 stainless keg in the bed . Since I’ve home brewed for over 20 years I figured the brewery needed a work truck . Going to use a few live edge boards for stakesides and have the brewery name on it . “Lackawack Hill Brewery” Well that’s my story and I’m sticking to it .
@MustangMike if I go legit I can write it off right ?

Need to make some nice big cradle brackets out of oak and either stain and oil it or maybe just oil finish it

 

[svk]

We all grow and mature at different rates.

It is better to be thin than the opposite. He will be just fine!

Going into the 10th grade I was the third shortest guy in the class.

When I graduated HS, I was 6'1", but only 147 lbs.

When I graduated college, I was still 6'1" but 180 lbs. and had numerous offers to be pro boxer.

Folks who picked on me when I was in HS avoided me afterwards.

You're not a guy I would mess with (even with our age discrepancy!)

And I'm rather hard headed so I do not say that about too many people. LOL

I can imagine you'd have **** up a lot of boxers, especially those who were shorter or had lesser reach.

 

[svk]

Most boys fill in, eventually. The main thing is keeping active and eating remotely healthy so you don't get too big.

I graduated High School at 5'11" and 162 lbs. Been as high as 240 and as low as 173 in my post college life. I try to maintain 200-220 although 185 would be great.

 

[Cowboy254]

I'm sure if cowlad keeps up a regular involvement in the wooding, he won't be as spindly looking by next year

Yes, he is doing most of his growing upwards not outwards at the moment. I'm happy with that.

He is never overly keen for the wooding but once he is out there he goes ok.

 

[LondonNeil]

Yes I was the same. 5'11" and 147 lbs when I started university. I used the weights room 3 times a week while there and put on 10-15 lbs... Would have been far more if I'd known and could have afforded sports nutrition! I remained that sort of size as I have always been very active, right up until I had kids. Then like many of us... Short on time, exercise and diet suffer...I gained another 15lbs ... Then covid and all the WFH so not even cycling too work and my 3rd child. I gained another 10+. I would like to lose about 30lbs now... Where is be if I hadn't started out like cowlad I don't want to know.

 

[H-Ranch]

OK, the light rain most of the day let up so I did get some loads to the stacks. I don't *feel* any less spindly though.

 

[GrizG]

Timely for the weekend warriors

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Who snuck in and got that picture of me this morning? I decided to redo all the edging for my planting beds and trees... I removed the heavy duty plastic edging that is about 25 years old (and beat). Then I used a Stihl bed redefiner on my FS131R trimmer to cut an edge in the sod so I'll have a stop for the mulch. I also added tree rings where none existed. So far I've only got the area around the front of the house done... 3 yards of mulch down so far! BTW, after I returned to life this morning I put another 5 hours in today. More photo ops tomorrow!

 

[GrizG]

Well it’s oak. Got a nice full barrel keg for my 68 . Gas tank is going to be a 15.5 stainless keg in the bed . Since I’ve home brewed for over 20 years I figured the brewery needed a work truck . Going to use a few live edge boards for stakesides and have the brewery name on it . “Lackawack Hill Brewery” Well that’s my story and I’m sticking to it .
@MustangMike if I go legit I can write it off right ?

Need to make some nice big cradle brackets out of oak and either stain and oil it or maybe just oil finish itView attachment 983703View attachment 983705View attachment 983706

This reminds me that I never heard back from the cooper about that tool... gotta follow up!

 

[SS396driver]

This reminds me that I never heard back from the cooper about that tool... gotta follow up!

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[GrizG]

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There was a thread about 3 weeks ago about the whale tail shaped tool in this image. Some thought it was some kind of plane/scraper. Others thought it was a foot rest. I reached out to a local cooper but haven't heard back!

 

[SS396driver]

There was a thread about 3 weeks ago about the whale tail shaped tool in this image. Some thought it was some kind of plane/scraper. Others thought it was a foot rest. I reached out to a local cooper but haven't heard back!

Glad my post jarred your memory.

 

[GrizG]

Glad my post jarred your memory.

Or yours!

 

[SS396driver]

Or yours!

Nope I’m still confused

 

[H-Ranch]

Restarted the OWB last night as it will be in the 20's for a couple nights. Since I'm going to check it anyway, might as well haul a load of wood. Getting back down to a few loads of chunks that I've noodled so more cutting required before I can haul too much more. Looking like somebody is going to have to cut the grass too.

 

[chipper1]

There was a thread about 3 weeks ago about the whale tail shaped tool in this image. Some thought it was some kind of plane/scraper. Others thought it was a foot rest. I reached out to a local cooper but haven't heard back!

It looks like a tool rest for a lathe?

 

[chipper1]

That would be awesome for honest guys like us but would work about as well as communism cause every meth head around would be smuggling parts out!!

I normally shoot them with #4 buck but it was a busy weekend on the lake and didn’t want to risk any errant pellets. If I had it would’ve been game over the first time.

Those posts go together great lol.
I know they weren't meant to though .

 

[SS396driver]

Love getting seasoned wood . Did a few splits the hickory is 21% and the oak is 18% . Around here I can’t get the live edge down much below 17% so this is pretty much ready to burn, well I did burn some oak last night