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24 inches at the butt

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    Jolly
    wrote on 30 Jul 2021, 00:19 last edited by
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    Cut three logs off a downed oak on the back of the place this morning. Cut the about fifteen feet, as I was having to skid them out with Red.

    The bottom log was two foot at the butt. Not bad. But I've got an olly-knocker down not too far from this tree. It's a big pin oak, like you'll sometimes see in a flat. The old thing looks like she's four foot at the bottom. Too much sugar for a dime, for this redneck.

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      Mik
      wrote on 30 Jul 2021, 00:38 last edited by Mik
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      What to do with the 15 footers? Pin oak ought to be straight as an arrow. I have three. One is four feet, one is two and the other one about 18”.

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        Jolly
        wrote on 30 Jul 2021, 00:49 last edited by
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        You can cut them for lumber. It will warp and check, kinda like red oak, so use it for cabinets, floors, etc. It's not as good as white oak, especially for shingles or anything else where you need real tight pores.

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        These will get cut for firewood.

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          Mik
          wrote on 30 Jul 2021, 01:06 last edited by
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          Great smoking wood.

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            Jolly
            wrote on 30 Jul 2021, 03:23 last edited by
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            Lot of folks never think of oak, but it does work.

            I've got a pecan close to the same size that was halfway broken off about ten feet in the air. It's in the middle of a thicket and a booger to get to, but I'd surely like to have some to cook with.

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              Mik
              wrote on 30 Jul 2021, 13:40 last edited by
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              Pecan is excellent smoking wood. I always have some chunks on hand.

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              • M Mik
                30 Jul 2021, 13:40

                Pecan is excellent smoking wood. I always have some chunks on hand.

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                Jolly
                wrote on 30 Jul 2021, 14:05 last edited by
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                @mik said in 24 inches at the butt:

                Pecan is excellent smoking wood. I always have some chunks on hand.

                Pecan and hickory are of the same family.

                If I don't have wood, I'll use pecan hulls or gather up some old hickory nuts for smoke flavor. Soak them and add to the fire, they do pretty good.

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                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  30 Jul 2021, 00:19

                  Cut three logs off a downed oak on the back of the place this morning. Cut the about fifteen feet, as I was having to skid them out with Red.

                  The bottom log was two foot at the butt. Not bad. But I've got an olly-knocker down not too far from this tree. It's a big pin oak, like you'll sometimes see in a flat. The old thing looks like she's four foot at the bottom. Too much sugar for a dime, for this redneck.

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 31 Jul 2021, 10:18 last edited by
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                  @jolly said in 24 inches at the butt:

                  24 inches at the butt

                  A little large for a daily driver but every now and again, sure. These things are a matter of taste though.

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                  • J jon-nyc
                    31 Jul 2021, 10:18

                    @jolly said in 24 inches at the butt:

                    24 inches at the butt

                    A little large for a daily driver but every now and again, sure. These things are a matter of taste though.

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                    Horace
                    wrote on 31 Jul 2021, 13:48 last edited by
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                    @jon-nyc said in 24 inches at the butt:

                    @jolly said in 24 inches at the butt:

                    24 inches at the butt

                    A little large for a daily driver but every now and again, sure. These things are a matter of taste though.

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