Hello everyone, I've been active in the boiler room and a little bit in the gear room. I've been lurking in the wood shed trying to learn wood I.D. and maybe get some good ideas to keep my wood conveniently dry.
My situation is this. I've had a friend offer me access to his 100+ acres for any downed trees I want. It's only a mile away so I told him I would definitely take him up on it. My kid and his kid are best of friends and they often camp out there in the summer. My dilemma is I don't know what a tree is without leaves. So with that said, are there any tips on how to tell a hardwood from a soft wood just by looking at bark and grain? I know there is but .....for a beginner is there any easy signs to determine whether it is worth hauling home? I know it's all worth hauling home ...you all know what I mean.
I am also planning on c/s/s the not so high BTU stuff at the camp site so they always have firewood for camp outs as a thank you but I'd hate to leave a high BTU wood for a campfire and haul home a pine.
I would also be willing to post alot of pictures of logs for I.D. but I also don't want to wear out my welcome. On another note, if I ever came across a money tree that the owner could make big bucks on for gun stocks and such, I'd hate to burn it!. Thoughts?
My situation is this. I've had a friend offer me access to his 100+ acres for any downed trees I want. It's only a mile away so I told him I would definitely take him up on it. My kid and his kid are best of friends and they often camp out there in the summer. My dilemma is I don't know what a tree is without leaves. So with that said, are there any tips on how to tell a hardwood from a soft wood just by looking at bark and grain? I know there is but .....for a beginner is there any easy signs to determine whether it is worth hauling home? I know it's all worth hauling home ...you all know what I mean.
I am also planning on c/s/s the not so high BTU stuff at the camp site so they always have firewood for camp outs as a thank you but I'd hate to leave a high BTU wood for a campfire and haul home a pine.
I would also be willing to post alot of pictures of logs for I.D. but I also don't want to wear out my welcome. On another note, if I ever came across a money tree that the owner could make big bucks on for gun stocks and such, I'd hate to burn it!. Thoughts?