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Nothing I would disagree with there TruckJohn. For me firewood is the winner as my house depends on it for heating. I'm semi retired and have the saw and splitter so processing it is just a matter of...

In respect of square filing, I found that the best teaching resource was this Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjR1km8LnD

Looking at the higher resolution photo, the small cracks are almost straight with the log. Just a small twist to the right Tony. One of the things that attracted me to the log was how straight...

Agreed Graham, but it will be a while before I can get the tractor into the paddock so the log stays there. It is like when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Others have mills...

Agreed. I have a good splitter so no problemSuperaxe WS150 | Whitlands Engineering

Thanks for all the replies guys. I'm still leaning towards the firewood side as I'm in my late 60's now and putting timber away for years is a bit like cellaring wine for a long time - I might be...

Thanks for that Rusty. I'm not in a position to mill it myself, but as it will take a couple of months (or more) for the paddock to dry out I have time to think of it. I cut it at 6.0m as I...

Fair call. Looks like firewood it is. Either way I can't lose.

I felled this grey box with the intention of using it for firewood, but when I saw the quality of the log I wondered if it could be value added. It is 89cm diameter in the butt and 6.5m long, a 50mm...

As I sit here typing this it is raining and 8C outside with wind chill of 2.5C, all at 1:30pm, and I am thanking the Gods for my wood heater and grey box timber.
Anyway, hello to all and I look...