I’m glad to hear that you folks were able to recover the golf cart, that’s so unfortunate that happened during that time. Really like your swap sticker idea you do, even though I don’t do firewood anymore, I really enjoy the firewood channels an the community on RUclips.. who knows, maybe I’ll jump in feet first right back into firewood someday lol, if so, I’ll let you know if i do :). Anyways good day at the woodyard there, thanks for having us over, cheers! Andrew from NB :)
Nice video Brad. My golf cart just broke down last week. Just got the part yesterday. Will get it put on this weekend. It is my only way to get around the property. I could not imagine losing it to theft. It would be devastating to me and it does not have sentimental value like yours does. Glad you got it back.
Hedge / Osage has a latex like sap. It was a favorite for bow makers. Burls can be $10-20 each if you find a turner. They usually end up in my boiler pile.
Back growing up the farmers used Osage orange trees for fence between fields. The fruit is called Hedge Apples. It burns hot. We heated with wood so we would not burn all Osage Orange because it would overheat the furnace. I mixed in Elm to have better control of the heat. It is less important if your furnace has a Fire Brick liner.
Osage orange is usually yellow - orange and is hard as the hubs of hell. I buy it from farmers around here for woodworking and they use Osage orange or ‘hedge’ for corner posts for barbed wire fences
Nice score of wood I don't have any guess to what the wood is. I put channel stickers on the qtr window of my F250. Figure it seen more around here where I am at than on the splitter.. Plus I have had a few ask me about them too.. I watch too much RUclips at times.. LoL 🤣🤣👍
The hottest burning wood there is. It is also the best wood for making a bow. It will shoot an arrow 50 fps faster than any other wood. Most BTU's per pound of any other wood. Easy to split. I used to keep a cord for Jan.- Feb. but I havn't been able to get any in Ohio in many years. All the farms used to use them to make fence rows but most farmers have removed them and have huge fields now.
Fun fact pound for pound Osage Orange wood has the near the same BTU amount as coal. 1 lbs of coal is 12,500 BTU while 1 lbs of Osage Orange wood is on average 13,160 BTU (high end 16,450 BTU/low end 10,966 BTU)
Yeah, back 15 years ago i used to cut up bodark and make charcoal out of it because of its density/BTU output. I used it for forging. Used it for the coldest nights that winter too. The only problem with burning Bodark/Osage is its super sparky.
I am usually pretty good with species identification but you got me on this one. Recently, Rockhill Farms did a couple of videos on Osage Orange. I will reach out to Brock and ask him if he would check out your video and opine. Another good video, keep them coming!
Have been cutting and using OO for close to fifty years. As a lot of commenters have said , it is an extremely hot wood and should not be burnt exclusively unless the stove/furnace is designed to burn coal. I usually let it season two years before burning. You were lucky that the wood had already been cut as seasoned wood is quite hard and if I have to cut any that is seasoned, I use a carbide blade. One draw back to this wood is that it usually grows limbs that are inter twined and are covered with large thorns. Since my trees are quite large, I get a lot of requests from people wanting it for various projects.
You know if you leave the logs into 6 ft sections and split them into staves you can sell them for up to $100 a piece people like to use them to make bows
@@jamesblankenship470About twenty years ago I had a man buy a log that he was going to use to make bows. I also used the logs for fence anchors and they are still sturdy after 45 years. I have also been told that they made good ladder rungs and were also used to make buggy springs.
We are really blessed with the amount of osage orange on our farm. We have close to a quarter mile of osage orange that is used as a fence line. A lot are12 inches or better in diameter.@@jamesblankenship470
Hey Brad, great video. Osage orange is the said to be the coal of the forest. Sell it for 1 1/2 times your regular price. Did I hear "Gary Everything" mentioned? Lol. Thanks Take care my friend 👍🇺🇸
That is mulberry my friend. Osage Orange bark is allot different than this. Still really good firewood and doesn’t throw sparks like the ol Osage does.
Nice video. I’m not sure if that is Osage orange or not. It kind of looks like it but not quite as strong of a color is I’m used to Osage Orange is more like a nickname and the tree is called hedge. If you determined that it is hedge be careful about burning it or if you sell it give a disclaimer. It burns so hot that it’s dangerous. You only want to mix one piece of hedge in with some other type of firewood It’s not just that it burns extremely hot but it pops and shoots sparks It’s also called bois d’arc which is French for Bow wood, Obviously because I use it for making bows and also things like axe handles I just made a couple videos on milling it Rather than using it for firewood I recommend getting an app called “picture this” You can take a picture of any bark or leave and it will identify it for you. Seems to be very accurate. The app tries to get you to pay for it but you don’t have to
Time for a dump trailer. I'm not old yet and already can't stand unloading big rounds by hand. What do you think of this idea, even if is just a small dump trailer in the woodyard? Split straight into a dump trailer, then haul it to exactly where you want to stack it, tilting the bed up to make the wood come to you? That idea would work really well if splitting on one area to keep the mess all in one spot and storing the wood in another.
Hi Brad!!😀😀 I wish I could have seen the branches from the tree. It looks a lot like mulberry to me but I could be wrong. Two things in life I really hate and that's thieves and liars. Glad to hear you were able to get the golf cart back. Take care my friend!!😀😀👍❤ Logger Al
Thanks Al. There was a lot going on at the time already and the theft poured salt in our wound. Getting it back was a blessing though. Thanks for watching as always.
Wow Brad, so sorry about the loss of your father, and then to experience the drama of some schmuck stealing his golf cart.😡. I’ll self edit the profane thoughts which come to mind🤬. I appreciate the awesome creators and viewers within this community. I think the sticker exchange is an awesome expression of the respect throughout this community. I really need to get my creative/artistic side to snap into action so I can participate in all of this camaraderie! Bless’ns to ya, Tedd
Greetings from southwest Missouri! Osage orange (a.k.a. "hedge", a.k.a. "bodark", a.k.a. bois d'arc) and mulberry are common here in the Ozarks. They are both in the same family, but I believe you have neither. The bark and the wood look like red elm (a.k.a. "slippery elm"). The smell you noted is the reason it is also called pi** elm. Osage orange has many small thorns, about 3/4" long, though they feel a lot bigger when impaled in your foot. I predict that if you try to split it by hand, the maul will just bounce off, because of the interlocked grain typical of elm. Your log splitter will work a little harder than usual, and the wedge will have to go all the way through the wood, leaving a ragged, surface, rather than the clean split that just pops apart like you get with cherry. The ragged wood fibers wick moisture out of the firewood, which does speed up the curing process. I keep Osage orange separate from other firewood, because it does burn so hot. Years ago, my wife loaded the wood stove with it. By midnight, I noticed the house was unusually comfortable for such a cold night, so I checked the stove-- it was glowing dull red. Next morning, there was a big crack in the cast iron top of the stove. It is also a favorite for fence posts, since it is so durable. After 100 years in the ground, they still stand strong. I've turned some cherry burls, and the wood is spectacular. A shame about the golf cart, but fixing it up and bringing it home will mean a lot. Be safe and well.
There is so much green on the bark it makes it tough to tell. The bark looks more gray than orange so that makes me think it’s Mulberry. I compare the two side by side on my #39 winners and shoutout video. Take care Brad!
Osage orange has vary little sap in it it is not a northamarican species. It is from Africa .they use it for hedge rows in Africa it only gets 4 to5 feet tall . Here ware it gets a lot or watter and lomey soils it grows very large. It burns vary hot ,lasts a long time makes coals ,it will burn when green .it allso produces a inedible fruit ,but does mack agood smoking wood and good to cook over makes good sausages, burgers ,pork and chicken . Have not tried fish hope this helps. Ps i live in NE. And the Osage-orange trees get 20 to 30 feet tall and the farmer's use the trees for posts in fences and they last for 50 to 60 years and the cotner posts last longer no burning or taring needed there that hard.
Osage orange burns hotter. Always warn customers, or anyone with old houses to not use a lot of Osage at one time. It could start house fires in those older houses. Usually, it's wise to split them into smaller pieces because it burns so hot.
Hey Brad. I know nothing about this wood. If it is cut short you may want to consider selling it by the load rather than by the face cord. [A rounded up pickup load is typically a little more than a face cord.] You will ultimately end up having to give additional pieces to make up the difference if selling by the cord. I personally have gone away from selling by the face cord and deal only in truckloads. The customer gets more than a face cord and it saves me much time in making sure every piece is close to the 16" length. Granted my yard isn't as neat as yours for that reason but volume makes more money in the long run and this does save some time and pain. Just a thought. Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much for the comments and feedback. I normally buck all of my wood but this was a rare occasion. Sometimes people offer me wood and I tell them not to buck it just so I can keep it consistent. From what I’ve read here in Maryland you are required to sell by the cord or fraction of a cord by the department of weights and measures. Loading by the truckload would definitely be easier though
Brad, I really don't think you have to sell it only by the cord or face cord. If you and the buyer come to a agreement on the price of a loose load of wood in your truck there should be no problem. Because if you came to a agreement with someone to buy a truckload of household garbage for X amount of dollars that would be legal.
Looks like mulberry ( yellow inside). Mulberry looks like red bud but red bud has darker inside color. Hedge apple/ Osage orange is darker inside ( orange- brown) and will throw sparks when give air/ open furnace door. It burns HOT and would not recommend for indoor furnace. Hedge bark is more like shag bark hickory but not as drastic. Hedge is/ was used on farm for fence posts because it lasts a long time.
Sorry for the delay. I check with a couple local places that have a wide variety of common and exotic hardwoods and they do not stock Osage orange. Sorry I couldn’t help
No Osage where I live but to me that looks like mulberry. I just did a video with felling a ton of them. If what you got smells a little like vinegar then it’s probably mulberry because that’s what the mulberry I got smells like.
The way you're throwing that around, either you're very strong, or that's not that type of hedge wood we have in Kansas. The large pieces you were moving would weigh about 120 lb to 150 lbs. Half a short truck bed half ton is completely squatted nearly riding on the bed bumpers. And yes that's dry. Burns so hot that it will melt Soup cans to evaporation. Just throw a couple small pieces in before you go to sleep and It will start right back up in the morning. Or just one 3in slug in the center of your oven And just pack the coals right on it make sure to cover it well. One more thing hit it with an axe and it just laughs at you, not to mention it bounces back with the same amount of force you hit it with😂.
@@FirewoodattheFurnace I have 21 acres of wooded property here in Kansas, most of it black walnut and Cedar, they separated all the property's using Hedgewood, my 250 ATV can barely drag two big pieces 12in around 2 ft long uphill lol. I was just thinking you were incredibly strong. Hedgewood sells for more money out here, and they really like the small pieces, if you don't cut them up small they won't take them. Not worth the hassle of trying to split them if you don't have a log splitter. If you ever in Kansas I'll hook you up with a trailer full if the tires can handle the weight. I heard it's the best wood to make a bow out of.
It is some of the best firewood available, very hard very dense, it is a good wood for the coldest days, when you need a little more draft it burns slow and long.
Burns very hot. It Sparks a ton. Use only in wood stoves ,fireplace inserts,and campfires. Do not use in fireplaces . Sparks can end up out on the carpet .
When you cut it and it’s green, it has a milky sap also certain parts of the year you gotta watch for the un edible fruit, falling and hitting you in the head and has thorns but Native Americans use it to make bows and other stuff
Nice score there Brad…..I find Osage burns a lot like Locust…..very hot. The grapefruit sized fruits it drops make a mess….a very milky substance when cut/busted open seeps out. A pain to have to cleanup after in a residential area. Around here you find it growing in many ways like you find Walnut…..along farm lanes/fence lines/road ways. A very heavy wood when wet. 🪵🔥👏👍
I wouldn't recommend burning or wasting Osage orange because it is a very highly sought-after bow wood if you leave it in 6 ft sections and split it into Staves you can get about $100 per stave if you sell them online
Burials are used for guitar bodies and uther high-end wood products. There are people that make a very good living collecting them and selling them to saw mills that specialize in them. Wach a show cald Burial hunters.
First and foremost , I HATE A THEIF , on the other side , I'm very happy your parents golf cart was recovered and fixed . The new decals are of the chain . Did you have the same company do those also ? Great video !!!
Yes taking from others is the bottom of the barrel in my book. Thanks so much for the comments. The stickers were made by a different company and I very happy with them as well. Thanks for watching!
@@FirewoodattheFurnace If you don't mind me asking , who made the new ones. I haven't had mine made yet because I wasn't happy with the other company !
Brad, I see that Mulberry is suggested in comments, so I just made (& downloading) a vid on mulberry firewood so you can compare with what you have. If its O.O., double the price.
I live in South Jersey, so not far from you (relatively speaking). I didn’t think Osage Orange lives in this area, but anything’s possible. Like a couple others have said, it looks like Mulberry to me too.
Morning Brad word of mouth is a good thing it helps a lot Brad do u live in that motor home just being nosey that's all u said you ride a motor bike I used to have a Honda 1000 6 pot mind u that was a long time ago but what a bike I had a 6 into 1 it went hell for leather belive me it got me banned from riding for 12 months o well they where the good old days I loved them well untill next time take are be safe.
Hi Toni, no I don’t live in it but we use it quite a bit during camping season. My work bike is a 2020 BMW R1250RT-P. I have 4 other bikes, 3 of which are Harley’s. I’ll have to show them to everyone in a video soon
Hi Toni, no I don’t live in it but we use it quite a bit during camping season. My work bike is a 2020 BMW R1250RT-P. I have 4 other bikes, 3 of which are Harley’s. I’ll have to show them to everyone in a video soon
Hi Toni, no I don’t live in it but we use it quite a bit during camping season. My work bike is a 2020 BMW R1250RT-P. I have 4 other bikes, 3 of which are Harley’s. I’ll have to show them to everyone in a video soon.
I agree with Mulberry, very heavy when cut live but dries quickly and burns like paper when dried. Osage Orange will make sparks fly from your chain when cutting and makes good wood but I avoid it because it’s so hard to cut.
Just saw this video. I have about 7-8 osage on my property. Have cut some deadwood over the years and have seen the sparks come off the chain. I think it’s the high oil content in the wood that keeps it from rotting combined with the hardness, like concrete. Rough on the chain. What makes the wood amazing is its ability to make terrific tool handles, but has such a flexibility for great bows.
Hopefully this video will be successful as your previous one. Osage burns really really hot. We have it around here, I don’t get it very often. Carvers like it also is made into musical instruments 🎸
This channel is going to become part of my life as in every video I will watch
Thanks so much Harry. My family and I are thankful
I’m glad to hear that you folks were able to recover the golf cart, that’s so unfortunate that happened during that time. Really like your swap sticker idea you do, even though I don’t do firewood anymore, I really enjoy the firewood channels an the community on RUclips.. who knows, maybe I’ll jump in feet first right back into firewood someday lol, if so, I’ll let you know if i do :). Anyways good day at the woodyard there, thanks for having us over, cheers! Andrew from NB :)
Nice video Brad. My golf cart just broke down last week. Just got the part yesterday. Will get it put on this weekend. It is my only way to get around the property. I could not imagine losing it to theft. It would be devastating to me and it does not have sentimental value like yours does. Glad you got it back.
Throughly enjoyed another one of your videos thank you 🇬🇧
Appreciate the comment my friend
Hedge / Osage has a latex like sap. It was a favorite for bow makers. Burls can be $10-20 each if you find a turner. They usually end up in my boiler pile.
It looks like bois D Arc tree. In Texas we call it horse apple or hedge apple tree.
Back growing up the farmers used Osage orange trees for fence between fields. The fruit is called Hedge Apples. It burns hot. We heated with wood so we would not burn all Osage Orange because it would overheat the furnace. I mixed in Elm to have better control of the heat. It is less important if your furnace has a Fire Brick liner.
Osage orange is usually yellow - orange and is hard as the hubs of hell. I buy it from farmers around here for woodworking and they use Osage orange or ‘hedge’ for corner posts for barbed wire fences
We call that mulberry here in Indiana good burning wood when you get it season.
Nice score of wood I don't have any guess to what the wood is. I put channel stickers on the qtr window of my F250. Figure it seen more around here where I am at than on the splitter.. Plus I have had a few ask me about them too.. I watch too much RUclips at times.. LoL 🤣🤣👍
RUclips is better than watching regular tv these days in my opinion lol. Shoot me an email if you’ve got room for another sticker. Thanks
The hottest burning wood there is. It is also the best wood for making a bow. It will shoot an arrow 50 fps faster than any other wood. Most BTU's per pound of any other wood. Easy to split. I used to keep a cord for Jan.- Feb. but I havn't been able to get any in Ohio in many years. All the farms used to use them to make fence rows but most farmers have removed them and have huge fields now.
I thought black locust was the hottest burning wood?
We have Hedge & Mulberry where I live & this looks like Mulberry IMHO.
Huge green seed balls! We cut down 3 in our yard and planted maples
Fun fact pound for pound Osage Orange wood has the near the same BTU amount as coal. 1 lbs of coal is 12,500 BTU while 1 lbs of Osage Orange wood is on average 13,160 BTU
(high end 16,450 BTU/low end 10,966 BTU)
Yeah, back 15 years ago i used to cut up bodark and make charcoal out of it because of its density/BTU output. I used it for forging. Used it for the coldest nights that winter too. The only problem with burning Bodark/Osage is its super sparky.
I am usually pretty good with species identification but you got me on this one. Recently, Rockhill Farms did a couple of videos on Osage Orange. I will reach out to Brock and ask him if he would check out your video and opine. Another good video, keep them coming!
That would be great. Thanks for watching the feedback, and for reaching out.
Have been cutting and using OO for close to fifty years. As a lot of commenters have said , it is an extremely hot wood and should not be burnt exclusively unless the stove/furnace is designed to burn coal. I usually let it season two years before burning. You were lucky that the wood had already been cut as seasoned wood is quite hard and if I have to cut any that is seasoned, I use a carbide blade. One draw back to this wood is that it usually grows limbs that are inter twined and are covered with large thorns. Since my trees are quite large, I get a lot of requests from people wanting it for various projects.
You know if you leave the logs into 6 ft sections and split them into staves you can sell them for up to $100 a piece people like to use them to make bows
@@jamesblankenship470About twenty years ago I had a man buy a log that he was going to use to make bows. I also used the logs for fence anchors and they are still sturdy after 45 years. I have also been told that they made good ladder rungs and were also used to make buggy springs.
@@Willy12927 I know that's the truth Osage is a really good wood for a lot of things
We are really blessed with the amount of osage orange on our farm. We have close to a quarter mile of osage orange that is used as a fence line. A lot are12 inches or better in diameter.@@jamesblankenship470
Hey Brad, great video.
Osage orange is the said to be the coal of the forest. Sell it for 1 1/2 times your regular price.
Did I hear "Gary Everything" mentioned? Lol. Thanks
Take care my friend 👍🇺🇸
Just subscribed Brad. Great video. I'm in PA
Thanks Rusty. I appreciate you coming along
That is mulberry my friend. Osage Orange bark is allot different than this. Still really good firewood and doesn’t throw sparks like the ol Osage does.
Thanks Scott. That’s the consensus. I appreciate you watching and for your feedback!
Nice video. I’m not sure if that is Osage orange or not. It kind of looks like it but not quite as strong of a color is I’m used to
Osage Orange is more like a nickname and the tree is called hedge. If you determined that it is hedge be careful about burning it or if you sell it give a disclaimer. It burns so hot that it’s dangerous. You only want to mix one piece of hedge in with some other type of firewood
It’s not just that it burns extremely hot but it pops and shoots sparks
It’s also called bois d’arc which is French for Bow wood, Obviously because I use it for making bows and also things like axe handles
I just made a couple videos on milling it Rather than using it for firewood
I recommend getting an app called “picture this”
You can take a picture of any bark or leave and it will identify it for you. Seems to be very accurate. The app tries to get you to pay for it but you don’t have to
Thanks for the comments and recommendation. I’ll check it out
Osage orange is great firewood Brad, and great to make a longbow out of. Take care. 🇺🇸
You probably know by now, but the Osage is really really orange and knarly! Best wood ever for fence posts....
Great way to get it the brush is hell
Had this tree 🌳 didn't know what is 👍
Time for a dump trailer. I'm not old yet and already can't stand unloading big rounds by hand. What do you think of this idea, even if is just a small dump trailer in the woodyard? Split straight into a dump trailer, then haul it to exactly where you want to stack it, tilting the bed up to make the wood come to you? That idea would work really well if splitting on one area to keep the mess all in one spot and storing the wood in another.
A dump trailer is in the works. Stay tuned lol
Hi Brad!!😀😀
I wish I could have seen the branches from the tree. It looks a lot like mulberry to me but I could be wrong.
Two things in life I really hate and that's thieves and liars. Glad to hear you were able to get the golf cart back.
Take care my friend!!😀😀👍❤
Logger Al
Thanks Al. There was a lot going on at the time already and the theft poured salt in our wound. Getting it back was a blessing though. Thanks for watching as always.
@@FirewoodattheFurnace osage orange is related to mulberry
Hedge is a pain to split it is very knotty and hard. A 25 ton splitter will do it but it will buckle.
Wow Brad, so sorry about the loss of your father, and then to experience the drama of some schmuck stealing his golf cart.😡. I’ll self edit the profane thoughts which come to mind🤬. I appreciate the awesome creators and viewers within this community. I think the sticker exchange is an awesome expression of the respect throughout this community. I really need to get my creative/artistic side to snap into action so I can participate in all of this camaraderie!
Bless’ns to ya, Tedd
I would love a “Saw Surgeon” sticker on my splitter my friend
Greetings from southwest Missouri! Osage orange (a.k.a. "hedge", a.k.a. "bodark", a.k.a. bois d'arc) and mulberry are common here in the Ozarks. They are both in the same family, but I believe you have neither. The bark and the wood look like red elm (a.k.a. "slippery elm"). The smell you noted is the reason it is also called pi** elm. Osage orange has many small thorns, about 3/4" long, though they feel a lot bigger when impaled in your foot. I predict that if you try to split it by hand, the maul will just bounce off, because of the interlocked grain typical of elm. Your log splitter will work a little harder than usual, and the wedge will have to go all the way through the wood, leaving a ragged, surface, rather than the clean split that just pops apart like you get with cherry. The ragged wood fibers wick moisture out of the firewood, which does speed up the curing process.
I keep Osage orange separate from other firewood, because it does burn so hot. Years ago, my wife loaded the wood stove with it. By midnight, I noticed the house was unusually comfortable for such a cold night, so I checked the stove-- it was glowing dull red. Next morning, there was a big crack in the cast iron top of the stove. It is also a favorite for fence posts, since it is so durable. After 100 years in the ground, they still stand strong.
I've turned some cherry burls, and the wood is spectacular.
A shame about the golf cart, but fixing it up and bringing it home will mean a lot. Be safe and well.
Thanks so much for the feedback and kind remarks! Also thanks for watching
Oh yes, Kansas doesn't have a lot of trees and most are Hedge. Tons of fences around here made of it.
Back40 had a huge burl turned by that wood guy. They each had videos on it. Worth the effort to get those burls to an artisan woodworker.
Hoping to find one locally. It would be neat to have something made
@@FirewoodattheFurnace in most bigger city’s there will be a wood carving store that maybe a good resource for reference.
Looks like mulberry, which is also good firewood.
95% sure it’s mulberry Brian.
@@JoesFirewoodVideos yup.
There is so much green on the bark it makes it tough to tell. The bark looks more gray than orange so that makes me think it’s Mulberry. I compare the two side by side on my #39 winners and shoutout video. Take care Brad!
Thanks Rod, a few others have mentioned mulberry as well. I’ll check out that video. Thanks for checking in buddy
Hedge.....burns very hot, we use a piece per load in out outdoor wood burner.
Thanks for the shoutout, Brad. That sticker you made looks awesome!
Does that wood have a fruity smell?
I wouldnt call it fruity but it’s different than anything else I have
Try and have fun every day
If your not sure grab a saw and take a cookie off one of the pieces, if it's hedge it will be bright yellow. It looks really awesome
Mulberry is yellow as well.
Brad never heard of it either, Amazing amount of different Species around here, Take Care and Be Safe! 🚜🪵👍🏼🇱🇷
Osage orange has vary little sap in it it is not a northamarican species. It is from Africa .they use it for hedge rows in Africa it only gets 4 to5 feet tall . Here ware it gets a lot or watter and lomey soils it grows very large. It burns vary hot ,lasts a long time makes coals ,it will burn when green .it allso produces a inedible fruit ,but does mack agood smoking wood and good to cook over makes good sausages, burgers ,pork and chicken . Have not tried fish hope this helps.
Ps i live in NE. And the Osage-orange trees get 20 to 30 feet tall and the farmer's use the trees for posts in fences and they last for 50 to 60 years and the cotner posts last longer no burning or taring needed there that hard.
Wow thanks for all that info
Hot burning wood. But. Sparks and pops bad. Cut it almost everyday here in southeast Kansas.
Super hot burning
some ppl said oasge orange & mulberry gives almost the same btu? is it true?
I think Osage orange is the hottest stuff. Not the same as mulberry
Also knòwn as a Monkeyball lree. It's one of the highest energy rated firewood sources you can find. Shalom/gw
Osage orange burns hotter. Always warn customers, or anyone with old houses to not use a lot of Osage at one time. It could start house fires in those older houses. Usually, it's wise to split them into smaller pieces because it burns so hot.
Hey Brad. I know nothing about this wood. If it is cut short you may want to consider selling it by the load rather than by the face cord. [A rounded up pickup load is typically a little more than a face cord.] You will ultimately end up having to give additional pieces to make up the difference if selling by the cord. I personally have gone away from selling by the face cord and deal only in truckloads. The customer gets more than a face cord and it saves me much time in making sure every piece is close to the 16" length. Granted my yard isn't as neat as yours for that reason but volume makes more money in the long run and this does save some time and pain. Just a thought. Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much for the comments and feedback. I normally buck all of my wood but this was a rare occasion. Sometimes people offer me wood and I tell them not to buck it just so I can keep it consistent. From what I’ve read here in Maryland you are required to sell by the cord or fraction of a cord by the department of weights and measures. Loading by the truckload would definitely be easier though
My best to you Brad!
Brad, I really don't think you have to sell it only by the cord or face cord. If you and the buyer come to a agreement on the price of a loose load of wood in your truck there should be no problem. Because if you came to a agreement with someone to buy a truckload of household garbage for X amount of dollars that would be legal.
Looks like mulberry ( yellow inside). Mulberry looks like red bud but red bud has darker inside color.
Hedge apple/ Osage orange is darker inside ( orange- brown) and will throw sparks when give air/ open furnace door. It burns HOT and would not recommend for indoor furnace. Hedge bark is more like shag bark hickory but not as drastic. Hedge is/ was used on farm for fence posts because it lasts a long time.
Good morning Brad . I have heard of Osage orange but have never seen it in person. Nice looking wood whatever it is.
I’m new to your channel and maybe you’ve covered this but what’s the story on the beautiful old furnace you show.
Hello and welcome! Yes there is a video explaining all of the history of the furnace which joins our families property. It’s video #11.
I am working on my stickers as we speak. Definitely will do a sticker swap when I get them done.
Sounds great!
It’s called bodark, it pops and it’s hard on the saws and it’s hard to split. Don’t use ig
So...is it osage orange or slippery elm???
Mulberry
We cut hedge all the time. But our bark sure doesn’t look like that. Almost looked like mulberry to me
Yes I believe it is Mulberry after all the comments. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment.
Hey you wouldn't know any place i could buy osage orange for a guitar?
Sorry for the delay. I check with a couple local places that have a wide variety of common and exotic hardwoods and they do not stock Osage orange. Sorry I couldn’t help
Thats Mulberry for sure.
No Osage where I live but to me that looks like mulberry. I just did a video with felling a ton of them. If what you got smells a little like vinegar then it’s probably mulberry because that’s what the mulberry I got smells like.
Mulberry seems to be the consensus. I’m guessing you all are right. Thanks for watching, and the feedback!
If you ever come across actual Osage orange, mix it with your least favorite. Oo’s the CRAZIEST wood, it’ll crack ur fire brick it burns so hot
Why does everyone in these videos just want to blabber on, and on, and on! greetings from Cincy Oh U.S.A.
It’s called content creation, interaction with viewers, and a community of people. You should try it
The way you're throwing that around, either you're very strong, or that's not that type of hedge wood we have in Kansas. The large pieces you were moving would weigh about 120 lb to 150 lbs. Half a short truck bed half ton is completely squatted nearly riding on the bed bumpers. And yes that's dry. Burns so hot that it will melt Soup cans to evaporation. Just throw a couple small pieces in before you go to sleep and It will start right back up in the morning. Or just one 3in slug in the center of your oven And just pack the coals right on it make sure to cover it well. One more thing hit it with an axe and it just laughs at you, not to mention it bounces back with the same amount of force you hit it with😂.
It ended up being Mulberry
@@FirewoodattheFurnace I have 21 acres of wooded property here in Kansas, most of it black walnut and Cedar, they separated all the property's using Hedgewood, my 250 ATV can barely drag two big pieces 12in around 2 ft long uphill lol. I was just thinking you were incredibly strong. Hedgewood sells for more money out here, and they really like the small pieces, if you don't cut them up small they won't take them. Not worth the hassle of trying to split them if you don't have a log splitter. If you ever in Kansas I'll hook you up with a trailer full if the tires can handle the weight. I heard it's the best wood to make a bow out of.
Looks like mulberry in the video to me
Anuther thing cut green or prepare to sharpen chainsaws often.
It is some of the best firewood available, very hard very dense, it is a good wood for the coldest days, when you need a little more draft it burns slow and long.
Thanks so much for the feedback. I appreciate you watching
Am new to your channel gm
Hello and welcome!
Thanks
Burns very hot. It Sparks a ton. Use only in wood stoves ,fireplace inserts,and campfires. Do not use in fireplaces . Sparks can end up out on the carpet .
When you cut it and it’s green, it has a milky sap also certain parts of the year you gotta watch for the un edible fruit, falling and hitting you in the head and has thorns but Native Americans use it to make bows and other stuff
Nice score there Brad…..I find Osage burns a lot like Locust…..very hot. The grapefruit sized fruits it drops make a mess….a very milky substance when cut/busted open seeps out. A pain to have to cleanup after in a residential area. Around here you find it growing in many ways like you find Walnut…..along farm lanes/fence lines/road ways. A very heavy wood when wet. 🪵🔥👏👍
That's is
I wouldn't recommend burning or wasting Osage orange because it is a very highly sought-after bow wood if you leave it in 6 ft sections and split it into Staves you can get about $100 per stave if you sell them online
I would say mulberry
Mulberry
Burials are used for guitar bodies and uther high-end wood products. There are people that make a very good living collecting them and selling them to saw mills that specialize in them. Wach a show cald Burial hunters.
Bois d'arc has thorns
Don’t burn it in a fire place as it sparks a lot
If you burn it in a wood burner mix it with another wood type as to avoid overheating the wood stove
Man it's awesome you got the cart back. Keep that memory going. I lost my dad 8 1/2yrs ago so I know the pain. Keep strong dude
Thank you 🙏
Red Mulberry
You can make 50x selling it to guitar builders.
First and foremost , I HATE A THEIF , on the other side , I'm very happy your parents golf cart was recovered and fixed . The new decals are of the chain . Did you have the same company do those also ? Great video !!!
Yes taking from others is the bottom of the barrel in my book. Thanks so much for the comments. The stickers were made by a different company and I very happy with them as well. Thanks for watching!
@@FirewoodattheFurnace If you don't mind me asking , who made the new ones. I haven't had mine made yet because I wasn't happy with the other company !
Makestickers.com It was really easy to navigate the website and they shipped very quickly. Let me know when you get yours!
@@FirewoodattheFurnace I sure will . Cant wait to trade .
Brad, I see that Mulberry is suggested in comments, so I just made (& downloading) a vid on mulberry firewood so you can compare with what you have. If its O.O., double the price.
Thanks and I will check it out. 👍🏼
I live in South Jersey, so not far from you (relatively speaking). I didn’t think Osage Orange lives in this area, but anything’s possible. Like a couple others have said, it looks like Mulberry to me too.
Yes I’m getting that feeling as well. Thanks for the feedback!
I’m thinking mulberry too John.
Morning Brad word of mouth is a good thing it helps a lot Brad do u live in that motor home just being nosey that's all u said you ride a motor bike I used to have a Honda 1000 6 pot mind u that was a long time ago but what a bike I had a 6 into 1 it went hell for leather belive me it got me banned from riding for 12 months o well they where the good old days I loved them well untill next time take are be safe.
Hi Toni, no I don’t live in it but we use it quite a bit during camping season. My work bike is a 2020 BMW R1250RT-P. I have 4 other bikes, 3 of which are Harley’s. I’ll have to show them to everyone in a video soon
Hi Toni, no I don’t live in it but we use it quite a bit during camping season. My work bike is a 2020 BMW R1250RT-P. I have 4 other bikes, 3 of which are Harley’s. I’ll have to show them to everyone in a video soon
Hi Toni, no I don’t live in it but we use it quite a bit during camping season. My work bike is a 2020 BMW R1250RT-P. I have 4 other bikes, 3 of which are Harley’s. I’ll have to show them to everyone in a video soon.
It is Osage orange it will burn fast like sassafras
They say it's better than black locusts. For btus.
That's Osage orange brad for sure we have a little in west virginia
I just cut a 5,500lbs mulberry. This is mulberry I truly think.
Yes thanks
I believe that's a p*ss elm Osage orange has thorns much like mesquite very rough on equipment tires lol
Definitely mulberry
Looks like elm to me.
That’s mulberry
Makes the best firewood, but don't burn it in fireplace, it pops bad, use in a stove
I agree with Mulberry, very heavy when cut live but dries quickly and burns like paper when dried. Osage Orange will make sparks fly from your chain when cutting and makes good wood but I avoid it because it’s so hard to cut.
Just saw this video. I have about 7-8 osage on my property. Have cut some deadwood over the years and have seen the sparks come off the chain. I think it’s the high oil content in the wood that keeps it from rotting combined with the hardness, like concrete. Rough on the chain. What makes the wood amazing is its ability to make terrific tool handles, but has such a flexibility for great bows.
This don't have anything to do with this video . But the beard is a much better look for you .
Lol thanks
Not Osage Orange....I would say Mulberry.
Yes that is what it was. Thanks for the feedback
Mulberry that's not hedge
That's osage orange
Sale the burruls there werth alt of momey
not Osage orange (hedge) or Mulberry. Looks like Piss Elm burns hot , splits terrible, stinks
Oo is the most amazing wood grown in the US. The last thing it should be used for is firewood. Disgusted.
It’s actually Mulberry. Never seen Osage yet
Hopefully this video will be successful as your previous one. Osage burns really really hot. We have it around here, I don’t get it very often. Carvers like it also is made into musical instruments 🎸
Thanks for the feedback Joe!
Doesn’t look like osage
Almost looks like mulberry to me, mulberry takes a while to dry when cut green.
Get some duct tape for the gloves 🧤 fingers.
Mulberry