Work Done 2025

[NickW]

Split and stacked the birch I cut last week first thing this morning, then took the little 3'x6' yard trailer to the local cemetery where I've been helping a local organization do some work, after lunch I cleared a section of trail to get better access to a down birch and discovered there's like 8 of them that I don't have room for yet, gave up and started clearing the new boardwalk route. Ended up with a couple of loads of pine and aspen and a load of cherry (some of it a bit iffy). Strained calf feels like it is about to go all Charley horse on me so I quit...

 

[clancey]

Toasty--your place sounds like mine and I would be cutting wood in the front driveway as well as growing stuff in the front...My cutting days are over as well as looking for wood.. You people are all hard at work and seem well prepared--some one has turkeys in their yard--wow..WL-that food looks wonderful and now I am eating spag.. You all are just doing too much work with charlyhorses and the like...My work has been finishing out the basement steps and they turned out beautiful and I took about 8 bids for the job and it cost me 13,000 to do so I have been shuffling paperwork around. Everybody take some time out and rest--for how much wood do you need for this winter anyway and it seems like your overdoing your work loads--Soak your tired muscles in epson salts and enjoy the beautiful weather and drink some home made ice tea....It's fun to read your different postings so you all be good...old clancey

 

[MRD1985]

Guess you can say one can never have too much firewood. Bucked up some logs and split it. Some free white oak and either pin or red oak I believe. Total volume just shy of 1/2” cord (.45).

 

[thewoodlands]

I'll probably put some shoulder season wood today and then I can have a fire when it's cooler out so I can stop using the de-humidifier.

About the only other thing going on today is, I'll be making 2 loaves of Zucchini Bread and maybe some cookies. Next week will be Zucchini Parmesan. Once the weather cools off we'll start with some soups.

 

[qwee]

I'm going to sell some wood. After reading some threads, I'm a little frightened of selling someone wet wood. I know piles that are for sure dry. But I have some questionable wood. So time to make some fresh splits and plug the moisture meter in. First up - Black Locust, 2 summers on it, I figured it needed another year, but,

The Black Locust is good. I dug out a large middle of the pile piece to check.


Next up Willow - only one year on this wood. And I don't know much about Willow.

12.3 %. It too is good to go. Willow must be so light that it just throws out the water.


Last up is White Ash. No way is it good. I just cut it a month or two ago. It was dead though.

17.4%. The meter is saying it is good, too.

Note: I'm in a desert where normal moisture content drops below 10%.

I guess I'm safe to sell all of this wood this year. I don't trust the Ash. I'll check some more pieces.

 

[MRD1985]

I'm going to sell some wood. After reading some threads, I'm a little frightened of selling someone wet wood. I know piles that are for sure dry. But I have some questionable wood. So time to make some fresh splits and plug the moisture meter in. First up - Black Locust, 2 summers on it, I figured it needed another year, but,View attachment 340132
The Black Locust is good. I dug out a large middle of the pile piece to check.


Next up Willow - only one year on this wood.

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12.3 %. It too is good to go. Willow is so light it just throws out the water.


Last up is White Ash. No way is it good. I just cut it a month or two ago. It was dead though.
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17.4%. The meter is saying it is good, too. I'll check some more pieces. I still don't think it is dry.

Note: I'm in a desert where normal moisture content drops below 10%.

I guess I'm safe to sell all of this wood this year.

Good for you if you have all that extra wood!

 

[qwee]

I have extra because I didn't feel like going through the effort of selling anything last year (burn out).