I'm a scrounger and I take wood from anyone willing to drop off. Therefore I get bunches of rounds I have trouble identifying as a newbie. I'm the brand new owner of a BK Princess Insert and I'm worried about the wood I've been collecting since November of 2012 as to how well it will burn in the start of the 2013 season. So I shot two videos and have linked to a bunch of pics of the stuff I've collected over time. While Oak is wonderful, I hope I don't have too much for the first year:
This is my oldest stack (pine for the first few stacks then hardwoods):
Here is what is left of the last bit of rounds I received (my guess is mostly red oad?):
Various scores I've had sinec November:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/425099_835432689206_652822841_n.jpg
Little wet pile that fell over:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/385277_804855825486_364326250_n.jpg
Kinda dark:
http://i50.tinypic.com/1z38m84.jpg
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/735067_800926250386_1176529330_n.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/sqkz9g.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2uzawwj.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/2dttctg.jpg
Another load, smoothish bark. Bark is redding color when looking at cross section:
http://i50.tinypic.com/33omekh.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/2uxxw28.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/jglemo.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/19vzn7.jpg
Neighbor's tree fell down:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/155344_784700082756_1502134938_n.jpg
Broken X25:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/554498_808202354016_935448085_n.jpg
The load that almost killed me:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/424314_806508498516_1940001145_n.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/fkz582.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/syqpg1.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/2zrf6o4.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/mk9f0w.jpg
Was raining out so I decided to split in the garage:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/227066_795921230486_197658601_n.jpg
Harbort Freight splitter FTW!
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/10091_837894805106_1286923756_n.jpg
This is my oldest stack (pine for the first few stacks then hardwoods):
Here is what is left of the last bit of rounds I received (my guess is mostly red oad?):
Various scores I've had sinec November:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/425099_835432689206_652822841_n.jpg
Little wet pile that fell over:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/385277_804855825486_364326250_n.jpg
Kinda dark:
http://i50.tinypic.com/1z38m84.jpg
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/735067_800926250386_1176529330_n.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/sqkz9g.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2uzawwj.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/2dttctg.jpg
Another load, smoothish bark. Bark is redding color when looking at cross section:
http://i50.tinypic.com/33omekh.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/2uxxw28.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/jglemo.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/19vzn7.jpg
Neighbor's tree fell down:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/155344_784700082756_1502134938_n.jpg
Broken X25:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/554498_808202354016_935448085_n.jpg
The load that almost killed me:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/424314_806508498516_1940001145_n.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/fkz582.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/syqpg1.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/2zrf6o4.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/mk9f0w.jpg
Was raining out so I decided to split in the garage:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/227066_795921230486_197658601_n.jpg
Harbort Freight splitter FTW!
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/10091_837894805106_1286923756_n.jpg