Who is cutting wood?

[lynchdogger]

I'd could do us all a favor and run you thru. Douche.

[stfu&gbtw]

I turned this...


Into this today.


Stacked 2 rows deep... probably about a half a cord - maybe a bit more.

What's with the cord counting shenanigans? Half a cord is 64 cubic feet, or 4x4x4. That pile is 3x3x3 at best.

A neighbor of mine just did the same thing... Somehow decided that 2 rows of 16" - 18" was 4' deep, and a rounded pile that was almost 6' tall at it's highest point was 4' tall on average. I get the feeling these are the same folks who piss all over the floor in front of the urinal.

[Mazderati]

What's with the cord counting shenanigans? Half a cord is 64 cubic feet, or 4x4x4. That pile is 3x3x3 at best.

A neighbor of mine just did the same thing... Somehow decided that 2 rows of 16" - 18" was 4' deep, and a rounded pile that was almost 6' tall at it's highest point was 4' tall on average. I get the feeling these are the same folks who piss all over the floor in front of the urinal.

[stfu&gbtw]

Want to buy some firewood?

[thewon]

i burn wood cuz it's free.

todays poach, thank you power company



this winters free bounty



next winters free bounty



all of it carried in my little honda crv. killer reliable wood hauler.

[DougW]

i burn wood cuz it's free.
....

all of it carried in my little honda crv. killer reliable wood hauler.

holy shit how many trips was that??

[thewon]

holy shit how many trips was that??

lots, but i don't really ever go out of my way to get wood. most of the wood i get on my way to work. stop off on my way to work, load up, continue to work. unload when i get home, then cut into rounds that i split with a 5lb fiskers. i'd say i do 1 or 2 or so loads a week in the crv year round. that way it's never really a chore. when i find a good score i'll do 4-5 loads in a week to stock up on premium wood. i enjoy it. good excercise. i can get 6' lengths in the back of the crv with no issues. getting wood into the back is easier than most pickups cuz the floor of the honda is pretty low. some logs that i hoist in are well over 200 pounds each.

that load pictured above i scored while riding my mtb back from the trails this am before work. i popped out onto the road, saw 2 big trucks cutting up some trees that had fallen in a recent snow event. as i pedal'd by i asked the guys if the wood they'd just cut was fair game, and they gave me a friendly, "ayup", so i rode the 1/4 mile to my house, traded the mtb for the crv and went back and loaded up. i'll get the rest of the bounty tomorrow.

[grabtindy]

Total wood jong here.

House we recently moved into has an old 2 door timberline brand wood stove. It seems quit large for the space and as far as I can tell has no damper or catalytic dealy. Finally having it inspected and cleaned tomorrow, but I get the sense buying wood for this season is somewhat senseless. House has central air, so we're warm, but it'd be nice to supplement that heat once in a while.

Being this late in the season is my only option to buy wood that has already been split? I bought a fire extinguisher, thermometer and humidifier (Wife wanted it). Besides a poker/shovel, any other must have tools?

[johnclever25]

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[DougW]

lots,

Kind of like a all year road kill scavenger hunt. Don't think that would work around here as way too much competition. Seen people on our road which is way out there picking up power cuttings.

[thewon]

Total wood jong here.

House we recently moved into has an old 2 door timberline brand wood stove. It seems quit large for the space and as far as I can tell has no damper or catalytic dealy. Finally having it inspected and cleaned tomorrow, but I get the sense buying wood for this season is somewhat senseless. House has central air, so we're warm, but it'd be nice to supplement that heat once in a while.

Being this late in the season is my only option to buy wood that has already been split? I bought a fire extinguisher, thermometer and humidifier (Wife wanted it). Besides a poker/shovel, any other must have tools?

Imo if you have to pay the going rate for wood, there's no sense in using it to supplement the heating you already have. Unless you like having fires for ambiance. If i had to pay 275-300 a cord for wood, then have to stack it, sweep chimney, clean out ashes, it just wouldn't be worth it when you can just flip a switch and stay warm.

[thewon]

Kind of like a all year road kill scavenger hunt. Don't think that would work around here as way too much competition. Seen people on our road which is way out there picking up power cuttings.

ya maine is good like that. Quiet surf, quiet trails, no competition for wood, no traffic. Just don't tell anyone

[Bruce Springskiin]

Back to sugaring



Finally canned some nice Amber Rich yesterday. Now we are just hoping the season keeps going a few more weeks.
Soon it will be time to cut wood again.

[bodywhomper]

that looks awesome. a friend's kid got to work at a sugar shack with her school last week. it looked like a lot of fun for the kids.

i've been spending some time lately clearing 20-30 year old "sprouts" (mostly cedar) and dead manzanita on our small property. the manzanita will help heat the house. the cedar will mostly be used as fence posts or be shredded for mulch. fun and a little interesting because most of the cedar seem to be leaning the wrong way or like to get hung-up on the adjacent big madrone, oaks, or pines.

i'm starting to look for a used small hauling trailer for general wood scavenging.

last fall, a local land trust opened up an oak woodland they owned for a single day of harvesting fallen live oak. there were hundreds of live oaks that had been lost in a large wind event several years ago.

[XXX-er]

Last weekend 6 of us spent > 2 days falling/bucking/sledding/splitting/stacking the wood shed to full at Burnie hut with standing dead beetle killed pine ...enough for 20 weeks of winter operation

[~mikey b]

Bump for Rideski who found some free wood in Littleton.

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...-thread/page17




My recent cedar score.

[bodywhomper]

I need to start collecting pallets again.

Here's some work from a few of my lunch hours recently. Many will be for a fence we'll be building soon and some will probably make it into the stove. As you can see in the background, lots more clearing and thinning to go.

[lynchdogger]

I need to start collecting again.]

The hoarding has begun!

[bodywhomper]

Here are my two piles of trunks from thinning a fraction of our little piece of land. The thinned area is in the background of one of the picts. Fun work!

[lynchdogger]

The harvesting has begun.

[splitinbend]

Wanted to thank the various mags for the good advice last year, had a warm first winter of burning wood. Super stoked to get on the cutting early this season. Got a little ambitious with my first tree. 1.5 cords from one tree is a great way to start though. Cheers.

[splitinbend]

So I've been having an issue with my chainsaw cuts and can't seem to find anything on the specific issue on Google. My cuts aren't flush, somehow the saw is cutting small ridges, identical to the ruffles chips ridges. I sharpened the chain and cleaned the bar and still having the issue. Anybody know why this is happening? It's not a terrible problem to have, but my wife it's enjoying the summer off and started painting on some thin cuts and I can't seem to cut a flush cut for the life of me.


Edit. The stuff with the prominent ridges is some green juniper. I made some cuts on some pine rounds and still had the issue but slightly less prominent ridges.

[TBS]

^^^ Chain is wandering on the bar. Juniper is more dense than pine, resists the cut more, results in a wavier cut. Trying to push the saw thru the cut makes things worse

Check chain tension - prolly a little loose. If that doesn't work, get the chain properly sharpened. If still a problem , get new chain.

[stfu&gbtw]

About half of this season's haul. Found a nice stash of dry lodgepole. I'll process the rest of that this week and then two more cords next weekend and two more the week after that.

[Meadow Skipper]

^^^ Chain is wandering on the bar. Juniper is more dense than pine, resists the cut more, results in a wavier cut. Trying to push the saw thru the cut makes things worse

Check chain tension - prolly a little loose. If that doesn't work, get the chain properly sharpened. If still a problem , get new chain.

And also the bar could be worn out. Specifically, the groove in the bar may have so much play from wear that the chain wanders. New bar time if that's the case.