Nails in a maple scrounge

[jatoxico]

I was going to call this thread "close call" but, after somehow missing the first I did manage to to find his buddies with the Fiskar's. I was wondering WTH hell was holding it together till I saw them. Nicked up the blade some but what are you gonna do? The guy who bucked this up found at least one.

 

[Ralphie Boy]

Dooryard or fence line maple. That's the reason folks won't buy trees from your yard or fence line. We all get some sooner or later; sometimes with the saw sometimes with the maul.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

And one of the problems with getting wood from tree trimmers.

 

[jatoxico]

This was from a big maple taken down not too far from me. The guy had a service come in and had it put to the street. Stuck a sign on it that said free firewood. Other than those couple nails it's nice stuff. Will be good 3 yrs from now .

 

[1750]

It's interesting that there looks to be at least an inch of wood on top of the nail.

It makes sense, but I don't think of the tree growing over and burying the nail like that.

I love maple to both walk on and keep me warm, and that's a good looking stack.

 

[jatoxico]

It's interesting that there looks to be at least an inch of wood on top of the nail.

It makes sense, but I don't think of the tree growing over and burying the nail like that.

I love maple to both walk on and keep me warm, and that's a good looking stack.

You're right they were deep and completely invisible. One day a few years from now I will be shoveling out the ash and find them again and maybe more.

 

[Paulywalnut]

Maybe the tree was used as a tree fort for kids. As kids we banged hundreds of nails in our tree to build a tree fort.
Hope nobody used a chainsaw on it.

 

[jatoxico]

Maybe the tree was used as a tree fort for kids. As kids we banged hundreds of nails in our tree to build a tree fort.
Hope nobody used a chainsaw on it.

That's exactly what I would guess. Four or five nails bunched together, sounds like nailing 2x4's to me. Found more (nails) today. Ended up w/ a solid 1/2 cord of hard maple so not a bad local scrounge.

The guy that bucked it got into at least one nail (see pic) that I saw. At the rate I was finding them I'd be surprised if that was the only one he got into.

 

[f3cbboy]

I think that that is soft maple. we always called that swamp maple. I lines both sides of the street that i live on. I think that it was planted that way because it was a fast grower - and that is usually a soft wood. those trees will be bone dry in 3 yrs, however i burn in about 12-16 months and it burns like paper.

BTW including the 2 i took from my own yard and every other from my street -ALWAYS loaded with nails...

 

[jatoxico]

I think that that is soft maple. we always called that swamp maple. I lines both sides of the street that i live on. I think that it was planted that way because it was a fast grower - and that is usually a soft wood. those trees will be bone dry in 3 yrs, however i burn in about 12-16 months and it burns like paper.

BTW including the 2 i took from my own yard and every other from my street -ALWAYS loaded with nails...

Well I never saw the leaves but the homeowner told me it was maple but I don't know what type. While driving by I initially thought it was ash because the wood is so white. Don't really use the phrases hard maple soft maple around here that I know of anyway I just used it here because it has meaning to forum members .

I'll tell you this, I have split maple that is soft and easy to split. This stuff is hard, real hard. The Fiskars sometimes bounced off w/o hardly leaving a mark. One it started to crack, if it was a clean round, it shattered and the wood is really "springy" if you know what I mean.

Not a great pic but this is what it looked like before splitting to size. What do you think?

 

[1750]

I hope you let this mystery maple know how good it looks in sunglasses.

 

[jatoxico]

I hope you let this mystery maple know how good it looks in sunglasses.

That's why I'm having trouble ID'ing, it's disquised.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

On thing some folks have done when cutting a tree in a fence row, along a wood edge, especially if it faces a road and also in yards. They simply cut off the first 6 or 7 feet of the log and don't cut that because that is where you usually find the hardware.

 

[jatoxico]

On thing some folks have done when cutting a tree in a fence row, along a wood edge, especially if it faces a road and also in yards. They simply cut off the first 6 or 7 feet of the log and don't cut that because that is where you usually find the hardware.

All it cost me was a few nicks in the ax which I pretty much worked out with a sharpener but I bet the guy that took it down wasn't too happy. Suppose finding a few nails is part of the gig for tree services serving home owners, resharpen and get back to it. Find a nice size eye- hook though and I would think you could be replacing the chain.
Wonder what it does to their chippers?

 

[D8Chumley]

I had a nail break the chain on my 170 one time. Cutting some wood at work, felt it hit and backed off. Eased back into it and snap... thats why I always stand to the side when I'm cutting. Could've been a lot worse, scared me for sure. Put a new chain on and left that log alone

 

[paul bunion]

Weird how oak with metal in it makes that blue stain up and down the log and maple doesn't give you a clue at all till you hit it.

 

[jatoxico]

I had a nail break the chain on my 170 one time. Cutting some wood at work, felt it hit and backed off. Eased back into it and snap... thats why I always stand to the side when I'm cutting. Could've been a lot worse, scared me for sure. Put a new chain on and left that log alone

Dang! Never heard of that. I bet that did get your attention.

 

[D8Chumley]

Yeah, the wood had grown over the nails so I had no idea. When I "eased" back into it, it was at just above an idle. The chain on the 170 is small too, so I guess it wouldn't take much.

 

[jatoxico]

Weird how oak with metal in it makes that blue stain up and down the log and maple doesn't give you a clue at all till you hit it.

True. That first pic I missed the nail by less than 1/8" and didn't really notice it till I saw the point. More tannic acid in oak? Bueller, Bueller?

 

[Backwoods Savage]

All it cost me was a few nicks in the ax which I pretty much worked out with a sharpener but I bet the guy that took it down wasn't too happy. Suppose finding a few nails is part of the gig for tree services serving home owners, resharpen and get back to it. Find a nice size eye- hook though and I would think you could be replacing the chain.
Wonder what it does to their chippers?

That is one reason chippers are made with removeable or changeable teeth.