Game Plan for this winter

[TimJ]

In a previous thread, I explained I only cut oak in the spring to burn for that upcoming winter. Since I've learned oak should sit for two years, I started on getting this year's wood in ash and locust. It didn't take long to take down the first tree and hand split it. I could not believe how easy it was to split with a maul. I believe a man could cut split and stack a cord of this in an eight hour day.

 

[weatherguy]

You could probably do a cord in 4-5 hours providing its not 95 degrees, but why kill yourself. Nice looking wood. Im still after the elusive locust.

 

[timusp40]

You could probably do a cord in 4-5 hours providing its not 95 degrees, but why kill yourself. Nice looking wood. Im still after the elusive locust.

weatherguy,
Got some of that elusive locust a few scrounges back. Had a few thorns too.

 

[weatherguy]

weatherguy,
Got some of that elusive locust a few scrounges back. Had a few thorns too.

Good on you, is it plentiful in your area? There hardly any in my part of the state, theres a lot in the Connecticut Valley and the Cape, I guess it likes sandy soil.

 

[timusp40]

Good on you, is it plentiful in your area? There hardly any in my part of the state, theres a lot in the Connecticut Valley and the Cape, I guess it likes sandy soil.

Weatherguy,
I just got lucky on that scrounge. Whenever locust comes up for grabs around here, it goes fast.
Tim

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Good for you Tim and you are right about the splitting. You could do it in less than a day I suppose but not me. Those days are long gone. lol