Processing in a neighbour friendly way

[GarethM]

Is the beige cap to fit in with the oap's or just some weird tartan cap kinda masonic handshake?

[IanCwmbran]

That was just one load, this followed, expected 2 more tomorrow

Garage has my two bikes.

Corded saw seems like a safe bet

 

Edited November 26, 2022 by IanCwmbran

[neiln]

Just be mindful of when and for how long you run the petrol saw, and crack on. It's the same as mowing the lawn or doing DIY. I only use the saw for one or two tank fulls so basically never more than an hour or two.  I don't use it before 10 or after about 7, usually it's just a couple of hours on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon.  If people in moderately dense suburbs have issues with short stints or noise at reasonable times then I feel for them, life must be tough!

[neiln]

Oh and enjoy the leylandii, it burns nice once dry.

[coppice cutter]

2 hours ago, IanCwmbran said:

That was just one load, this followed, expected 2 more tomorrow

Garage has my two bikes.

Corded saw seems like a safe bet

 

That's a darned good haul.

 

As said above, Leylandii well dried burns grand.

 

The only thing I don't like about it is the smell, it's a very sort of stale unwoody kind of smell, and not at all piney.

 

Although everybody else in the house said it was just me!

[Stubby]

10 hours ago, coppice cutter said:

That's a darned good haul.

 

As said above, Leylandii well dried burns grand.

 

The only thing I don't like about it is the smell, it's a very sort of stale unwoody kind of smell, and not at all piney.

 

Although everybody else in the house said it was just me!

That's because its not a pine . 🙂

[IanCwmbran]

Update, spent 4 hours splitting and stacking and I have more than when I started, storage is about half full may just chuck some of the knottier wood in the shed for a few years, guess I know what i'll be burning for a while now.

I look forward to trying some ash in 2031

[Peasgood]

17 minutes ago, IanCwmbran said:

may just chuck some of the knottier wood in the shed for a few years,

Deal with it now, it will be harder still in a few years.

[neiln]

Absolutely right, it gets harder as it dries.  Although sometimes a short spell of drying to start a few cracks gets it to a sweet spot for splitting.... After which it gets harder.

 

Put aside 2 or 3 nice large knotty rounds as chopping blocks but deal with the rest. If you can't split, block it up with the saw.

[trigger_andy]

On 26/11/2022 at 15:18, IanCwmbran said:

That was just one load, this followed, expected 2 more tomorrow

Garage has my two bikes.

Corded saw seems like a safe bet

 

At best thats 3 tons. Id have said two initially. Three loads will not remotely make 20t.