Had an arborist come out and give us an estimate on a big old maple next to the house that is on it's last legs. When I told him I needed it cut for firewood rounds he asked if I wanted to get some madrona. Turns out his next job was cutting up a complete tree and the property owner didn't want the wood. I dropped everything and ran over with the pickup truck and got 3 loads. It's about a cord total of green madrona. Unfortunately the rest is going to a neighbor, but it was a nice score. Hardwood! And I am getting a free cord of alder from another neighbor today. Looks like our 2013 wood supply is starting to take shape nicely.
Madrona is a bear to hand split when dry, but a joy when green. This gave me an opportunity to try out my Fiskars for the first time. Wow! Splitting was actually fun. In an hour I had split up about a third of the wood. What a great axe!
Madrona is a bear to hand split when dry, but a joy when green. This gave me an opportunity to try out my Fiskars for the first time. Wow! Splitting was actually fun. In an hour I had split up about a third of the wood. What a great axe!