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Re: Take downs
« Reply #20 on: March 19, 2012, 10:20:11 pm »
Let me iterate on this ash stuff .Last week after it got nice out I tripped an 18 -20 incher that has been graveyard dead for two years .It still retained moisture in the heart wood which leads me to believe they will last at least 5 years standing .Short log  not worth fooling with for lumber .

Now split this spring it will burn come winter although a year to dry would be better .

There's at least a half dozen or more of my own that need taken down .A hundred footer I'm going to send a climber up to top .I can climb but I'm getting a little long in the tooth for that nonsense .

After that is some giants in the woods next to mine .One is a hundred footer about 3 ,3.5 at the base .I'll have for fire up the old Oliver crawler  to pull that one out .

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Re: Take downs
« Reply #21 on: March 19, 2012, 10:49:48 pm »
I agree that Ash will remain good for several years standing after it dies. Back before the EAB hit this area, I had a real tall one that stood above all the rest of the trees in woods. Was dead standing at least 3 years before I took it down. Was in great condition.

I been making firewood out of most of them so far, but, like you, I'm going to save some saw logs out of some of the strait ones. Will eventually mill them with the chainsaw. A number of years ago I bought some Ash lumber. Was going to make a table out of it. Never did, used it for other things. It does look alot like oak, just lighter. Excellent wood. I have been heating with Ash for several years now. LOL And several friends & neighbors that I sell it too also. Oak is still my favorite for heating, but I sure am gonna miss the Ash when it is GONE.  :'(

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Re: Take downs
« Reply #22 on: April 08, 2012, 10:35:07 am »
Walking the hills out looking for shed antlers. There is a few big poplars that need to come down and will be taken to the local sawmill friend to be made in to lumber. 

Biggest shed was in my dad's front yard  4 pt side with nice mass and tine length.


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Re: Take downs
« Reply #23 on: April 08, 2012, 02:12:08 pm »
Not near as big as they looked across the hollow, DBH 67" and 64". My bro had one on his place that my dad told me about and showed me where it was, 82" DBH.

Spotted some smaller ones that need to come down now.

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Re: Take downs
« Reply #24 on: April 08, 2012, 02:43:39 pm »
Poplar makes some nice trim .While it's a light wood it's pretty stable once it's dried out .Easy to work takes stain well .

It's like a second cousin to cotton wood .I suppose you could frame an outbuilding with it providing you increased the dimensional size of the lumber and bolted the joints and keep the framing dry .It wouldn't be worth two shakes of a lambs tail exposed to the weather though .

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Re: Take downs
« Reply #25 on: April 08, 2012, 02:48:31 pm »
I can show you some rough sawn poplar right beside some rough sawn oak. Greying and holding up real good for a few years now, as a poplar addition to the oak barn for holding implements etc.

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Re: Take downs
« Reply #26 on: April 08, 2012, 03:01:57 pm »
My uncle down in Knox county has several old out buildings that are primarily board and  batton covered .They might be cotton wood but I presumd oak .For years and years they just broomed on crude oil right from the well head of one of several oil wells they had at the time .Good preservative and for all intents free to boot .

They used to make corn cribs for ear corn from cotton wood .The average life was probabley about 20 years .Considering at the time all they had in it was the price for the saw mill and in those days cottonwood wasn't worth much . There is no actual poplar in these parts except the occasional Lombardy which was planted as wind breaks .It dies out after maybe 15 years .

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Re: Take downs
« Reply #27 on: April 08, 2012, 03:18:50 pm »
We are all out of oak (that we are willing to cut) and the poplar was there for the taking. So like you say it was free and just for a addition.

We cut up a super nice cherry off the hill last year that came down during a ice storm on the same hill these poplar are on. We cut and hauled to the sawmill guy to cut up for lumber. So we pretty much get everything cut for free now too. Otherwise back awhile ago we used to go 50/50 on the lumber cut.

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Re: Take downs
« Reply #28 on: April 08, 2012, 04:37:55 pm »
You don't want to use red oak outside as it is porous as a straw. Red oak will only last a couple years.

White oak is a completely different wood and will last many years outside. White oak is not porous.
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Re: Take downs
« Reply #29 on: April 08, 2012, 04:52:27 pm »
Well red oak certainly won't take weather like white oak that's for sure .I made some slats to replace some bad ones on some park benchs but they were painted and seem so far to be holding up .It's been 6-8 years I think .

I've got some slated patio furniture I reslatted about 15-16 years ago with yellow pine and it did okay for maybe 12 .My plans are to replace the slats with red oak simpley because I have no white oak milled as yet .Problem will be they will probabley be so heavy I can't lift them .The only other stuff I have is cherry ,maple ,hickory and ash .None of which would take weather very well .

 

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