Whew-
Took down two large, standing dead trees. One a white oak and the other a shag bark hickory. Growth rings on the oak numbered 112 and the hickory count was 147. Outside diameter on the stump for the oak is 27 inches and the hickory is 31.
About 40 years ago someone nailed a snow fence to the oak tree, all the wood is iron stained. A large population of carpenter ants did in the Hickory. None of it is suitable for the sawmill.
It is now all cut, split and stacked. While it was pretty dry from standing dead for over a year, none of it will see the fireplace until 2006-2007 burning season. I love the smell of fresh split wood almost as much as the smell of a wood fire on a cold evening.
Took down two large, standing dead trees. One a white oak and the other a shag bark hickory. Growth rings on the oak numbered 112 and the hickory count was 147. Outside diameter on the stump for the oak is 27 inches and the hickory is 31.
About 40 years ago someone nailed a snow fence to the oak tree, all the wood is iron stained. A large population of carpenter ants did in the Hickory. None of it is suitable for the sawmill.
It is now all cut, split and stacked. While it was pretty dry from standing dead for over a year, none of it will see the fireplace until 2006-2007 burning season. I love the smell of fresh split wood almost as much as the smell of a wood fire on a cold evening.