Dacjohns--Changes

[dacjohns]

I do have a couple of cowlicks although one is almost gone because my hair is migrating.

 

[Beekissed]

My hair is celebrating Christmas.....all year long! Tinsel everywhere! Very festive, I might add.

 

[dacjohns]

Things I am learning and relearning about firewood.

Black walnut doesn't burn real good for daytime heat but it does pretty good for banking the fire at night.

Sassafras burns but don't waste your time if you have something better.

Hickory splits easier when it is green than when it is dry. The same is true with cutting.

Red oak that has been dead for a long time and has started to rot will often have good solid heartwood with the sapwood rotted off.

Cured oak splits pretty easily.

My wife is pretty good with her new saw.

My tractor bucket holds about 8 cubic feet. A cord is 128 cubic feet. Four bucket loads are 1/4 cord. That was a let down.

I haven't burned as much wood as I thought I have.

My tomcat likes to watch me split wood.

Both cats like to check out the wood pile. They must be looking for mice.

 

[kaycei]

I haven't burned as much wood as I thought I have.

I guess that means you won't be taking the tree out of my front yard for me when you come and visit next.

 

[keljonma]

Things I am learning and relearning about firewood.

Black walnut doesn't burn real good for daytime heat but it does pretty good for banking the fire at night.

Sassafras burns but don't waste your time if you have something better.

Hickory splits easier when it is green than when it is dry. The same is true with cutting.

Red oak that has been dead for a long time and has started to rot will often have good solid heartwood with the sapwood rotted off.

Cured oak splits pretty easily.

My wife is pretty good with her new saw.

My tractor bucket holds about 8 cubic feet. A cord is 128 cubic feet. Four bucket loads are 1/4 cord. That was a let down.

I haven't burned as much wood as I thought I have.

My tomcat likes to watch me split wood.

Both cats like to check out the wood pile. They must be looking for mice.

Great info about the different woods. We don't burn now, but back in day, oak, apple, maple and willow from our property. From memory, I'd say the maple split and burned nicely, the willow was so-so. But I didn't keep good garden notes from back then.... Now I wish I had.

 

[dacjohns]

I haven't burned as much wood as I thought I have.

I guess that means you won't be taking the tree out of my front yard for me when you come and visit next.

I don't remember us discussing that. I don't know if I want to since it is so close to your house.

 

[kaycei]

I haven't burned as much wood as I thought I have.

I guess that means you won't be taking the tree out of my front yard for me when you come and visit next.

I don't remember us discussing that. I don't know if I want to since it is so close to your house.

We really haven't discussed it. I've just been trying to figure out who I could convince to take that tree out, without having to pay for it. You were on the list of possibilities.

 

[dacjohns]

You might have too much confidence in me.

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

Things I am learning and relearning about firewood.

Black walnut doesn't burn real good for daytime heat but it does pretty good for banking the fire at night.

Sassafras burns but don't waste your time if you have something better.

Hickory splits easier when it is green than when it is dry. The same is true with cutting.

Red oak that has been dead for a long time and has started to rot will often have good solid heartwood with the sapwood rotted off.

Cured oak splits pretty easily.

My wife is pretty good with her new saw.

My tractor bucket holds about 8 cubic feet. A cord is 128 cubic feet. Four bucket loads are 1/4 cord. That was a let down.

I haven't burned as much wood as I thought I have.

My tomcat likes to watch me split wood.

Both cats like to check out the wood pile. They must be looking for mice.

Hi, dac, we have found that black locust burns hotter than the others. At least, that is what we have found. Black locust is easier to cut into firewood when green. Easier to split when cured.

We try to mix our locust in with the others so we don't burn it all at once.

 

[dacjohns]

I think I have some black locust. Is its wood green tinted?