With this being the first year wood burning, I underestimated the amount of wood I'd need. I had about 3.5 cords of burnable wood.
I have a lot more for next year...probably 4 cords already and access to 50 standing, but that leaves me short this year. So with about 1 cord left it's time to go scrounging. I went back to a friend of my fathers who supplied me with about 1/2 a cord of really well seasoned Elm. He had some additional trees that needed to be cut down...Unfortunately it's all (sigh....) Elm. Some 5year dead and still standing Elms are 20" or so at the base and I'd guess 60' high. There are 3 of those. I figure I'll try cutting disks this time.
I also still have to go back to my neighbor who has a lot of dead standing Elm.
Next on the list is my wife's cousin who has a heavily wooded .7 acre lot he want's cleared. All Oak Maple and Cherry.
I've also noticed a lot of people who have stuff just cut from a wind storm laying in their yards...I've been knocking on doors to ask for that also.
Lastly, I found a empty lot someone dumped rounds into. They're about 20" across, so on the way home from work I grabbed 5 of them. When I split them, the wood had bright Kool-aid red colored stripes in it. What the heck is this stuff?
Later,
Warren
I have a lot more for next year...probably 4 cords already and access to 50 standing, but that leaves me short this year. So with about 1 cord left it's time to go scrounging. I went back to a friend of my fathers who supplied me with about 1/2 a cord of really well seasoned Elm. He had some additional trees that needed to be cut down...Unfortunately it's all (sigh....) Elm. Some 5year dead and still standing Elms are 20" or so at the base and I'd guess 60' high. There are 3 of those. I figure I'll try cutting disks this time.
I also still have to go back to my neighbor who has a lot of dead standing Elm.
Next on the list is my wife's cousin who has a heavily wooded .7 acre lot he want's cleared. All Oak Maple and Cherry.
I've also noticed a lot of people who have stuff just cut from a wind storm laying in their yards...I've been knocking on doors to ask for that also.
Lastly, I found a empty lot someone dumped rounds into. They're about 20" across, so on the way home from work I grabbed 5 of them. When I split them, the wood had bright Kool-aid red colored stripes in it. What the heck is this stuff?
Later,
Warren
