Who's looking for that final scrounge score?

[wahoowad]

I've been a busy wood hoarder these past couple months. Our cold winter forced me to use wood I had put up for next year so the hoarder instinct is strong right now . But as fate would have it the majority of my scrounges have been near-punky pine and soaking wet oak.

I burn pine so no complaints, it is well on the way to being ready for shoulder season next fall. But I'm low on my hardwood and all this wet oak is driving me crazy. I'm scouring the roadsides and neighborhood yards looking for standing dead and can't find anything to give me my comfort zone surplus for next year.

I did get little fresh cherry and maple but did not get it css until February so put it in my 2015 stacks. I know that standing dead bone-dry oak or hickory is watching me drive by each day, wish it would wave to me! How about you - still working on that last good scrounge?

 

[wahoowad]

sorry, forgot the gratuitous wood porn pics

pine and poplar for next year:

more pine, polar and soft maple

16 feet of wet stuff

 

[yooperdave]

Good job! Looks like you have a good start for the year.
I can't wait for the snow to leave and then be able to get back into the woods for "free wood". A couple on months longer...

 

[yooperdave]

By the way-just what did you mean by "final" scrounge?

 

[wahoowad]

final to get me ready for next year. I don't like burning anything css later than now, and at this time of year I need to turn my attention to other chores...

 

[Jon1270]

My stacks are full, but I'm tempted to put up another row of something fast-drying just to be safe, and because I haven't gotten to play with my chainsaws enough recently. There are a small soft maple and a big cherry that blew over last fall just down the street from me. I'm seriously considering going after them, but they are bridging a little gully which, combined with the fact that it might try to stand back up at some point, makes the project a bit dicier than average.

 

[jatoxico]

My stacks are full, but I'm tempted to put up another row of something fast-drying just to be safe, and because I haven't gotten to play with my chainsaws enough recently. There are a small soft maple and a big cherry that blew over last fall just down the street from me. I'm seriously considering going after them, but they are bridging a little gully which, combined with the fact that it might try to stand back up at some point, makes the project a bit dicier than average.

Assuming it's not difficult I'm betting you won't be sorry you have extra wood. If you're motivated go for it.

 

[Jon1270]

Assuming it's not difficult...

It's kinda difficult. The ~20" cherry is jacked up over a ~10" maple, and if I cut the cherry loose first then all hell is likely to break loose as the cherry falls on the maple and slides sideways as the maple tries to stand back up. So my best plan is to limb the maple as it is and then buck it out from underneath first. After that, there's still a 20" cherry jacked three feet above ground at the root end...

 

[jatoxico]

It's kinda difficult. The ~20" cherry is jacked up over a ~10" maple, and if I cut the cherry loose first then all hell is likely to break loose as the cherry falls on the maple and slides sideways as the maple tries to stand back up. So my best plan is to limb the maple as it is and then buck it out from underneath first. After that, there's still a 20" cherry jacked three feet above ground at the root end...

Not worth getting hurt over. If it's that much of a PITA take the easy stuff and use the time to split the score.

 

[Jon1270]

True, not worth getting hurt but it's hard to leave the gauntlet lying there.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

By the way-just what did you mean by "final" scrounge?

That was my thought exactly Dave. The final scrounge would happen just before your end! Keep on scrounging as long as you can!

 

[wahoowad]

This must be my lucky day!I stumbled across a good scrounge close to home and most the wood is bone dry!

I thought it was maple or possibly oak, but after being exposed to the air for a bit the cherry color and smell showed up. Also some cedar and oak mixed in. Of course also found a downed oak and brought some if it home (still pretty went inside).

 

[Paulywalnut]

I'm always on the prowl. My work is never done.

 

[HybridFyre]

The tree guys have been going around town trimming around the power lines. I've been scrounging when I can. Three bed loads so far and a few left. Some oak and maple and one or two pieces of pine.

 

[Rickb]

I got 2 truck loads of silver maple from a friend at work. He has 2 more tree's he would like to take down. I figure it about another 4-5 cords. Wont get to it till may or so. I also grabbed so ash that was taken down across the street. Unfortunately someone else got to it before me so I only got around 25% of it. I also grabbed some sugar maple from someone up the street. I rearanged my stacks so I could add 1 more 12' x 5' stack. Will build that some time in the next month.

ash and siilver maple:


Dried silver maple, this will be where I add my 4th rack:


Whats left of last years wood and some sugar maple smaller 8 foot rack:

 

[KD0AXS]

We just put our stove in a month ago, so I'm just getting started. Luckily I've been able to get my hands on enough dry split stuff to keep the stove fed for now.

A guy a coworker knows is cutting down a bunch of oak trees and just wants the wood gone. This was just the first load, I may end up renting a dump trailer to get the rest, depending on how quickly he gets them cut down. Right now I really need stuff that will dry faster than oak, but I'll sure take it if it's free!

 

[wahoowad]

Hot diggity dog! I scored my second scrounge of the day - a standing dead oak I've been eying in a neighbors yard for months. Today I saw him and he said to take it down. All the logs split like a baseball bat - hard, dry and splintery on the inside! I could burn some tonight but will put it away as prime reserves for next winter.

 

[STIHLY DAN]

Final scrounge! Hell no! I am in search of the Ultimate scrounge, its close I can smell it, It will probably rear its head when the truck is down or I'm outa town.

 

[Woody Stover]

after being exposed to the air for a bit the cherry color and smell showed up.

Yeah, that looks good. Don't mix it in with the Oak this time....unless it is sub-20% Oak.

 

[Driver]

Hot diggity dog!

I haven't heard that expression in years, every time I got road rage thoughts today I pictured your avatar kicking up his heels yelling HOT DIGGITY DOG! Made me smile...