We're hitting our outdoor work just about every day. We cleaned up a patch of honey locust and are now pushing back an edge that has grown out with leaners and mis-shapen trees. Here we are starting on a snag, after I tapped on it to see if it was solid enough to stick a saw into.
We don't trust snags. Drive in a wedge to tip it, and it is likely to lift the hinge apart rather than bend it. I put the loader against it for a gentle push.
Surprise! It is a mostly solid, very dry, black oak! This will be good wood for the stove next winter. It just needs to be cut, split and stacked in the barn. No drying time needed.
Locust is also very good firewood . It tends to put out a few red zingers when you open the stove door though .
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