I got the super split. It rocks. Tough getting green rounds up on the table sometimes, tho.
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Maggie’s The Woodchuck and Firewood Hoarders Thread
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Foggy, damp morning here. Finished my “real” job work on the computer, and figured I’d catch up on some processing. By 1100 the sun broke through, the humidity got nasty, but was already started, so I figured why not. Had 2 fans going and was in the shade so it was bearable. Mostly Shagbark with a bit of Apple and Oak.
Our guess is in the 1920’s. We renovated it 12 years ago.
My setup is pretty weak in comparison to some of you guys, little Stihl MS180 with a Piltz 7 tooth and 20" bar does what I need. Cut a 66"OD x .500 piece of pipe into a firewood rack that I pull seasoned wood from, got another rack that I let green wood get some age on...
We’ve had a day or two with clouds and comfortable temps. Started on this blown down Oak Monday, and worked on it again this afternoon. Limb wood so far. The stem won’t be the best, but it’ll still make some heat.
What size? Have a buddy with a few on his property. I can see if he’s got anything.
The bigger the better, 4 inches thick by as long/wide as will fit in a LFRB. I’m not opposed to just having a log stuffed in the box/boxes lol.
I need to end up with chunks that are 3 inches wide X 4 inches thick X 5 inches long.
I’ll gladly pay.
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I found two of my grandfather's axe's in awful condition so I cleaned the heads and threw a new edge on the blades. I left some of the hammer marks from his youth on the Perfecto and put new hickory handles on both. The Plumb will make a handy camp axe and something to pass to my son.
Simple hand rubbed linseed oil finish on both.
Simple hand rubbed linseed oil finish on both.
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Friend lost part of his tree last winter. Osage Orange. The tree is massive, healthy and old. Beautiful wood.
I cut all of the broken branches down and was left with a lot of wood. Turned a lot into charcoal for grilling. Made a few chopping blocks.
Still have a 7-8 foot long limb untouched since it was cut that is probably 12 inches wide at one end and 6 inches wide at the small end. Has been laying on the ground since.
Offered it to a gent that makes hand made bows, but he declined as the weight was too much to haul out in one piece from where it was at and was too curved to reliably pull a straight length out for the trouble.
If the age is too old since it was cut, I will take a look to see if there is a fresh piece I can cut off. Just let me know.
I only have a chainsaw and an axe, so I'll be cutting segments of the limb to send.
Beware though before you commit, that the weight is really damned heavy for wood. If your asking for Osage Orange, you probably already know this, but its worth saying if you are paying for shipping.
Just a few of my father's log home building tools. He has more than I can count now.
On a whim he started building a hand hewn Norwegian style log cabin in the back forty. Just for fun and to test his new axe's
He just received a center grind Muller Biber hewing axe from Austria. The blade is so perfectly sharp you can shave the hair off your arm with it.
Its really something to hold a handmade axe. It is a different feel from the store bought forged pieces.
On a whim he started building a hand hewn Norwegian style log cabin in the back forty. Just for fun and to test his new axe's
He just received a center grind Muller Biber hewing axe from Austria. The blade is so perfectly sharp you can shave the hair off your arm with it.
Its really something to hold a handmade axe. It is a different feel from the store bought forged pieces.
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Bay 2 only needs another course and a half and I’m done processing for a while.
I have 7 cords of mixed pine and fir. Should last the winter, no problem. Done for this year tho!
Nice work guys!
I'm still doing my thing too. Got my wood cut, getting it split up, and then on to stacking.
Shane
I'm still doing my thing too. Got my wood cut, getting it split up, and then on to stacking.
Shane
This damn sure isn't neat like Tom's wood, nor is it as picturesque as MMarines.
I lay the logs on the pile w the forklift and cut in place, then split from this pile to the pile on right.
My back is done and labor is non existing, so we are behind this year.
I lay the logs on the pile w the forklift and cut in place, then split from this pile to the pile on right.
My back is done and labor is non existing, so we are behind this year.
Makes me think about getting some tang. Some poontang.
Got a load dropped out from today
How high for a pile of split wood do you go?
As high as you can, get sum, lol
As high as you can, get sum, lol
Tell me more about it , most hedge trees are pretty narley are you looking for a limb or a trunk a log . I've got a lot of it I'll look around.
This pine was earmarked for firewood. Had nice growth rings so I saved it. Will be a dining table when done.
This board will be flattened and then ripped to make cross stretchers. The table frame will be put together using drawbore mortise and tenons.
This board will be flattened and then ripped to make cross stretchers. The table frame will be put together using drawbore mortise and tenons.
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Flat and square. The scrub and jack planes make short work of it. Now to rip for the stretchers.
Disston 5 point rip
makes quick work of the job.
Trimming the ends:
Trimming the ends:
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Cutting tenons with a classic Disston backsaw 13 PPI filed rip.
Stacking it up. Ready for the cold.
Interesting, I always stack bark side down. Old timers used to say bark side up doesn’t let the water evaporate as quickly. I suppose if you pile wood to dry then stack it like in your video, bark side up makes sense, it helps shed water better. Here in PA we burn mostly hardwood, oak, ash, hickory. If I piled oak up like that it would take 3 years to dry out and the bottom 2’ would never dry.
Most of what I burn is dead standing beetle kill lodgepole pine. It's pretty dry already. A few years back I got some green douglas fir. It was wet, and that bark was thick. PITA.
Do you use wood exclusively to heat your home? If you do Is Doug fir even worth it? I bucked and split 8 cord of oak at my grandpas cabin. Every year one of the teen boys( me, my brothers or my other 3 cousins) would be responsible for the firewood. He was always 2 years ahead. Out of the 8 cord I split he burned 6 over that winter. Oak is about 2.5-3X the BTUs of Doug fir or a softer pine. I can’t imagine 15-18 cord of wood per year and 40+ cord of wood split and stacked. Seems like an insane way to live.
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This year I wanted to process the remainder of my older log pile. I tallied about 18 hours on the chainsaw, about 16 hours splitting, and about 6 hours stacking. So roughly 40 hours work for a winters firewood. That works for me.
We have propane forced-air furnace, but we heat about 90% or more with the woodstove. We burn around 4-5 cords per year.
This year I wanted to process the remainder of my older log pile. I tallied about 18 hours on the chainsaw, about 16 hours splitting, and about 6 hours stacking. So roughly 40 hours work for a winters firewood. That works for me.
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Yep, not too bad at all. I’d imagine you’re a more efficient set up than my grandpas old cast iron stove and hand built log cabin. 5 cord of soft wood ain’t bad to deal with
We have a 1600 sq-ft ranch style house, and a Lopi 1750 stove. It works out pretty good.
Cut all of this winters wood out of this patch of 12 dead fir I found last hunting season. The big one behind my truck is the next few pics.
an hours worth of limbing on this one
