the pics from today thread

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

30 minutes ago, Barb said:

It’s not ideal but that’s what we have up here and what everyone burns. 

Does your house have heat?  You might not even need AC

Edited August 22, 2023 by GrilledSteezeSandwich

[toast21602]

Sunflowers.

[RidgeRacer]

18 hours ago, toast21602 said:

Sunflowers.

Beautiful. Btw I keep getting emails to remind you about setting up the fantasy league this year. So this is your reminder!

[Mixilplix]

Slummin it in Lake Tahoe for a couple of weeks...

 

Mind Haze IPA

[Barb]

Anybody know what this is?  Having such a hard time splitting this wood because these branch things are growing inside the trees 

 

yesterday husband ran he chainsaw (I am still too chicken) and I did most of the loading/unloading of rounds onto the trailer. Did 3 trailers full

 

I was trying to split some with the axe this morning at first. Was barely making a dent, then husband tried and he was having trouble too. I felt vindicated. Maybe it’s too fresh?  Even our log splitter is having a hard time. New to all this so if anyone has advice I will take it. 

 

[Barb]

Edit; just realized this is NOt the new wood. He only cut wood that was old from last year. So why is it still so dense and hard to split?

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

10 minutes ago, Barb said:

Edit; just realized this is NOt the new wood. He only cut wood that was old from last year. So why is it still so dense and hard to split?

Google?  You’re the only person I know who splits wood…probably @moe ghoul does in Vermont.  When I was a kid my parents got those logs that come in a bag..

[Barb]

I mean I think they are knots. But they just don’t effing break 

[theprogram4]

all this wood talk reminds me of a classic movie
 

 

@PSUFly knows this scene 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

1 hour ago, theprogram4 said:

all this wood talk reminds me of a classic movie
 

 

@PSUFly knows this scene 

TP4 senior year of high school was me  and Eric whitehead doing the Budweiser frog thing and talking about beavis and butthead…I think that’s when the movie was 96 or 97 and it was rad even had that love rollercoaster song.  Fire is cool 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I like trains

 

i like dancing

[indiggio]

13 hours ago, Barb said:

I mean I think they are knots. But they just don’t effing break 

"Knots in wood are formed when branches are broken off or cut, and the exposed wood is left behind. As the tree continues to grow, the trunk expands and overtakes the branches, and knots form around the base of the branches. Knots can also be formed by injuries to the tree or by fungal infections."

They're what give knotty pine floors, furniture, etc. that distinctive look.

I use a wedge and sledgehammer to split large logs instead of an axe.
Just place the wedge in an existing crack that should be there in seasoned wood and hammer away.
Once the big logs are split, I use this method with the axe for more exercise.
I keep an old Y log around and place the log to be split in the V of the Y to hold it and keep it from rolling one way or the other.

 

Edited August 25, 2023 by indiggio

[mbike-ski]

1 hour ago, indiggio said:

I use a wedge and sledgehammer to split large logs instead of an axe.

even better get yoself a splitting maul

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-4-lb-Premium-Log-Super-Splitter-with-34-in-Fiberglass-Handle-HD-SPF4-5LB/206768943#overlay

 

[Barb]

Good advice! May just have to add this to the kit. 

[toast21602]

Blue.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

2 hours ago, toast21602 said:

Blue.

That’s a nice shot!!

[Barb]

On 8/25/2023 at 6:14 AM, mbike-ski said:

even better get yoself a splitting maul

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-4-lb-Premium-Log-Super-Splitter-with-34-in-Fiberglass-Handle-HD-SPF4-5LB/206768943#overlay

 

Thanks for this tip!  We got an 8lb maul and husband is killing it. We had a good system going this morning, he would split large rounds in half  w maul, then I would split with axe. After an hour I said I would be happy to just do the stacking. The lumberjack workouts are hard. 😂

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

26 minutes ago, Barb said:

Thanks for this tip!  We got an 8lb maul and husband is killing it. We had a good system going this morning, he would split large rounds in half  w maul, then I would split with axe. After an hour I said I would be happy to just do the stacking. The lumberjack workouts are hard. 😂

Is it starting to get cool overnight?  Two days ago I didn’t even turn on the AC

[Barb]

Nights are in the 50’s. We open the windows and have a ceiling fan. And it is so pitch dark. I sleep like a rock here. Local guy said we are about 2 weeks away from first frost. 
 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

2 hours ago, Barb said:

Nights are in the 50’s. We open the windows and have a ceiling fan. And it is so pitch dark. I sleep like a rock here. Local guy said we are about 2 weeks away from first frost. 
 

What elevation are you at?

[Barb]

7960’

[toast21602]

Lake sunset. 

[Kyle]

Beautiful golf weather yesterday. Bay Creek Golf Club in Cape Charles VA, parents are building a house/retiring here. Hoping the old man gets the golf membership, the views alone are worth it. 

[Mixilplix]

Cool turbo prop beaver float plane..

Tahoe sunset...

 

[C1erArt]

On 9/3/2023 at 9:34 AM, Barb said:

Thanks for this tip!  We got an 8lb maul and husband is killing it. We had a good system going this morning, he would split large rounds in half  w maul, then I would split with axe. After an hour I said I would be happy to just do the stacking. The lumberjack workouts are hard. 😂

I like to use this once the rounds are split in half.