True but many woods will literally "bleed" water when first cut. Poplar has that greenish tint if split, I can live with gum as long as I don't need to split it.
Firewood?
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True but many woods will literally "bleed" water when first cut. Poplar has that greenish tint if split, I can live with gum as long as I don't need to split it.
Biggfoot44
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- Aug 2, 2009
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I mean I literally watched a neighbor cut down a specific tree, and split it, and the next day the same tree in firewood lengths was in the front yard with a sign advertising "seasoned firewood " .
He wouldn't be lying if he had girdled the tree at least 6mo prior to cutting it down. I did that with a spruce that had been attacked by bag worms. By the time I felled it this spring (5 months after girdling the previous year) it literally took one match to get the whole thing to burn cleanly in the garden plot. If you girdle a tree, it cuts off the sap supply to everything above the girdling cut, so it seasons in place before you fell it.
Biggfoot44
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- Aug 2, 2009
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Nah . It was during the real estate crash in early '90s . He needed to relocate, but was severely upside down . Went through foreclosure, etc .Got to the point if thet needed groceries oe utility bill, or whatever, he would cut down one of the Bank's trees and sell the "seasoned firewood" with fresh leaves still attatched for petty cash.
Frey dropped off a cord of wood the other day. I'd say it was a cord and a quarter. That was nice of them. Mixed hardwood as expected but unfortunately about a half a dozen logs has the signs of powderpost beetles. As a rule I don't store a bulk of the wood anywhere within 100 paces of the house. Usually, keep a small amount about 30 feet away for quick grab but with this cord I won't be bringing it near the house unless it goes right in the fireplace. So it'll be a long trudge to get wood each time we need to replenish the fire.
Just fyi, in Crofton 450/424 intersection they are at $300 cord no discounts, oak. I would not advise even stopping there since it has changed hands. I made a woods walk for trees to fell and got 6 deer ticks! worst ever. Glad you got some wood Pilot.
engineerbrian
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Call me crazy but i liked burning gum once the fire was good and hot (i no longer burn wood). That stuff seemed to last forever and put off good heat.
Squaregrouper
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Squaregrouper
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Two cords of oak for $180.00 that's a DEAL for one that qualifies! Mill scrap but for that price.............. https://york.craigslist.org/grd/d/firewoodhardwood/6291521773.html
I'm just a little too far away.
I'm just a little too far away.
Fox123
Ultimate Member
Have oak that fell in 2015 cut and mostly split, intended to get wood burning stove but decided against it, up for the taking. You haul awa
