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tonym

tonym

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I was sitting in my office listening to a chainsaw going all day. Then the satleite radio went out:grumpy:



I go out back to let them know they cut my line and I find this!!:eek:













I helped myself to a nice sizeable piece that barely fits in my car(length wise) :cool:

I'll take more on Wednesday.:D

Thats a whole lot of bowdrill fires right there!!:thumbup:

Riley, cmon up and get some!!
 
I am thinking this is White Cedar. The only time I see this stuff is on private property.

Its the easist wood for bowdrill that I haver used.
 
Big Mike said:
It obviously doesn’t take much to get Tony excited. :rolleyes:




"If you're not living on the edge, …you're taking up too much space."

Big Mike
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Ha, you are correct.

I went through the last of my White Cedar boards on Saturday. I didn't even get a coal, cause the board split:grumpy:

So when I saw this...... well yeah, I got excited:o
 
i work for a local township and during the summer they cut down a lot of trees for mulch and the have all the stumps sitting out next to my car. i always want to grab a few but never have the room. i need my truck back
 
Tony, you should stop by and scout my wood supply.

I cut down a handful of trees on my property every year.

I use my hardwoods (maple and oak) for cooking and making charcoal, and fruitwood (cherry) for smoking, but I have some seasoned Red Cedar and Tulip (Poplar) that you might like.

That poplar might be good for fire boards, not to hard and not too soft; and it has been down for six months or more.




"If you're not living on the edge, …you're taking up too much space."

Big Mike

Forest & Stream
 
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I'll take you up on that offer Mike!

The red cedar is good for hand drill boards I here as well
 
I tell you what my friend, next time I have the saw out I’ll cut you an 18” (by 8” to 10” diameter) piece of each and throw them in the truck.

I can always cut more down the road.

I’ve got a bag of Birch bark for you too.



"If you're not living on the edge, …you're taking up too much space."

Big Mike

Forest & Stream
 
hmmm, it apears i have been calling some non white cedar that i have white cedar. Oh well, the stuff still works well.
 
I tried cottonwood (a popular) this weekend and it worked pretty well. I harvested a couple of limbs from the tree in my backyard as they needed stripping anyhow. Stripped the bark and split the thicker sections for the hearths and simply debarked the smaller diameter pieces for drills. Let it dry for 2-days. It was a bit more challenge to get a coal than Doc's basswood but I was able to get on. I was pretty surprised I could do it going from 2 d of living tissue.

I want to follow up on Doc's suggestion of using weeping willow. Supposedly a bit of a challenge, but something that works. Like you Tony, the only cedar around my place are those that have been planted.
 
Tulip and locust are two different trees. Tulip is the softer white which is probably what you're referring to. Locust is VERY hard[hard as in you can't drive a nail into it unless it's green]and the inside wood is yellow. Was used locally for anything that was hard used. Door sills,work sled runners,timber and beam construction pegs some wagon and buggy parts etc. More tulip than locust around here.:D--KV
 
kgd said:
I tried cottonwood (a popular) this weekend and it worked pretty well. I harvested a couple of limbs from the tree in my backyard as they needed stripping anyhow. Stripped the bark and split the thicker sections for the hearths and simply debarked the smaller diameter pieces for drills. Let it dry for 2-days. It was a bit more challenge to get a coal than Doc's basswood but I was able to get on. I was pretty surprised I could do it going from 2 d of living tissue.

I want to follow up on Doc's suggestion of using weeping willow. Supposedly a bit of a challenge, but something that works. Like you Tony, the only cedar around my place are those that have been planted.
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K, don't forget Manitoba Maple (Acer negundo).

Doc
 
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