Craigslist Weirdness

Iplayfarmer · Dec 5, 2011

LD1 said:
Yep, a soft wood no doubt.

Major species in my area are

Red Oak...........3570lbs
hickory............4080
sugar maple......3740
Ash.................3485

The lightest woods we have around here are white pine and cottonwood, which are still heavier than that cedar. And no one around here even considers them firewood:confused2:

Yeah, hardwoods have a lot more BTU's per cord. The nearest stand of hardwood to me is half a continent away.

LD1 · Dec 5, 2011

Iplayfarmer said:
Yeah, hardwoods have a lot more BTU's per cord. The nearest stand of hardwood to me is half a continent away.

Yeah, we got the good stuff in our half of the country

Soundguy · Dec 6, 2011

bcp said:
You can get rid of stumps on CL, too.

they probbaly have forgotton to mention that you need to dig them up and remove them..

toppop52 · Dec 6, 2011

This reminds me, I need to run an ad; "Very nice cherry lumber, still on the hoof waiting for harvest. Free if you come and get it!" I'll throw in the maple, sweet gum and pine!:laughing:

Iplayfarmer · Dec 6, 2011

toppop52 said:
This reminds me, I need to run an ad; "Very nice cherry lumber, still on the hoof waiting for harvest. Free if you come and get it!" I'll throw in the maple, sweet gum and pine!:laughing:

Fruit woods can actually fetch a good price around here sometimes. Some guys smoke meat with it. Others use it for woodworking. I've done some pretty neat stuff with an old cherry tree that my mother-in-law had cut down at her place. I made a rolling pin for my wife out of the cherry tree that she climbed in as a kid.

toppop52 · Dec 6, 2011

I've cut. about 20 an need to cut about 10 more cherry trees, there is pretty heart wood in it but I'm not a wood worker and I can't split it into board anyway.

Iplayfarmer · Dec 6, 2011

toppop52 said:
I've cut. about 20 an need to cut about 10 more cherry trees, there is pretty heart wood in it but I'm not a wood worker and I can't split it into board anyway.

Most people who are wood workers will want to get the wood as green as they can. Then they can treat the ends to keep it from splitting when drying. Advertising wood on the stump may be your best bet. It all just depends on who is in your area. If there are some creative woodworkers, you may have some takers.