Spent the day bucking to length the trees I felled on my last two trips out. One 48" ash, one 30" ash, one 20" oak, a whole bunch of elm, some other random stuff I can't remember, and one sassafras. I don't know much about how sassafras burns, but it smells wonderful when you put the saw into it!
It's always tough to tell how much you have before you get it stacked, but it looks like this load is going to be roughly 6 cords. Unfortunately, I only photo'd about half of the load:
For scale, the tractor on the right edge of the photo is a Ford 3000. There's so much stuff down on this lot from Sandy, that I really should just focus on the big trunks, but its hard to get out of the habit of dragging every branch off the tree out of the woods.
It's always tough to tell how much you have before you get it stacked, but it looks like this load is going to be roughly 6 cords. Unfortunately, I only photo'd about half of the load:
For scale, the tractor on the right edge of the photo is a Ford 3000. There's so much stuff down on this lot from Sandy, that I really should just focus on the big trunks, but its hard to get out of the habit of dragging every branch off the tree out of the woods.
Personally I'm tired of cutting Ash but it burns so well I can't say no. The Sassafras isn't so great for burning but yes, it smells great cutting it. A few years ago I built a couple chaise lounges for my wife and daughters out of Sassafras. In this part of the country it's a lot cheaper than Western Cedar and a straighter grain. Makes for nice outdoor furniture because it is resistent to rot.
, 6-7 on the weekends.
