it's all over now but the shouting as far as splitting wood goes. yesterday i decided to do battle with the few renegade knots which had caused me grief back in august. the sons of bitches didn't get any weaker after a month of drying out.
you wouldn't believe how securely this knot was embedded in the trunk
it took a sledge hammer, two wedges, a hand saw and an impact driver to break the bond of love between those two seemingly innocent pieces of wood. but in the end, justice was served.
here's another knot that i removed over a month ago. this is knot was my nemesis, i hurt my back taking golf swings with the mattock to break it up. the injury occurred when i missed the son of a bitch and tried to control my follow through, but it seemed like a good idea at the time.
the lovely mrs myshkin and most of the neighbors thought i was crazy battling the wood. but i saved several hundred dollars and learned a lot about how trees are constructed. so it goes.
billy loves you sons of bitches.
Well done Mr Rosewater. Challenge is good. Saving money is even better.
ReplyDeletethank you for your continued support miss rabbit.
DeleteEven thoug difficult, the knots are ornate enough to be a sort of art piece. They seem wotlrthy of display.
ReplyDeletei've got a few pieces in the shed that i want to do something with. but first i have to find a place in the bat cave to place them.
DeleteWhat a tight, nasty-looking thing. Someone should pulp it and put it out of its misery.
ReplyDeletedouglas firs can grow up to 100 meters in height so those knots have to be very, very strong.
DeleteAnd glad to hear it goes well. Excellent work, Mr. Rosewater. Keep on keeping on.
ReplyDeletei done keeping on, time for a little abiding.
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