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[Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

On 8/30/2016 7:49 PM, Madison Woods wrote:
> Don we haven't gotten any of our firewood ready yet this year and I know
> we're going to regret that later.

I am hoping it will be dry by early November.  I checked it the other 
day and most of it is at 20% M.C.  Should be OK when needed.
> Year before last we were caught the same
> way and had to cut during  10 degree days.
That is a good time to be in the woods, no bugs.    Maybe this year.

>   Last year in June a flash flood caused a
> landslide here that took out the driveway.
The second year we were here a flood washed a huge hole by the concrete 
crossing.  Usinf my tractor and a borrowed tractor we filled it with as 
many big rocks we we could find then progressively  smaller rocks until 
it was full. So far no more wash out.

>   He felled it in the woods too, and we're
> cutting it in 6-8' sections so we can haul it to the sawmill to have boards
> made of it.
I had a big Pine by the driveway that made a mess of anything under.  I 
had it taken down and took one 12' log over to Gene's where we cut out 
four 12" wide boards.  They will be ready to use this winter.

I am headed to another mill this week to get some rough Pine boards.  My 
son bought a house in Connecticut that was built in 1915 and remained in 
the same family since.  He needs to replace some door frames that are 
7/8 thick.  I will plane them then take them back to him in a couple of 
weeks..
> What is "bucking the logs"? I've heard the expression, but haven't a clue
> what it means, lol.
Cutting them into sections for firewood.  That is what a Buck Saw is 
used for.  I cut mine to 16"-18", not with a buck saw but a chain saw.  
I also split with a hydraulic splitter.  This place is so well insulated 
that I can only feed one piece at a time into the stove. Otherwise it 
drives you out.  We have to open upstairs windows most of the time.

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