Yesterday's Score... Black Locust

[bobdog2o02]

Mine has had purple

 

[BIGDADDY]

Looks good. Enjoy the heat

 

[goofa]

Did you process the tree where you dropped it? Or did you move everything? And is that your back yard? or a field that this tree was growing in? Was the tree dying? Not leafed out? or was it healthy..just not growing in a convenient spot?

No this picture is not where the tree was dropped. my Father did an addition for these people down the road from me last summer and this tree was in the way of their new addition. and then this summer we were back there to put a deck on the addition and that tree was still laying there over the bank and they said i could have it. So I moved it to my father's property the other side of town which has 17 acres of open field where i process all of my wood because my house does not get enough wind/ sun. kind of a hassle but its what gets the end result needed.... nice dry seasoned wood. and lots of wind.

 

[goofa]

Yeah, that looks like Tulip from here. Does it have green or purple in the heartwood?

Nope it is 100% without a doubt ash. and a big A$H tree at that. it took all of my 28" bar but the newly rebuilt MS460 hummed right through it.

 

[Applesister]

Thanks Goofa for answering my 1001 questions. Im sure your Dad likes having you around splitting wood there. When the chips fall and the dust settles it may not be such a crazy thing. They do have their threads here about Wind and Sun, thats for sure. Well have fun and nice truck!

 

[goofa]

Np applesister. And my father does not burn wood I'm the only "crazy" one. But he does like to help. And as for the truck it is nothing special but it serves its purpose.

 

[goofa]

He does not live at the property where I have my wood either but we plan on buying it from him and building a new house on the land. But until then it is a prime location for seasoning wood

 

[Applesister]

I think parents like to see their kids doing industrious things as apposed to lazy and unambitious things. I think most people may equate the labor of wood processing to be a backwards progression, and it just may be, but.... I cant say too much without giving my own story away. Its an Aesop's fable sort of thing. Sometimes labor bears fruit but not necessarily where you expect it. Or in the manner you would expect.

 

[Woody Stover]

Nope it is 100% without a doubt ash. and a big A$H tree at that. it took all of my 28" bar but the newly rebuilt MS460 hummed right through it.

OK, good deal. I thought maybe it was Tulip, based on the pic of the rounds; Generally, the White Ash I get here doesn't have darker heart wood unless decay has started to set in. I have seen a couple with darker heart wood, and some pics that others have posted had the darker heart. Once you pop one open though, (or even get a good look at the end grain) there's no doubt.

 

[goofa]

or get a whiff of that sweet smell

 

[Woody Stover]

I moved it to my father's property the other side of town which has 17 acres of open field where i process all of my wood because my house does not get enough wind/ sun

Have you been able to compare drying rates in the two locations? Most of my stacks are in the woods where there's not much sun or wind. I've got one stack going on my neighbor's property in a great sun and wind location and I'm wondering how much faster wood will dry in the good spot...

 

[goofa]

No not in any scientific way but from naked eye and feel yes the stuff at my father's property gets full Sun all day and full wind but also full rain. The stuff at my house gets maybe 5 hours in the am and no wind and when it rains it stays damp. All the stuff at the lot is all wagon wheeled nicely on the ends and seems dry. The wood at my house does not seem to have much for checks. I think the biggest thing is the constant 10+ mph breeze up at the lot. The wind always blows up there.

 

[goofa]

This is why we get no drying at the house...

Lots of shady dampness inside the house has a damp feel too that's why we have to run the a.c. and dehumidifiers.

 

[Woody Stover]

This is why we get no drying at the house...Lots of shady dampness

That looks like my SIL's property; Lots of trees, and in a small valley. It will be dead calm over there but here, about 1/4 mile away but up higher, there's a little breeze even though we also have trees. My experimental stacking spot is open to a large field to the south and west, which slopes down away from the stack, and east wind can hit the stack, so any breeze from those directions is hitting the stack well. I think the humidity reported in the area is recorded in town, where there's more pavement, quick-drying grassy areas, etc. It's a few degrees cooler here and the soil in the woods stays wetter for longer after a rain, so I think my "stack environment humidity" is higher than what the local stats show. I should get a home weather station and see how different they are....

 

[pricey106]

I have a lot of BL in my area...and most people think its junk. This will be the first year I am knowingly using it. How is it for campfires?

 

[gzecc]

I have a lot of BL in my area...and most people think its junk. This will be the first year I am knowingly using it. How is it for campfires?

Probably stinks and puts out great heat.

 

[Woody Stover]

How is it for campfires?

I like something a little more lively for campfires (unless you are cooking over it,) like Pine or Tulip Poplar. BL tends to sit there and coal, like Oak, unless you've got a huge blaze going...