I want the cherry .... hopefully the 25" stihl will be the biggest saw there and I get what I want )
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/zip/1582507794.html
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/zip/1582507794.html
TriTodd said:I saw that one too. I thought about it for a second, then just walked away. I went to one like that near my house once, it was pouring so I figured most people would not show up. I came an hour early and found teams of big guys with big trucks and big saws. I did not even get out of my little car.
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Wood Duck said:TriTodd said:I saw that one too. I thought about it for a second, then just walked away. I went to one like that near my house once, it was pouring so I figured most people would not show up. I came an hour early and found teams of big guys with big trucks and big saws. I did not even get out of my little car.
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is firewood that hard to come by in Portland?
bigtall said:I stayed at a rental house on the water, just out of Anacortes this summer while on a fishing trip with my brothers. ( We lost our dad, who was from Everett, and all went up there to fish the Skagit. It was his favorite place on earth.) Anyway, I was amazed at all the driftwood that was on the banks. I could have easily had several cords in short order. It seems like that would be an ideal scrounge oppurtunity. I don't know how many people do it though.
basswidow said:Why would drift wood NOT be suitable?
There was a post from someone in AK who scrounged drift wood.
Seems like it would be a good source to me. Cut it, split it, stack it, season it, burn it.
Buring it right away may be bad - as it's wet wood.
When we get high water on local rivers, the receeding water leaves wood all over the boat ramps which must be cleared. I would imagine there might be some good wood there too. I've never scrounged any, but the thought has crossed my mind.
mackconsult said:I don't know the technical reason, just personal experience. It may just take a lot longer and more splitting to get it dry. I also had "collected" some wood from Willamette Sailing Club, my sailing club down on the Willamette. Every spring there is a ton of wood on the ramp, I took a load home once and was not impressed even after it had sat next to fresh fir that had been cut and split. Both dried the same amount of time, and the fire dried much better.
I don't know why.
basswidow said:Why would drift wood NOT be suitable?
There was a post from someone in AK who scrounged drift wood.
Seems like it would be a good source to me. Cut it, split it, stack it, season it, burn it.
Buring it right away may be bad - as it's wet wood.
When we get high water on local rivers, the receeding water leaves wood all over the boat ramps which must be cleared. I would imagine there might be some good wood there too. I've never scrounged any, but the thought has crossed my mind.
basswidow said:Why would drift wood NOT be suitable?
There was a post from someone in AK who scrounged drift wood.
Seems like it would be a good source to me. Cut it, split it, stack it, season it, burn it.
Buring it right away may be bad - as it's wet wood.
When we get high water on local rivers, the receeding water leaves wood all over the boat ramps which must be cleared. I would imagine there might be some good wood there too. I've never scrounged any, but the thought has crossed my mind.
bigtall said:I stayed at a rental house on the water, just out of Anacortes this summer while on a fishing trip with my brothers. ( We lost our dad, who was from Everett, and all went up there to fish the Skagit. It was his favorite place on earth.) Anyway, I was amazed at all the driftwood that was on the banks. I could have easily had several cords in short order. It seems like that would be an ideal scrounge oppurtunity. I don't know how many people do it though.