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thewoodlands
Minister of Fire
Nice pictures Loon, looks like the rain should be coming in after 3:00, what type of wood did you get.
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thewoodlands
Minister of Fire
rottiman
Minister of Fire
Loon- great pictures.... The quad is loaded up with all the essentials it looks, and you took a rare picture of an owl.real nice!
Cowboy Billy
Minister of Fire
Thanks gang ;-) being a crappy new years day here. we still got some wood home..
here.. me and Emma went out and grabbed some Ash in between rains ;-)
but called it quits back home.. cold and the rain is sideways %-P
here.. me and Emma went out and grabbed some Ash in between rains ;-)
but called it quits back home.. cold and the rain is sideways %-P
Cowboy Billy said:
Had to put in 4 wheel Billy as it was sloppy in some spots but good and froze in others ;-)
Terry
thewoodlands
Minister of Fire
thewoodlands
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bogydave
Minister of Fire
aussiedog3
Feeling the Heat
Hey Loon,
A question for you. I had a Butternut fall on my garage this last snowstorm in October. I bucked it up and have yet to split it.
How does it split and if you have burned it, let me know how it burns.
A question for you. I had a Butternut fall on my garage this last snowstorm in October. I bucked it up and have yet to split it.
How does it split and if you have burned it, let me know how it burns.
lctatlp said:
i make sure to drop a few every year as they are very easy to deal with. they remind me of a light Maple tree but grow straight up for 3/4 than you get into the canopy.. very nice splitting for sure and can be burned within the first year without a problem..
I thought it was a walnut because I grew with with black walnuts all over my Dad's property - very similar tree with the bark and leaves. I think it is also named a white walnut?
After checking out all those oval nuts on the ground I found out it was a Butternut. I'll be splitting it up in next few days.
Thanks for the info.
After checking out all those oval nuts on the ground I found out it was a Butternut. I'll be splitting it up in next few days.
Thanks for the info.
lctatlp said:
The weather is supposed to be alright today Ictatip and will head into the woods and grab a Butternut with some pictures ;-)
loon
took the one on the left down today and the lighter coloured trees in the picture are mostly Maple that are left alone on the whole property, except if they go down in a storm or are standing dead.
here is what i found below them.
paper thin bark.
great splitting wood and i sure like the way it burns ;-)
here is what i found below them.
paper thin bark.
great splitting wood and i sure like the way it burns ;-)
Backwoods Savage
Minister of Fire
Looks good Loon. I have one on our place and may have to cut it down. I've never burned it before so your information is great.
Looks like the same tree that fell here with the nuts and leaves. Thanks for posting the pics Loon. I'll be splitting the butternut with my maul. It looks a little stringy in your pics. Have you tried splitting with a maul?
bogydave
Minister of Fire
Sure is beautiful wood. Lots of folk are putting in hickory kitchen cabinets. Real nice color & wood grain.
Hickory is a tough wood too. Many uses. I forget what Grampa used it for, shovel handles maybe, flexible & tough.
Great firewood too, I hear anyway
Hickory is a tough wood too. Many uses. I forget what Grampa used it for, shovel handles maybe, flexible & tough.
Great firewood too, I hear anyway
your welcome gang.
lctatlp i have only used the splitter on them, but you shouldnt have a problem at all as it just walks through it and the string doesnt come into play like the Elm string does ;-)
Savage the wood as it sits on the splitter is quite heavy but dries great within a year for sure. Bogy i have been talking to my buddy across the road and he said the same as you,they used it for quite a few different reasons back in the day ;-)
There are a few types of nut trees around here and i thought this one right behind Emma's head was a butternut for the longest time? but its a Pignut tree. cant find a better picture right now, the leaves and nuts kinda look the same in the above picture but are huge ;-)
loon
lctatlp i have only used the splitter on them, but you shouldnt have a problem at all as it just walks through it and the string doesnt come into play like the Elm string does ;-)
Savage the wood as it sits on the splitter is quite heavy but dries great within a year for sure. Bogy i have been talking to my buddy across the road and he said the same as you,they used it for quite a few different reasons back in the day ;-)
There are a few types of nut trees around here and i thought this one right behind Emma's head was a butternut for the longest time? but its a Pignut tree. cant find a better picture right now, the leaves and nuts kinda look the same in the above picture but are huge ;-)
loon
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