DemonElf Posted July 8, 2014 Member ID: 2691 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 11 Topic Count: 42 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 170 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 155 Achievement Points: 1459 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/25/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 21, 2017 Birthday: 04/18/1991 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Well heres the new fun project i ended up getting. Most of these logs i have to split are 2 feet wide by 16 inches thick. Mostly all Oak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_old_man Posted July 8, 2014 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Come on, man up and do it all with a sledge hammer and a wedge. CobraBites and Leadfinger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
DemonElf Posted July 8, 2014 Member ID: 2691 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 11 Topic Count: 42 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 170 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 155 Achievement Points: 1459 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/25/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 21, 2017 Birthday: 04/18/1991 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 lol. If I did I'd lose the wedges in the logs, most are sponge-like from sitting for 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidolonFIRE Posted July 8, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted July 8, 2014 lol. If I did I'd lose the wedges in the logs, most are sponge-like from sitting for 3 years. If it's rotten it's garbage. Rotten wood is crap for burning... if I'm not mistaken it can do a number on a chimney pipe if you burn enough of it. Mule and CobraBites 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_old_man Posted July 9, 2014 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted July 9, 2014 lol. If I did I'd lose the wedges in the logs, most are sponge-like from sitting for 3 years. Really? I would think just the opposite. Hardwood usually gets harder after it seasons for a couple years. I used to make fence posts out of white oak branches that were good for at least 10 years. Locust makes the best posts, 20 years minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
DemonElf Posted July 9, 2014 Member ID: 2691 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 11 Topic Count: 42 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 170 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 155 Achievement Points: 1459 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/25/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 21, 2017 Birthday: 04/18/1991 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Yes. They were dead when they were sawed down and were laying on their side for those years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraBites Posted July 9, 2014 Member ID: 2313 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 330 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 4924 Content Per Day: 1.03 Reputation: 3034 Achievement Points: 33897 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 03/19/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 2, 2017 Birthday: 05/26/1974 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Really? I would think just the opposite. Hardwood usually gets harder after it seasons for a couple years. I used to make fence posts out of white oak branches that were good for at least 10 years. Locust makes the best posts, 20 years minimum. old wood makes for good carving my half sisters grandpa always says its wat he use to do after retirement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidolonFIRE Posted July 9, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted July 9, 2014 old wood makes for good carving my half sisters grandpa always says its wat he use to do after retirement Yep. It makes a big difference when carving something big... the wood won't split or crack all over. The best carving wood you can get has been drying for decades in a solar kiln. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_old_man Posted July 9, 2014 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted July 9, 2014 My dad used to cut wild cherry and black walnut on our farm in Ohio into 2 ft long sections, dip the ends of the logs in wax and just store them for years until they cured. Just about any wood can crack if it dries too quickly and the wax prevented too much moisture from escaping too quickly. He also used to make decoys from wild chestnut trees that died of blight around the turn of the century, but some of the wood was still usable after 60 years laying on the forest floor. Really hard stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
hxtr Posted July 9, 2014 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.17 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted July 9, 2014 I have lots of Pecan wood still have to spit a yard or so. Great for grilling and BarBQing. Not too strong and makes for great taste. screw wasting it in a fire place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharticus Posted July 11, 2014 Member ID: 1320 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 37 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 611 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 357 Achievement Points: 4498 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/10/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 10, 2020 Birthday: 01/14/1976 Share Posted July 11, 2014 My boy and I still split wood the old fashioned way. Granted it's lodge pole pine, but we both enjoy the exercise and the feeling of accomplishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
little_old_man Posted July 11, 2014 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I still do it the old fashioned way too. I buy it from people who do all the work. Noears711XI, Labob, Leadfinger and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TBB Posted July 11, 2014 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 263 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 18108 Content Per Day: 3.47 Reputation: 20120 Achievement Points: 132704 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 263 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 45 minutes ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted July 11, 2014 I still do it the old fashioned way too. I buy it from people who do all the work. I heard you get your sex that way too!!!! lol Blackbart and Noears711XI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
little_old_man Posted July 11, 2014 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I heard you get your sex that way too!!!! lol Well I never......... TBB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Leadfinger Posted July 12, 2014 Member ID: 4888 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 56 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2020 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 3795 Achievement Points: 26312 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 29, 2023 Birthday: 08/29/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted July 12, 2014 I had a mesquite tree in my back yard in California. Cooking a steak over mesquite is very tasty. As for fire wood I collect western red cedar that collects at the launch ramp at the lake. When the water level comes up in the early summer the dead dried wood collects at the launch ramp and is a boating hazard. The park service is very happy when I bring my pickup and remove the wood. I get enough to heat my house all winter for FREE. The cedar smells good when you cut and split it and smells good when you burn it too, Also I have found that ladies appreciate the good hard wood I provide them . . . . . . TBB and little_old_man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
DemonElf Posted July 12, 2014 Member ID: 2691 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 11 Topic Count: 42 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 170 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 155 Achievement Points: 1459 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/25/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 21, 2017 Birthday: 04/18/1991 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 "I have found that ladies appreciate the good hard wood I provide them" Lmao... No Comment. Noears711XI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts