I don't think so, Rob. It is so wet that it often checks if extreme care is not taken. If it can be dried without too much checking, it is a good furniture wood, but you really need controlled conditions like a wood kiln.
That's what I'm thinking on the Sweet Gum. I just marked out another
wood lot I'm going to start working on this winter and marked a lot of little 6 to 8 inch gums. Best to take them for firewood and leave the better stuff. The big ones, I'm not tackling. The only way I can split it is to cut it really short.
It's a nice time to go out and mark out a wood lot for firewood harvest. Beautiful (warm) fall weather and the leaves are changing. It feels good to mark out another little area that I can improve on. I've got a lot of nice hardwood trees on this place. As I start harvesting in an area, I'm making paths to get in and out, hopefully one day with a horse.
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