Thanksgiving weekend project

[Bigcube]

The Stage is set, the weather looks like crap. The wood shed is as full as it's going to be for this year. I had gutters put on it a few weeks ago and it's good for the winter.

I scrounged 7 pallets and built an overfull drying area. This won't be for this year... don't unwrap till fall next year. Should hold a little over 2 cords.

I have a bunch of Shag Bark hickory that seemed to attract fly's? They dig holes (more like drill) like the big fuzzy bees but smaller. All this sawdust is from their work since the rounds were cut last spring.

The big question... will this fit in the rack?

I hope to have an answer by Sunday :coolgrin:

 

[SolarAndWood]

Lock and load. My guess is you are going to have to go higher than 4' to fit on those pallets.

 

[creeker]

I have a question about those buggers you showed and told about. I have the same problem, and I'm wondering if these critters can spread to other wood that isn't infested. The bugs got into wood that was un-split and not covered, sitting for almost a year. Now that I'm splitting and stacking, will these buggers infest my other wood that is quite dry and ready to go? My plan is to burn all this wood first, but it's been so warm here in west/central NY that I haven't had the chance.

 

[SolarAndWood]

Getting your wood split and drying is the best defense against bugs.

 

[Bigcube]

I have a question about those buggers you showed and told about. I have the same problem, and I'm wondering if these critters can spread to other wood that isn't infested. The bugs got into wood that was un-split and not covered, sitting for almost a year. Now that I'm splitting and stacking, will these buggers infest my other wood that is quite dry and ready to go? My plan is to burn all this wood first, but it's been so warm here in west/central NY that I haven't had the chance.

My plan is to stack split and stack outside, it won't go in the shed till next fall. Surprisingly the fly's only seemed attracted to the hickory, I had a bunch of beech, maple and some cherry that they didn't go after.

 

[smokinj]

Looks Great,nice work

 

[ckarotka]

You have a nice setup for storage going there. I need to get off my lazy *** and build one. Been collecting lumber for a lean to off the garage over a slab, me's thinking after xmas I"ll get it done so I can have the garage back and put next years wood under it in late Oct.

 

[Summertime]

I thought I was crazy for putting gutters on my woodshed but I see that I am not alone!! LOL.. Looks great to me

 

[Bspring]

I think that you have wood-boring beetles, if so they are quite happy with dry wood.

 

[JustWood]

I see U overbuilt it with 6x6. Nice work. Not that much more coin to go bigger eye always say.
How many cord do it hold?

 

[Bigcube]

The shed will hold about 8 or 9 cords. It's built strong, came out nicer than I had hoped. Thanks to my Dad for coming over to help. The bugs in the wood is most definitely flies. I'll try to snap some pics of the bugs the next time I get out there splitting.

 

[Bigcube]

I only got about 4 hours of splitting in yesterday, none today Hopefully I can make up for that tomorrow and sunday.

Here's what I have left. I think I'll need more pallets.

 

[f3cbboy]

real nice set-up. Looks great!

 

[HardWoodW]

I have a question about those buggers you showed and told about. I have the same problem, and I'm wondering if these critters can spread to other wood that isn't infested. The bugs got into wood that was un-split and not covered, sitting for almost a year. Now that I'm splitting and stacking, will these buggers infest my other wood that is quite dry and ready to go? My plan is to burn all this wood first, but it's been so warm here in west/central NY that I haven't had the chance.

I have those same things in my shagbark- my best google skills identified them as hickory borers; they showed up when my neighbor brought in a load of sod and they ate into both split and unsplit shagbark rounds but they didn't touch my oak or ash at all. Like you I'm going to burn them up this year.

 

[Bigcube]

Seems I have two types of critters in the wood. These guys are evil looking.

Another one...

They must abandon shallow holes the flies take over.

Another couple of hours of work today. I'll definitely need more pallets

 

[HardWoodW]

those evil looking ones are the type I have in my hickory(no flies yet)- they didn't touch any other type of wood. I was thinking they might make good bait for walleye. my wife swears she can hear them squeal every time I toss one of those swiss cheese logs in the fire.