Score. A guy I use to do a little defensive clearing with said if I want to cut this up that I can have the pile and use his splitter if I want. This is top dollar in my area. Douglas Fir is the hardest of our softwoods and there is a pile of Scrub Oak behind it.

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Awesome! I just built some bookcases with trees I cleared on a friends property and milled on a neighbors mobile mill

So nice to keep it all hyper local

That's awesome you have access to a mill. I'm thinking of picking up one of those little chainsaw mills, for no more then I'd need. Of course, I'll have to get me a more powerfull saw. Looking at either a 372xp or 572xp right now. Local is the way.

Yea I have a basic Alaska chainsaw mill with a 372xp, works well but the big mill is so much easier on my back and saw.

That neighbor is selling off his skid steer, excavator, dump trailer, etc to pay down debt. If he lists that mill I'll probably have to buy it to keep it in the neighborhood lol

We got that husky saw as a wedding present, its a workhorse. Our family and friends thought our registry was crazy but I still use so many of those tools all the time

Oh and thank you for the zap. Your zapper isn't working or I'd zap you back.

So, how does the hardest of softwoods compare to the softest of the hardwoods?

Good question. 🤷‍♂️ The only hardwood that I've ever burned in the past was Ash.

Looked it up.

Million BTU’s per cord

Douglas Fir 22.5

Red Alder 19.5 This is a Western hardwood.

Cool. Thanks. Google has everything it seems.