Let’s talk about firewood
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Salmonchaser
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That was one of their best saws pound for pound pushing a 24 inch bar.
Yep. No electronic crap. Just a solid saw. It will handle a longer bar. But 24 is perfect for what I do. mtmuley
There is nothing wrong with cottonwood for the fireplace, it burns just fine. Out here where we live there is a lot of salt cedar. It burns hot and slow much like the abundant mesquite.
It also smells nice when burning.
We did get a big load of free ponderosa pine from the ski area my son worked at for a few seasons. The logs were giant 80-100 foot and at least 3 feet across.
It does burn fast and it doesn't really make coals, just powdery ash. But it was free.
It also smells nice when burning.
We did get a big load of free ponderosa pine from the ski area my son worked at for a few seasons. The logs were giant 80-100 foot and at least 3 feet across.
It does burn fast and it doesn't really make coals, just powdery ash. But it was free.
Blacktailbc
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Lots of good wood options here in Northern CA. Madrone, Black Oak, Blue Oak, Cedar, Doug Fir…
I like cutting wood because it’s tangible. You can see what you accomplished for the day. Plus you just can’t beat wood heat in the wintertime.
I like cutting wood because it’s tangible. You can see what you accomplished for the day. Plus you just can’t beat wood heat in the wintertime.
For sure. When I walk in the house after a cold wet day it all becomes worth the work. mtmuley
Gellar
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That old saying is true…Wood heats you twice; once when you cut it and once when you burn it.
I like to be up on the hill right at daylight. A bit cooler. And I beat the restrictions that are inevitable these days later in the Summer. mtmuley
antlerradar
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Nothing like standing in front of a wood fireplace to get warmed up after being out in the cold. The propane furnace just doesn't cut it.
I’ve burned firewood most of my life. One of my first free labor jobs with my dad was moving firewood as he cut wood.
Present house we burn roughly 7 cords a winter. Wood is our heat. We used to cut about 10 cords a year. After a couple years we could skip a year. We cut 10 cord one weekend in our prime.
Family complained about the amount of time we spent each summer cutting, splitting and stacking wood. I bought a logging truck of wood. 12+ cord. It’s a lot of work too. Last year wife said she just wanted to buy 8 cords cut and split. I complained about the size and potentially quality of wood we’d get. Nobody cared until we burned it last year. It was declared junk.
This year’s games are another truck load of logs. I’m going to rent a cut and split machine to cut the load hopefully in a day. Manual stacking. We need two people to run the machine efficiently, everyone else is stacking. I might hire a couple neighbor kids. We should have two years worth of wood.
Definitely more expensive than spending all summer in the woods but we prefer wood heat in the house.
Just got the call from my wood guy. An outfitter/guide buddy who delivers quality wood. Lives near Apache creek and knows some good spots here abouts. Lives basic off grid style life.
Heavy load of oak coming tomorrow. Bringing me some applewood for the smoker and firepit/q too...cool.
The propane is back up and just runs to move air around. Rarely ever lights up. I cook with it.
Heavy load of oak coming tomorrow. Bringing me some applewood for the smoker and firepit/q too...cool.
The propane is back up and just runs to move air around. Rarely ever lights up. I cook with it.
BuzzH
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Whoever told you that either hasnt heated with wood or a liar.
It heats you up cutting it, then putting it in the back of the truck. When you get home e, you get warmed up unloading it, then splitting it, stacking it. Then when you go to burn it, you get heated up again hauling it into the house, and in our case, hauling it downstairs, then into the wood stove.
I've often wondered if there is more than a gallon of sweat into a cord of wood by the time you get into the stove?
Hem
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Old Faithful for 35 years.
SFC B
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Here in CO I have about half a cord of white oak I brought back from IN last fall......might as well be made of gold around here. At the new place we have a mixed, leftover pile of about 2-3 cords that I will burn through as I can. With the central chimney stack/double sided stove I will be heating mainly with wood and backing up with propane when we moved back. Wood around there is almost free and I like the process. I will be putting up a wood shed and getting a splitter. Splitting by hand is cute for a little bit but NOT for volume for me.
At the new place we have a mixed, leftover pile of about 2-3 cords that I will burn through as I can. With the central chimney stack/double sided stove I will be heating mainly with wood and backing up with propane when we moved back. Wood around there is almost free and I like the process. I will be putting up a wood shed and getting a splitter. Splitting by hand is cute for a little bit but NOT for volume for me.
Hem
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For the record i like each and every comment since I checked out last night.
Redmt
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This is one of the most timely threads ever. I got a call this morning from the Captain at our local Cal Fire station. He said he has a couple firefighters that need their yearly chainsaw certification and can they come cut some wood! OH HELL YES. They probably cut a cord or so. 
Shut up Buzz. You can even take a thread about firewood and #*^@#* it up. Congratulations. mtmuley
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