Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[farmer steve]

For us older guys here.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

these days, we try to stay away from any TexMex or [ ( - - ) ] shops that the clerks don't speak English! but, one lady in the neighborhood thot she could explain things, what she wanted. posted some advice....

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

For us older guys here.
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haha, that's why i left the black walnut chunks be where's they be....

 

[JimR]

My wife wanted to go out for lunch then buy a Christmas tree today. I decided to go over and open up my logging roads and do a little hunting but be back for lunch. I was in by 11. She weighs 124 dressed. One shot one kill. Something is doing a number on my trees

 

[svk]

Got two more big chunks View attachment 1132075

I am not an expert but that looks more like a bracket mushroom than a chaga. Our chaga is always black on the outside. May want to check on that before ingesting.

If you know something that I don't, I apologize for posting.

 

[WoodAbuser]

Thank you. The kettles are a dime a dozen. Waffle irons are a rarity, either of those is worth more than the rest of what is sitting here combined.

Let me know if you want to part with the kettle and a fry pan or two. After you make them look like new again. The pix you have shown us in the past look like new when you are done with them.

 

[SS396driver]

For us older guys here.
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Amateur

 

[GrizG]

So I finally got around to reading more of the owner's manual that came with my Ferris FW15 walk behind mower. I noticed the third paragraph on page 6. Should I be offended?

 

[SS396driver]

I am not an expert but that looks more like a bracket mushroom than a chaga. Our chaga is always black on the outside. May want to check on that before ingesting.

If you know something that I don't, I apologize for posting.

I had a friend who forages year round look at . He said it was Chaga I’ll have them looked at again but my main reason for harvesting it is it makes great firestarter . This is the other side of the mushroom definitely black on the outside

 

[WoodAbuser]

So I finally got around to reading more of the owner's manual that came with my Ferris FW15 walk behind mower. I noticed the third paragraph on page 6. Should I be offended?

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Obviously a misprint. Should read 160 and older.

 

[SS396driver]

Well the countertop is coming along great . Edit: I got one of those big bad gas rangetops

 

[sean donato]

Had a busy day, till the rain started. Got the load of shorts together for dad this morning. Mom was home and one of my nieces was over, so I ended up hanging out for a while. Came home and put a big hurt on the mess thats known as my splitting area. Drug a bunch more bucks down to the splitter to be split. Un earthed a bunch of black locust amd not so highly valuable black walnut. Didn't miss a beet bucking it into 24" rounds... dad would be furious lol. Rain started coming down pretty heavy, so I retreated to the house. Been playing with the 3d printer amd making stuff for the house, and soon switching to Christmas presents. Found a pretty cool 308 ammo box, holds 50 rounds, water proof and should cost me under $5.00 to print with the 8 bolts to put it together. Will be perfect for my brother's and dad.

 

[farmer steve]

So I finally got around to reading more of the owner's manual that came with my Ferris FW15 walk behind mower. I noticed the third paragraph on page 6. Should I be offended?

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I didn't see that in my Ferris manual. I think we need a class action lawsuit. You know elderly discrimination.

 

[JustJeff]

Good morning guys.

I took my at home sleep test last night for sleep apnea… Been told that I stopped breathing in my sleep, so I figured I better get that checked out. I had that many years ago, but controlled it through weight loss. Even though I weigh less that I used to I’m probably just getting old and may need a CPAP again. Be interesting to see what the test says.

Big weekend here, getting a new plow put on my truck. Or I should say a slightly used plow.

In other news, I’m trying to get through the big stack of cast-iron I have piled up in my kitchen. I was given a collection from my friends grandparents and there’s a few high-value items in the collection as well as a bunch of regular users. Plus another person gave me a bunch of Dutch ovens and I’m restoring a few pieces for friends. I try to get about 10 stocked up and then restore and now I’ve got about 50… Such is life lol.

Here’s a few of them.
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I recently started using CPAP. My apnea is mild and doesn't really need treatment but I do snore and I love my wife...so I got a machine. 3 weeks in and I'm starting to like it. I might actually be sleeping better.

 

[djg james]

Well the countertop is coming along great . View attachment 1132143View attachment 1132144View attachment 1132145View attachment 1132146

Curious, did you alternate the growth rings of the planks when you glued up the top? "They" say you're suppose to alternate the boards, but I saw a professional on a show not do it.

 

[gggGary]

Dropped (mostly Allison) split and hauled 2 more ash yesterday,

Two bucketloads.

Then "an unfortunate series of events" had us digging up and replacing a culvert today.
(Too close) to the burn pile, the end of an ABS culvert caught fire in spite of being snow covered. Unnoticed since Tuesday, it slowly burned and melted 12' in. This morning a row of holes appeared in the frozen ground. Located in the horse pasture, delay was not an option.

4" of frost made digging really fun.

But got'r done.

 

[GrizG]

Obviously a misprint. Should read 160 and older.

For sure… I got to thinking about it and it’s been over 60 years since I first drove a garden tractor. We had a mower deck, snow plow, snow blower and utility trailer for that tractor.

 

[GrizG]

I didn't see that in my Ferris manual. I think we need a class action lawsuit. You know elderly discrimination.

Sign me up!

 

[SS396driver]

Curious, did you alternate the growth rings of the planks when you glued up the top? "They" say you're suppose to alternate the boards, but I saw a professional on a show not do it.

No . Never have nor will . If you seal the wood properly it will never warp or crack

 

[Cowboy254]

Two more loads of logs hauled to the mill. Should get a good supply of lumber out of theses. Enough to get a decent start for building a barn!
10 footers
12 footers
16 footers
I STIHL have five eight foot butt logs 32" in diameter at the scale end. I need to haul them to the mill.

Call that an OVERLOAD? Pfft.