Shoulder Season Wood
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Those pictures looked so good and enjoyable out in that fallen snow, I almost (for a minute) thought of coming over there and helping you out. Nice pics. Now how much snow?
wishlist
Minister of Fire
Nice zap, get it why the getting is good. Unfortunately the forecast doesn't look good here, what little snow we do have will be gone shortly.
SolarAndWood
Minister of Fire
Don't sell the Hemlock and Pine short Zap. I haven't burned anything but the lessers and uglies this year, and not sure I will unless it actually gets cold.
raybonz
Minister of Fire
Backswoods, the wind blowing the snow out of the trees down my back sucked but it was a good day, about 1-2 inches of snow in the woods.
wishlist, it looks like rain coming in on Thursday then the week of Christmas could be flooding rains.
solarandwood, I'm hoping the pine and the hemlock will be ready for next fall. If the weather is good for this coming weekend the splitter will go up top so I can get the rest of our shoulder season wood. We still have some good size quaking aspen down, looking to have two full cord for next year.
raybonz, we had our coldest night on Saturday, it hit 10 but the Liberty was fine.
gibir
wishlist, it looks like rain coming in on Thursday then the week of Christmas could be flooding rains.
solarandwood, I'm hoping the pine and the hemlock will be ready for next fall. If the weather is good for this coming weekend the splitter will go up top so I can get the rest of our shoulder season wood. We still have some good size quaking aspen down, looking to have two full cord for next year.
raybonz, we had our coldest night on Saturday, it hit 10 but the Liberty was fine.
gibir
raybonz
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zapny said:
Zap it's much colder there than here especially this year so far.. Cold enough to run the woodstove but not cold enough to really run it if you know what I mean..
Ray
Yep, this week we will jump back up to 45 degrees for daytime temps. If Mother Nature gives me two more weeks thats all I need for our shoulder season wood. We already burned through two full cord of quaking aspen, almost through .61 of a cord of Cherry. Not much sun in the winter with the white pines around the house.
Looks like we will burn about the same amount of Cherry even though we had shoulder season wood, not a drop of oil though.
zap
Looks like we will burn about the same amount of Cherry even though we had shoulder season wood, not a drop of oil though.
zap
Gasifier
Minister of Fire
Nice work ZAP. Looks like some good BTUs for you. I got out for a few hours today. Took a walk through the woods to see where I wanted to work next. It was nice to just walk and look around for a change. Relaxing. Quiet, cool with wind, but nice and sunny. There are lots of pines that are either down or blown over and hung up in other trees. (P.I.A.) But now, with the slab wood I have enough pine, so I will be going for some more Ash when vacation starts. Have a good one, and don't work to hard.
Gasifier said:
I always hate dealing with the hung up or leaners, they all act different. Have a good vacation and be careful. Walking through the woods or just sitting enjoying the calm is the best.
zap
Backwoods Savage
Minister of Fire
Zap, was that hemlock up on the big hill? I hope you are wrong on the forecast but fear you are right.
Backwoods Savage said:
No, this was on the trail that goes up to the bowl, about 1/4 of a mile from the gate.
zap
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
I love making shoulder season wood . . . I always feel like I'm "saving" my really good wood for later when I really need the heat.
PapaDave
Minister of Fire
Good thought Jake.
I only had about 1/3 cord for the start this year, but I have a full cord for next spring, and more to get c/s/s for next fall. Just need to get out there and git 'er dun!
The oak is the stuff I actually paid green money for, the rest "only" cost some fuel and oil for the gear. :coolsmile:
zap obviously has his plan and it's coming together quite nicely.
I only had about 1/3 cord for the start this year, but I have a full cord for next spring, and more to get c/s/s for next fall. Just need to get out there and git 'er dun!
The oak is the stuff I actually paid green money for, the rest "only" cost some fuel and oil for the gear. :coolsmile:
zap obviously has his plan and it's coming together quite nicely.
PapaDave, Tonight I'll throw up a pic ( I think I still have it) of what I'll be working on this weekend. Looks like more Quaking Aspen on the ground, after the weekend that should give us more than two full cord for next year.
zap
zap
PapaDave said:
This is some of the Quaking Aspen we have down up top, should keep me busy, I'm guessing about 1 cord from this, with what I split on Sunday I should have 2 cord easy.
Pic 1035 is some work I did over one year ago, still have some rounds left (not all of them) and if my memory is correct we still have whats up in the air, 1038 I grabbed already but we have another down just out of the picture & 1039 would be the last one I would like for next year.
This will also give us a new trail in this area.
zap
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