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Post by buckvelvet on Sept 8, 2017 9:15:45 GMT -6
Im about to turn 34, should it feel this way? I didn't have any firewood 2 weeks ago. Ive damn near put myself in the ground everyday after work and labor day weekend busting my ass. I have near 6 full cord now, i am walking around like a crippled old man. Cant stand up straight, something is where it shouldn't be!  |
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Post by badbrad on Sept 8, 2017 9:17:12 GMT -6
Nice job. Are you going to let it dry a year before burning?
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Post by smsmith on Sept 8, 2017 9:18:39 GMT -6
Lots of work there. That's why I didn't put a boiler in this house when I had it built...didn't want to be in my 60s+ and still putting up 5-6 cords of wood a year.
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Post by buckvelvet on Sept 8, 2017 9:24:27 GMT -6
Brad, no this is poplar, burns fantastic when its green. When its dry (seasoned) it goes poof.
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Post by biglakebass on Sept 8, 2017 9:31:14 GMT -6
atsa a lotta wood
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Post by badbrad on Sept 8, 2017 9:35:12 GMT -6
How many cords do you go through in a year? How big of a house?
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Post by sd51555 on Sept 8, 2017 9:35:39 GMT -6
Count your blessings it wasn't wet ash or oak. That'll about kill a guy.
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Post by badbrad on Sept 8, 2017 9:37:15 GMT -6
I actually really love cutting, splitting and stacking wood. I feel very accomplished after seeing wood all nicely stacked and ready to go when I am done. Feels good getting the heat off of it too.
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Post by buckvelvet on Sept 8, 2017 9:44:23 GMT -6
Count your blessings it wasn't wet ash or oak. That'll about kill a guy. Gotta work smarter not harder! Lol this is all of my land. We have tons of red/white oaks but i don't cut them as there is lots of poplar and when they get big they hollow out and fall over. So I use them for firewood cuz i hate them. I cut some dead black cherry too but thats about it. Cutting beach or oak around here will leave you in pieces. |
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Post by buckvelvet on Sept 8, 2017 9:45:39 GMT -6
How many cords do you go through in a year? How big of a house? I should know how big my house is shouldn't, its 'newer' we built it in 2005. The last 2 winters were light, i burned between Nov 1 to early may about 5 cord. I expect this winter to be retribution so i'm going to have 8 cord to be safe. |
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Post by buckvelvet on Sept 8, 2017 9:46:18 GMT -6
I actually really love cutting, splitting and stacking wood. I feel very accomplished after seeing wood all nicely stacked and ready to go when I am done. Feels good getting the heat off of it too. It really is a great feeling when its all done. What stinks is when you put it in the stove and have to replace that piece later on. LOL! |
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Post by badbrad on Sept 8, 2017 9:53:24 GMT -6
I actually really love cutting, splitting and stacking wood. I feel very accomplished after seeing wood all nicely stacked and ready to go when I am done. Feels good getting the heat off of it too. It really is a great feeling when its all done. What stinks is when you put it in the stove and have to replace that piece later on. LOL! I hate the feeling when you use good firewood outside in the campfire. I love sitting around a fire but feel like I'm wasting my resources. |
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Post by buckvelvet on Sept 8, 2017 9:57:01 GMT -6
It really is a great feeling when its all done. What stinks is when you put it in the stove and have to replace that piece later on. LOL! I hate the feeling when you use good firewood outside in the campfire. I love sitting around a fire but feel like I'm wasting my resources. Good place for junk pine.  |
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Post by sd51555 on Sept 8, 2017 11:03:39 GMT -6
When I was a kid, we took down a massive white oak (had to be almost 30" DBH) in the middle of our hay field right after 3rd crop. Mom insisted we split it while we had the uncles splitter. Probably prudent to do so, but green oak is stringy as hell and even a full extension of the splitter wouldn't come close to severing it, so every single piece was a hard pull to get it to tear free. I figure we blew 10 years profit on that field just fucking around getting the stump out and trying to bury a rock the size of a car.
Now, aspen and birch in sub 20 degree weather, I can enjoy. We don't burn the good stuff in the camp fire. It burns too long. Plus, the aspen and birch seem to put out a nice flavor for grilling things.
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 8, 2017 11:39:57 GMT -6
It really is a great feeling when its all done. What stinks is when you put it in the stove and have to replace that piece later on. LOL! I hate the feeling when you use good firewood outside in the campfire. I love sitting around a fire but feel like I'm wasting my resources. Lol, I thought I was the only one who cringed when throwing firewood on the campfire! Glad to know I'm not the only one. Buckvelvet, that is a GREAT stack of wood. No wonder you're gimping around! I've found ways to make it easier on my body... I had borrowed a splitter that was waist high and I could back the tailgate right to it. Never had to bend down until the stuff was small and light. My splitter now is low and it makes a huge difference in how I feel afterwards (not in a good way). I've also been known to take the splitter with me to the tree. That way I never have to move the heavy shit. I almost only cut hedge now. It's a hell of a lot heavier and harder than oak, but it burns great! I hate to even get the chain dirty for something less. |
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