Done pretty good at the neighbors last weekend. Couple dead standing and various downed trees. Red oak, white oak, elm, hickory, persimmon, cherry. That was fun
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Sconnie Burner
Feeling the Heat
Knots
Minister of Fire
Most of it is. Some of the red oak is a little punky but well worth processing. The white oak and cherry is pretty much green. They haven't been down long
Knots
Minister of Fire
Cluttermagnet
Minister of Fire
Nice! I'm glad I'm not the only one who takes photos of all my wood acquisitions. It's a beautiful sight...
Love that standing dead and blowdowns and such- the stuff you can burn some of right away!
Most of mine sits 2-3 years after splitting, though.
Love that standing dead and blowdowns and such- the stuff you can burn some of right away!
Most of mine sits 2-3 years after splitting, though.
I find white oak can take a while.
That last pic a few pieces look aged and deteriorating but look like they are still fairly solid. Should burn nice enough in a month or two now that they are split.
I like dead standing too . The red standing red oak I have some has some punk on the outside and it is a little messy handling but it burns real nice and clean.
Are those rabbit hutches ?
The closest one looks like a egg box compartment slapped on the side for hen(s).
That last pic a few pieces look aged and deteriorating but look like they are still fairly solid. Should burn nice enough in a month or two now that they are split.
I like dead standing too . The red standing red oak I have some has some punk on the outside and it is a little messy handling but it burns real nice and clean.
Are those rabbit hutches ?
The closest one looks like a egg box compartment slapped on the side for hen(s).
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
Oh man, you hit! 
That certainly looks to be the case for that Oak in the last (and first) pic. If that stuff isn't ready now, it sure couldn't be very long. Sapwood about gone, and those litlle light-colored punk spots....that thing's been dead a looong time.
Those were originally quail cages from a person that used to raise and flight train them. They got out of the business and said come get all you want. They now have rabbits and hens in them. Lionhead and french lops bunnies and barred rock and Rd island red hens
Oh man, you hit!
yea i figure it has been too. Would you believe the heartwood was around 40%
I'm going back this morning cause he said get all I want . He doesn't burn and is having someone come bulldoze it next week. I figure its a no brainer to save my wood and cut his 
. There are quite a few more pin oak and water oak i know and maybe a few red.
. There are quite a few more pin oak and water oak i know and maybe a few red.
My folks just called me and said they had a big pine fall behind their house. They have a fireplace and told me they couldn't burn pine lol so come get it if I want it. I'll probably get it when I get all my primo stuff cut. I've never burned pine folks. How long does it need to set?
Rock Crusher
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I'm going to date myself here, but I recall persimmon making great golf club heads. Never thought of burning them though when I hit golf balls into the woods.
I always give northern white pine a year to exorcise the creosote demons.
It has gotten pretty darn light by then so it may have been ready enough sooner.
I never thought of burning it either but it's up towards the top of the btu charts
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
Well yeah, I guess I do believe that, but it's nice to dream until reality sets in.
I don't have enough first-hand experience to say for sure but it seems like that "cured" Oak will dry faster than newer stuff.Yep. I have plenty of down Reds to get here but the hoarder in me compels me to grab everyone else's wood first.I figure its a no brainer to save my wood and cut his
With a cat stove I'm thinking I should avoid it so the pitch doesn't leave deposits in there. Yeah, it would burn off when the cat lights but why bother, I'll just burn other stuff. That said, I use it for outside fires. Dead Red Pine I've gotten will dry in several months in the summer.
I wanted to burn my clubs sometimes...
Very impact-resistant wood, was also used for weaving shuttles. I've got some that needs to be split and stacked, and more to get, but haven't burned enough to rate it as fuel. Seems like it doesn't hold up too well if it's down...
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Andy S.
Feeling the Heat
Great score! Looks like a lonely Honey Locust round right in the middle of #4. Is that just the camera angle?
It'll burn juuusssttt fiiiinnneee
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