I batted 1 for 3 for scrounges today!

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PA. Woodsman

Minister of Fire
Feb 26, 2007
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Emmaus, Pennsylvania
I had gotten permission to get some Black Locust from an area that I got some about 4 years ago, so that was a "hit". Stopped at two other places that I had seen wood for awhile now, but both homeowners decided they were either keeping it or it was promised to someone else, so I went 1 for 3 in scrounges which is .333 percent lol!

Just keep looking and asking, most usually say yes, but after two brutal Winters I'm hearing "no" more lately!
 
Good luck to you with your scrounging ! I find the trill of the hunt to be a good part of the experience. Yes BL is the way to go too.
 
Black Locust is a great score. I just got a half cord of it in a scrounge last October. Split it immediately. Easy splitting too. Doesn't seem like a 2 year wood. Is it?

It depends.. Dead standing locust I find to be ready in one season. Live cut BL is 2 seasons for me to get into the low 20s though.
 
It depends.. Dead standing locust I find to be ready in one season. Live cut BL is 2 seasons for me to get into the low 20s though.

IME, that's a start. BL is pretty close-grained, as can be seen after 3+ yrs air-drying, the way it builds little steam-pockets to toss sparks. In my local conditions anyway, BL keeps getting better for at least 4 yrs, even longer than red oak. Dead standing is not a big factor IME.

No pressure here to put it to use, with lots of inventory.
 
I guess that's one way to look at it, but I'd say you are 100% ahead of where you were before.
 
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