The wood fairy cometh

[DiscoInferno]

For the first time a tree service that advertised free wood actually delivered. (Literally.) Two half truckloads dumped off this morning, mostly a mix of cedar and red maple. Certainly not the best wood available around here, but I already have a bunch of locust and hickory and all the red oak I care to haul, so I was actually looking for some lighter and quicker-to-season stuff. And you can't beat the price. (In the pics, the split stuff closest to the house I scrounged myself earlier.)

FYI, if anyone else in the MD/DC area wants in on the action: http://www.takomatree.com
They said they'd bring more if I wanted it, they try to give all their wood away but they still wind up dumping some. Usual tree service caveats apply: many big rounds, some need further cutting, and an assortment of lengths including many in the annoying 20"-24" ranges.

 

[smokinj]

Nice time to go to work!

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Disco, both cedar and soft maple make excellent kindling too. It lights fast and easy, burns hot and quick. The larger maple splits will last a fair amount of time but we try to burn most of it during daytime and in the spring and fall. It also will season with just one summer. Looks like you've done good for yourself.

 

[DiscoInferno]

Oh, there will be no shortage of kindling this year. Usually I weed out the shorter straight-grained white pine and cedar logs for kindling. (The red pine family logs never seem to be straight grained.) We go through a lot of kindling due to the extended shoulder seasons here.

 

[wsorg]

Hey...you can't beat free!

 

[JustWood]

Me dohnt see cedar.
MayB hemlock. mmmmmm hmmmm!

 

[DiscoInferno]

Could be, they said cedar but I didn't split any yet or look too hard, most of it is under the maple. It does look like hemlock bark, though, doesn't it? And it seems a little big for cedar also. So we'll go with hemlock. About the same for burning purposes.

 

[SmokinPiney]

Man what a score! They even split and stacked it for ya! :lol:

 

[Tony H]

I don't know .... if they hear you calling them the wood Fairies they might dump the next load in your living room. :ahhh:

 

[EatenByLimestone]

I'd love to have a tree service dump wood on my driveway. Even pine would be ok.

I'm wondering what tree fairies look like. Tutus with tights?

Matt

 

[70marlin]

Nice haul/ right price~

 

[savageactor7]

Hey I'd burn whatever I could get if it was delivered to my yard...you're very lucky to get service like that.