Who is cutting wood?

[Cruiser]

Also ran their husky 572 for a few logs. Checked prices and decided I'd have to be satisfied with just the hookaroon.

[From_the_NEK]

Took advantage of the dry low humidity, relatively biting insect free day yesterday to work the firewood assembly line.

[steved]

I went to cut wood this morning but when I got in the woods there were sustained winds of over 20 mph and gusts over 40 mph. I decided that is a little too risky for my comfort and will cut another day.

The core/plunge cuts save the day!

[bodywhomper]

Plunge cut to establish the hinge?

IMO, I think grange made a good decision.

[Cruiser]

With the new hookaroon and sawbuck I'm making pretty quick work of some beetle kill that our friends dropped off in the driveway after they logged the neighbor's property. Every time I do actual work up here at 10k I'm reminded of how much harder it is than working at home at 5k.

[bodywhomper]

Dropped the first tree on my list of “if I had time before evacuation, what’d I drop.”




It had a bit of a back lean and branch weight towards the house (my bedroom!).

CH would call it “old growth”

[John_B]

Now that the tree is gone you'd better get going raking your forest! That looks like a good tree to have gone.

[bodywhomper]

Hopefully the only raking I’ll need to do is for control lines in the late fall .

[bodywhomper]

This book is back in print. It’s been a good written resource for me. It’s got WAY more info than I need, such as climbing and in-the-tree rigging systems, but includes all of the info that I need for my various projects. If you search, there’s also a digitized version available for purchase.

[XXX-er]

the BC fallers training standard is on-line and really good,

it used to be easier to get a faller's ticket but I think its now 30days

https://www.worksafebc.com/en/resour...part-1?lang=en

[bodywhomper]

I agree. I learned a lot and continue to learn from the bc fallers training.

[Buster Highmen]

With a respite from the heat comes the stacking.

[bodywhomper]

Noodling and processing

The foreground is recently felled black oak. I’m noodling to get manageable sizes to load into my trailer to redeposit at a better spot on the property for seasoning. Will do similar with the seasoned black oak in the midground.

Figured out last night that my bigger saw has some sort of air leak. Even with fresh carb kit, it was misbehaving a lot at idle. Was also getting floater random baby sparks at full throttle when cutting coming out from what appeared to be the clutch area.

[Grange]

Had a good three days of cutting wood in the Chequamegon-Nicolet national forest for the winter. All three loads are at least 85% oak with the remainder being maple. I started splitting this afternoon with an eight pound splitting maul. I may try to get another load if I find time between grouse hunts with my dog.

[Grange]

I was splitting a white oak limb that I trimmed off a tree by my house this past winter and was surprised on how stringy it was. I'm used to splitting red oak and it usually splits fairly cleanly, but white oak is a pain.

[bodywhomper]

Splitting the white and red oak when it’s green or dried?

[Grange]

Red oak usually splits cleanly wet or dry. If it is wet it can be a little stringy in the knotty areas, but nothing like white oak. The white oak was only partially dry. It was cut in links and stacked in February, but not split. It would likely need another 4-6 months once split to be dry enough for my fireplace.

[bodywhomper]

California black oak is supposed to split cleanly when it’s wet. I haven’t experienced that,?though, cuz I never get around to splitting it until it’s dry. Sometimes my sharp splitting axe will barely pierce it. Sometimes it’s even stringy when dry and I’m using a big splitter.

[highangle]

This book is back in print. It’s been a good written resource for me. It’s got WAY more info than I need, such as climbing and in-the-tree rigging systems, but includes all of the info that I need for my various projects. If you search, there’s also a digitized version available for purchase.

https://old.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane...lucky_she_was/

[cat in january]

Red oak usually splits cleanly wet or dry. If it is wet it can be a little stringy in the knotty areas, but nothing like white oak. The white oak was only partially dry. It was cut in links and stacked in February, but not split. It would likely need another 4-6 months once split to be dry enough for my fireplace.

Give it a good freeze, then split

[XXX-er]

If i was burning wood the next thing i would buy after the saw is an electric log spliter

[bodywhomper]

I’ve been under the impression that the E-splitters don’t have the power to split the big hardwood. Maybe I’m wrong? The gas hydraulic splitters that i rent are vertical and sometimes take a few compressions(?) to get through the rounds.

That Beranek book is great! I’m pretty sure YouTube told me to watch video several years ago ….

[Cruiser]

Any reason not to consider the $329 harbor freight electric splitter for breaking down beetle kill pine?

[XXX-er]

Duno, I used an electric 6 ton at a ski hut and it split every thing which would be green softwood maybe up to 18" , sometimes I had to take a couple of trys, it was horizontal action screwed to a post in the shed, its good to get them up off the ground at about waist level IME

it seemed cheap & reliable, they come on sale locally once or twice a year

[Hood26]

Splitting the white and red oak when it’s green or dried?

My general rule is hardwoods green and softwoods seasoned.