Ken Hill
03-15-2010, 12:14 PM
Earlier in the fall, I caught my neighbors kid wacking away at an Ash treethat had died. It was on his property but fell onto mine. I helped him cut it and haul it out (my fireroad is the only way out unless you want a cliff to climb, kid has no sense)
I saw a Cherry tree that was on the other side of a creek and asked if he was going to get his share of it(some on his land, majority on mine) He was done working for the winter so I told him I would get it. Ofcourse the 4 feet + of snow that fell after that day has kept me away from it until today.
The big surprise was the spalting I found in the majority of it. The lower trnk was rotten 3 feet up but after that it was good solid wood to the top.
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Private-Gallery-2/DSC8028/810883082_MAYbC-O.jpg
I saved the larger diameter piece in longer lengths. I could have easily gotten a 16 foot piece if I could have worked my tractor down in there
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Private-Gallery-2/DSC8029/810886466_Rr5oe-O.jpg
The spalting is seen better in person, but its there and so is the big cheesy smile on my face:D Now I did not cut any open to see how well it is inside due to it raining but it has been a good morning me thinks
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Private-Gallery-2/DSC8033/810888375_bdPkv-O.jpg
I am setting up my wood lot just on the other side of my wood splitting area. I will keep the wood sorted by type and cover with tarps etc.
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Private-Gallery-2/DSC8034/810891940_Fiepd-O.jpg
I saw a Cherry tree that was on the other side of a creek and asked if he was going to get his share of it(some on his land, majority on mine) He was done working for the winter so I told him I would get it. Ofcourse the 4 feet + of snow that fell after that day has kept me away from it until today.
The big surprise was the spalting I found in the majority of it. The lower trnk was rotten 3 feet up but after that it was good solid wood to the top.
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Private-Gallery-2/DSC8028/810883082_MAYbC-O.jpg
I saved the larger diameter piece in longer lengths. I could have easily gotten a 16 foot piece if I could have worked my tractor down in there
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Private-Gallery-2/DSC8029/810886466_Rr5oe-O.jpg
The spalting is seen better in person, but its there and so is the big cheesy smile on my face:D Now I did not cut any open to see how well it is inside due to it raining but it has been a good morning me thinks
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Private-Gallery-2/DSC8033/810888375_bdPkv-O.jpg
I am setting up my wood lot just on the other side of my wood splitting area. I will keep the wood sorted by type and cover with tarps etc.
http://kenhill.smugmug.com/Other/Private-Gallery-2/DSC8034/810891940_Fiepd-O.jpg