I planned on going and cutting some softer wood tomorrow that was "free" . This free wood was going to cost me $20 in fuel in the BIL truck and $20 for a babysitter= $40 minimum.
I choose to pay the sitter so I can cut and haul when the wife is a work (on my days off during the week) and the other 2 kids are in school, so when the weekend comes and everyone is home I'm not out cutting wood. That way I can spend time with the family. That is worth $20 to me.
So as I'm running errands with the baby I hear the sound of chainsaws close to my house. :cheese: I persue this sound and find the tree guys doing their thing. I ask what will happen to the wood, "gotta truck"? I reply "no" and ask how much to deliver about 4 blocks away. I estimate over half a cord worth. He says $30 I say deal!!
So now I don't have to go cut tomorrow which was Hemlock and I've have ?????? delivered for $30 ;-P I saved $10 and all my time being gone to cut and haul. I would have gotten more Hemlock (around 1-1.5 cord) but this will be be for 2013 so I'm starting to be more picky.
This stuff was standing dead per the homeowner for the past year, no leaves anywhere. The tree guy says it's sugar maple, the other tree guy says ash. Either way much better than Hemlock. It's definitely hard stuff.
I recently built my son a bed using ash and this stuff smells the same to me. There is a green algae looking stuff on the higher branches.
Watcha think it is?
Charlie
I choose to pay the sitter so I can cut and haul when the wife is a work (on my days off during the week) and the other 2 kids are in school, so when the weekend comes and everyone is home I'm not out cutting wood. That way I can spend time with the family. That is worth $20 to me.
So as I'm running errands with the baby I hear the sound of chainsaws close to my house. :cheese: I persue this sound and find the tree guys doing their thing. I ask what will happen to the wood, "gotta truck"? I reply "no" and ask how much to deliver about 4 blocks away. I estimate over half a cord worth. He says $30 I say deal!!
So now I don't have to go cut tomorrow which was Hemlock and I've have ?????? delivered for $30 ;-P I saved $10 and all my time being gone to cut and haul. I would have gotten more Hemlock (around 1-1.5 cord) but this will be be for 2013 so I'm starting to be more picky.
This stuff was standing dead per the homeowner for the past year, no leaves anywhere. The tree guy says it's sugar maple, the other tree guy says ash. Either way much better than Hemlock. It's definitely hard stuff.
I recently built my son a bed using ash and this stuff smells the same to me. There is a green algae looking stuff on the higher branches.
Watcha think it is?
Charlie