A Great Day to Cut Firewood

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PA Fire Bug

Feeling the Heat
Jan 13, 2010
313
Blair County, PA
A couple of weeks ago the guy who owns this property had several large trees cut down. Today, he stopped by to tell me that I can have anything that I want for firewood. We agreed to save the trunk of the tree below. He is going to check about having it milled for lumber. I also was not sure if I could cut it with an 18 inch bar even working from both sides.

The second photo is the top of the tree which has some large rounds. A new sparkplug had my saw running great and a sharp chain made lots of wood chips. I think that the tree is maple. It was softer than cherry and other trees that I had been cutting. I also had fun driving my wife's CRV through snow some mud that would get my Civic stuck.

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Nice! It's been a frustrating, soggy winter to cut here in VA
 
Been a great winter here in Southeast Michigan for wood cutting. Been too damn busy to cut any.....darn it....
 
We had a few nice days here weather wise, scored some 3 yr deadfall beech that the scavengers didn't notice... although it was more punky than I like, my stove putting out some nice btu's while im watching the snow and sleet fall in southern wv and surfin the hearth forums.. glad you scored... good times :)
 
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A friend of mine had a tree taken down and wants me to come and get it.
I am not certain what kind of tree it is.
 
We had a few nice days here weather wise, scored some 3 yr deadfall beech that the scavengers didn't notice... although it was more punky than I like, my stove putting out some nice btu's while im watching the snow and sleet fall in southern wv and surfin the hearth forums.. glad you scored... good times :)

Wheere is Southern WV...mu mom was from Roderfield which is near Welch
 
Hopefully I can get to the state forest to get a load or two of standing/down dead oak and that will be it till next fall.