Getting ahead
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NH_Wood
Minister of Fire
Great work - this is perfect cutting time - days in the 20's and sunny - can work hard and not be sweating too much and not too cold - and no biting bugs! I cut a couple of red maple today - c/s/s one and the other is still on the ground - during the first felling and bucking, realized the rakers were high on the chain and didn't want to keep cutting with the one saw I brought (Dolmar). Cheers!
red oak
Minister of Fire
Can't go wrong with red oak and locust! And yes this is the time of year to do it. I've got a pretty big oak I'm going to try to go after tomorrow. Will post pics if I can remember to take the camera in the morning.
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
tigeroak
Feeling the Heat
Backwoods Savage
Minister of Fire
NyLife, nice work. Now, is that a wood shed pictured or are we seeing a wood pile completely covered with tarps?
! I hope not as wood should be top covered only. The tarps will hold in the moisture that you are trying to get rid of.
That's not a wood shed. It was a crate that my splitter came in and all the uglies go in there for the fire pit. I learned too much on here from guys like you to cover wood ..NyLife, nice work. Now, is that a wood shed pictured or are we seeing a wood pile completely covered with tarps?
I agree with you. I could work outdoors till it gets dark out. I hate those bugs. That's why I love the winter - no bugs
Paulywalnut
Minister of Fire
I've been splitting some BL today. 6 months down and still very damp. Bark is falling off
but long seasoning process with BL.
but long seasoning process with BL.
It will be well worth it once it's dry. Did you put the meter to it after u split it
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
Almost same situation here. Tons of bark from the BL. Last time I split large amount of locust I chucked it in the woods. Even the bark doesn't rot
. This time the pile is getting burned outside 
.Agree with you on the seasoning, splitting small here.
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Paulywalnut
Minister of Fire
Yes, 26-28. Too moist for me. I like it much lower. The 3 year split BL I'm burning now is 15-16.
I don' t use that meter for confirmation, just a guide. I know 3 years everything is seasoned except
that darned Red Oak
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