That is some cool looking wood! Even if you need to stabilize some of it, definitely worth the effort.
What free wood did you find today?
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Congrats! Now to get ‘er processed! Chuck
I found this blue stained Taiwanese fir (I think) washed up after the last typhoon. I sealed the back and cleaned it up with a cabinet scraper. Thing is dense too.
Byron, that is ourstandng!!!!!!
About 3 weeks ago there was a pile of stumps 15 to 20 ft deep covering an area the size of a football field
Today I went back for the two bristlecone stumps I saw and mentioned in the earlier post. This is what I found today, Forest circus burned it all
Today I went back for the two bristlecone stumps I saw and mentioned in the earlier post. This is what I found today, Forest circus burned it all
3 weeks ago, was still smoldering today so I was about a week late. Got a winch on hitch setup ready to gather, so I got NO free wood today
Well, they saw all that carbon sequestered in that wood and knew it was meant to be freed with all the bison methane. Waste today what you want tomorrow so tomorrow is also a waste.
Well, it's free to anyone who wants it, please, please come take it away......... So I don't have to drag it to the burn pile!
Make a new burn pile, right inside that bend in the driveway there.... bring the mountain to mohammed and all that.
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Species?
Don't think I haven't considered it! Problem is this stuff burns so hot and quick it might take out the whole row of spruce.
It's the blue Spruce I mentioned last week. Not good for anything except maybe a fragrant camp fire
Here's a different view of why I decided not to do that. Just a little too close to the house and the row of half dead spruce.
And a 500 gallon propane tank….
Yeah.....I'd hook it to the JD lawn tractor, drag it across the way and light ur up. By the time FD gets there, it be burned up.
We been heating the house with blue spruce and hemlock the last few days. Works good as Shop barrel stove fuel....
We been heating the house with blue spruce and hemlock the last few days. Works good as Shop barrel stove fuel....
Free for the person with the right skills and crazy enough to try. Went over about noon and it’s now 7pm. Virginia DOT won’t touch it because the wires are owned by Verizon.
Ash tree that’s been dead for several years. Surprised it stayed up as long as it did. Entire root system rotted away. Maybe find some spalted pieces towards the base that are solid enough.
8pm update: it’s on the ground now, but too dark to see if it’s worth going after some bowl blanks.
Ash tree that’s been dead for several years. Surprised it stayed up as long as it did. Entire root system rotted away. Maybe find some spalted pieces towards the base that are solid enough.
8pm update: it’s on the ground now, but too dark to see if it’s worth going after some bowl blanks.
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Turns out this was a red oak and not an ash. Lots of flooring in that.
I brought home a 6' bolt of apple, 12" diameter. Was close to 300 pounds, must be super saturated. Now, to figure out what to do with it......
Smaller bowl blanks, lots of spindle/hollow form blanks. It's my go to for finials as it takes details very well.
Makes great wood for smoking - I have a bin and save all offcuts.
Would also make some great (smaller) dimensional lumber for small chest/boxes.