Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[MuskokaSplitter]

Must be low 40's outside.....71 inside

 

[Axfarmer]

Must be low 40's outside.....71 inside

I brought home a load of oak on Friday. I had to leave room on the trailer as my atv trailer had a flat tire. The wood under the tarps is ash from last week.

 

[svk]

A little morning update.

Dropping dying/dead/problem trees around my hunting cabin. So far I've got two birches (one on right in picture was rotten as I figured), a pesky balsam, and a real nice black ash. Only reason I dropped the ash was because it is very close to my sauna. Got help from a couple of the kids today too.

 

[benp]

Nice!!!!!

That Black Ash looks dandy!

Awesome the kids are helping you out!

 

[dancan]

While I was waiting for the rains that never came I figured I needed to make room for more wood .

Here's 50' of this winters wood .

Here's the fresh cut stuff on the way to next years pile .

I did some quick maths , I've got 8 cord for this year and 4 in next years pile .

 

[Philbert]

That's a lot of wood for a 'scrounger'!

Philbert

 

[dancan]

I'd be happier if I had another cord or two of dead standing spruce

 

[dancan]

That's a lot of wood for a 'scrounger'!

Philbert

I try hard ......

 

[v8titan]

My wife was out walking yesterday and came across this pile of wood at a house that was getting renovated. It is mostly oak and ash and is already seasoned. I grabbed most of it today......you don't come across a find like this too often.

 

[lapeer20m]

Spent about 6 hours on this pile the other day....

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After:



There are still more piles of firewood beyond this one...but I gotta start somewhere! What is left is next years wood. All of this winters wood is split and stacked.

 

[MustangMike]

Wait a second, did I see the word Hunting Cabin & Sauna in the same sentence??? Must be something wrong, U mean U have electric & stuff??? Can't be, I just don't believe it!!!!

 

[mainewoods]

Generator or wood fired sauna? I prefer a hot tub with jets.

 

[svk]

Wait a second, did I see the word Hunting Cabin & Sauna in the same sentence??? Must be something wrong, U mean U have electric & stuff??? Can't be, I just don't believe it!!!!

Hunting cabin is pretty primitive. 532 sq feet. Main room, bunk room, and massive master suite (8'x8'). Wired for generator but use propane most of the time. Wood fired sauna stove.

 

[mainewoods]

Sweet!

 

[svk]

Afternoon haul included a top dead balsam poplar (we call them balm of gilead but I know there's other species with that name in other regions) tallest tree in center of first picture. Not tons of heat but splits nice and needed to go.

Second picture is a scraggly aspen that was at the end of its useful life. Mostly firepit wood but again needed to come down and I'd rather it be on my terms.

Then I found this pile of cut offs and three more just like it. All birch and maple. Was too wet for scroungers to get in after the loggers finished last fall and they've moved on with the logging crew. If I didn't have dying/dead yard trees coming out of my ears I'd be all over these.

Finally I cut about 1/3 cord of cedar blowdown to make kindling/good smelling campfire wood and a few rounds of spruce for the upcoming leveraxe shoot out. If you want to feel manly start throwing 15" cedar rounds around LOL. Then watch your 7 year old do the same.

Sauna is heating, pizza has been consumed, and may be time to explore the whiskey stock after the kids are tucked in.

 

[benp]

Afternoon haul included a top dead balsam poplar (we call them balm of gilead but I know there's other species with that name in other regions) tallest tree in center of first picture. Not tons of heat but splits nice and needed to go.

Second picture is a scraggly aspen that was at the end of its useful life. Mostly firepit wood but again needed to come down and I'd rather it be on my terms.

Then I found this pile of cut offs and three more just like it. All birch and maple. Was too wet for scroungers to get in after the loggers finished last fall and they've moved on with the logging crew. If I didn't have dying/dead yard trees coming out of my ears I'd be all over these.

Finally I cut about 1/3 cord of cedar blowdown to make kindling/good smelling campfire wood and a few rounds of spruce for the upcoming leveraxe shoot out. If you want to feel manly start throwing 15" cedar rounds around LOL. Then watch your 7 year old do the same.

Sauna is heating, pizza has been consumed, and may be time to explore the whiskey stock after the kids are tucked in.

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Holy Schmoley!!!!!

That is a pile of cutoffs!!!!

Man, a skid steer and grapple would make short work of getting that organized.

My Dolmar dealer tags along with a local logger when it's permissible and he brings back a bunch of Balm of Gilead. He burns the crap out of it.

 

[zogger]

Some decent wood there and...lookit that log pile!! Some folding money just laying there. Of course now that you are a wiggly willow branch typhoon..why break a sweat.

 

[svk]

Holy Schmoley!!!!!

That is a pile of cutoffs!!!!

Man, a skid steer and grapple would make short work of getting that organized.

My Dolmar dealer tags along with a local logger when it's permissible and he brings back a bunch of Balm of Gilead. He burns the crap out of it.

Only thing I hate about these piles is bucking short logs on top of a pile of short logs. Could build a little "x" frame sawhorse and have one guy throw about 4 logs in there and the other guy cut. And then have my free labor load it for me.

 

[svk]

Definitely hitting the spot right now. I've had this bottle for 18 months and the first couple times were good but not great. Changed from on the rocks to neat and talk about a difference in flavor!

 

[MuskokaSplitter]

My wife was out walking yesterday and came across this pile of wood at a house that was getting renovated. It is mostly oak and ash and is already seasoned. I grabbed most of it today......you don't come across a find like this too often.

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Thats your sign......isnt it