Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[svk]

Envious. I need some 1x12 cedar siding for my cabin and the lumberyard charges a fortune.

 

[DSW]

Whats a fortune out of curiosity?

I've got four slabs that I plan on building something with. They're ERC as that's all I come across here.

 

[svk]

Whats a fortune out of curiosity?

I've got four slabs that I plan on building something with. They're ERC as that's all I come across here.

They wanted several dollars a foot. Don't remember but it was closer to 10 than 5.

It arrived and was cracked three feet in on both ends. I returned it.

 

[DSW]

Definitely should have took it back.

1x12 that's gotta be a nightmare to work with though. It might be a case of nature winning the battle. Still they shouldn't have sent it.

 

[cantoo]

Today was the day for the auction. I sold a bunch of the cedar posts I cut. Bigger ones shown on the right lift went for $10 each and smaller ones went $7. Decent enough price considering how few people were there. They put them at the end of the sale, steel posts sold in the middle, would have made more sense to sell all the posts at the same time. Couldn't get a bid on the fir stakes so he just passed them over until the next sale. Still it's a lot of work for the money, pretty much the same as all wood work. There are 100's of small ones blown over in the bush where I get my firewood, haven't decided yet but I'll likely cut them. Hate to see them just all rot.

 

[Sandhill Crane]

How do you debark the cedar poles? They look nice.

 

[svk]

We would use a draw knife and once it starts to dry the bark will pop right off.

 

[JustJeff]

My new duck "pond" that I traded a dozen eggs and some strawberry rhubarb jam for. Hooked up a pvc drain with a ball valve no more kiddie pools for me. Sold a couple face cord of firewood and used the cash to do some horse trading. Upgraded my boat from a 14' with a 20hp to a 16' with a 35. I bought well and sold even better, have cash in the bank and a new to me kick butt boat that catches fish.
Haven't even held a saw in my hand for months, I'm driving past scrounge wood because I just don't need any more. Got a bit of splitting left to do, but have enough for me for the winter and about 10 cord left to sell once the weather cools and people start thinking about firewood.
Hope everyone is having a good summer!

 

[JustJeff]

So after my last post, I was feeling guilty, so we delivered a load to ourselves. Filled the truck from the scrounge pile and drove it the whole hundred feet to where I stack it under the deck. Barely got unloaded and the sky opened up. We took that as a sign from God and quit!

 

[johnnyballs]

enjoy

View attachment 520759 My new duck "pond" that I traded a dozen eggs and some strawberry rhubarb jam for. Hooked up a pvc drain with a ball valve no more kiddie pools for me. View attachment 520760Sold a couple face cord of firewood and used the cash to do some horse trading. Upgraded my boat from a 14' with a 20hp to a 16' with a 35. I bought well and sold even better, have cash in the bank and a new to me kick butt boat that catches fish.
Haven't even held a saw in my hand for months, I'm driving past scrounge wood because I just don't need any more. Got a bit of splitting left to do, but have enough for me for the winter and about 10 cord left to sell once the weather cools and people start thinking about firewood.
Hope everyone is having a good summer!

enjoy it while you can brother....tight lines...

 

[cantoo]

Sandhill crane, on live trees I usually peel off the bark right away. I use a plastic wedge to get it started and it usually just strips right off in full length pieces as long as you cut the branches tight to the log. Sometimes the grain is twisted and you have to rotate the log a few times to strip it. I cut a bunch of deadfall stuff today and figure I'll wait for a wet rainy day to strip them.

 

[MustangMike]

MechanicMatt and I brought his two daughters and my two grandsons up to my Cabin in the Catskills this W/E. The kids (7-10) had a blast, shooting the BB, Pellet, and 22s. They also hiked, and went on tours with the ATV (it carried all 6 of us very well). It was my Grandson's first time up, but they are already begging to go again!

I cut and split up the Cherry I had previously brought back with the log hauler, but this time the log hauler scrounged up some Bluestone! (This pic only shows some of it)

The kids also learned that our fireside stories about the animals were not all baloney! They do **** in the woods! Found this Sunday morning about 50 yards from the cabin, it was not there on Sat. From the size of it, it must have been a good size Bear. My Grandson told my daughter (referring to my 40 Glock) "I'm glad grandpa carries his gun all the time, it makes me feel safe!" From the mouth's of babes!

 

[svk]

MechanicMatt and I brought his two daughters and my two grandsons up to my Cabin in the Catskills this W/E. The kids (7-10) had a blast, shooting the BB, Pellet, and 22s. They also hiked, and went on tours with the ATV (it carried all 6 of us very well). It was my Grandson's first time up, but they are already begging to go again!

I cut and split up the Cherry I had previously brought back with the log hauler, but this time the log hauler scrounged up some Bluestone! (This pic only shows some of it)

The kids also learned that our fireside stories about the animals were not all baloney! They do **** in the woods! Found this Sunday morning about 50 yards from the cabin, it was not there on Sat. From the size of it, it must have been a good size Bear. My Grandson told my daughter (referring to my 40 Glock) "I'm glad grandpa carries his gun all the time, it makes me feel safe!" From the mouth's of babes!

Excellent!

 

[JudoChop]

was able to talk a co worker into bringing me a load of douglas fir that's been split since last winter, he didn't mess around! I lost my wood shed in the forest fire so been playing major catch up since they let us back in the city... pretty much all I have is a bunch semi dry spruce and some semi dry poplar. Doubt ill be able to burn the poplar this winter but should be good for next. Winter is fast approaching and this atleast gives me a little bit more breathing room! lol

 

[dancan]

That's a good friend !
I have plenty of friends working Fort Mac , lotsa work ahead .
I'd be scrounging pallets and looking for house construction endcuts if I was short on wood .
What about the fire kill trees , any access to them ?
Split that pople small so it dries fast .

 

[svk]

Been scrounging together the last parts to fix my wood hauling trailer.

I'll be about 700 bucks into this rebuild when it's all said and done but the trailer will have redone gate, new lengthened tongue, new coupler, new wiring, new lights, one new leaf, new axles, new bearings, and new tires.

Comparable trailer would have cost me about $1300 before side boards so I guess I'm still ahead of the game.

 

[JustJeff]

Been scrounging together the last parts to fix my wood hauling trailer.

I'll be about 700 bucks into this rebuild when it's all said and done but the trailer will have redone gate, new lengthened tongue, new coupler, new wiring, new lights, one new leaf, new axles, new bearings, and new tires.

Comparable trailer would have cost me about $1300 before side boards so I guess I'm still ahead of the game.


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Yeah and you know what you've got.

 

[chucker]

Yeah and you know what you've got.

! yupp!! he sure does ! more strength to hold up the weight and more reasons to try and over fill it again to test it out??? LOL remember steve, two trips are easier an cheaper in the long haul!! good job by the way....

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Today was one of "those" days. Things just weren't going well for me. I'm selling some cedar posts from the lots I'm clearing and needed to bundle them up. I under estimated how heavy the lift of 12' posts would be. Then they got stuck in my piling crate. Then jiggling them around to get it unstuck they managed to shift 6" to the north causing the rear wheels to come off the ground. Of course the tractor hydraulics wouldn't lift any higher than this either. And of course I couldn't let it back down because the crate was caught on one end and jammed into the logs on the other end. And it was hot as Hates and I was getting mad as heck. I finally got it unstuck, maybe next time I will remember that the Kubota is only 35 Hp.
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I like the yard...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Been scrounging up some history the last few days.

We drove from Florida to Texas over the last three days. Hit the National WW2 museum and the Confederate Civil War museum in New Orleans. The WW2 museum was absolutely fantastic. The Confederate museum was much smaller but very interesting. I have two great great grandpas that served in the civil war; one for the Union and the other for the Confederacy.

Then on to Houston to visit the USS Texas and on to Corpus Christi to visit the USS Lexington.

It's rained for 9 days straight down here and we've been ahead of the flooding the whole way. They literally shut down I-10 right behind us on Saturday.

One of many flooded spots we crossed on I-10
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yep, that's our I10 last week!

I love the Lex... its where I did my first carrier qualifications during Basic Jet phase of USMC flight training... called Bouncing at the Boat! "going down to P'cola... to bounce on the boat!"...