Getting started on next years wood with a Nice free Water Oak ;-)

[jghall]

Got a call from a friend I work with who owns a side lawn care business.... He said one of his customers had a large water oak (some call it a pin oak) that split in a storm last week, and wanted to know if I wanted the wood... I said of course, it was only five miles from my house and free, thats a good start on next years wood ;-)... It was hot getting though... I hauled out 3 full loads (My truck bed and 5x10 trailer both full) of all the limbs, and went back Saturday for the main trunk.... My Stihl 036 Pro is in for a tuneup, so me and the 029 had a good ole time.... I had to rip em down to size before I could even lift them... This tree was huge! I counted 59 distinct rings, who knows how old it is??? Here are some shots...

 

[smokinj]

Thats some nice btu's!

 

[firefighterjake]

And it appears to be vintage wood based on the look of the photos . . . probably from the 1920s or earlier I would say.

 

[thewoodlands]

Got a call from a friend I work with who owns a side lawn care business.... He said one of his customers had a large water oak (some call it a pin oak) that split in a storm last week, and wanted to know if I wanted the wood... I said of course, it was only five miles from my house and free, thats a good start on next years wood ;-)... It was hot getting though... I hauled out 3 full loads (My truck bed and 5x10 trailer both full) of all the limbs, and went back Saturday for the main trunk.... My Stihl 036 Pro is in for a tuneup, so me and the 029 had a good ole time.... I had to rip em down to size before I could even lift them... This tree was huge! I counted 59 distinct rings, who knows how old it is??? Here are some shots...

Good score and nice work, I like the way you have the pics, old school.


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[jghall]

Thanks for the comments on the pictures... I was playing around with the filters on my Iphone .... I started splitting some today, and one round made a double row 14' long, wow there is allot of wood in this tree..