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  1. albin

    My smoker mods plus Fred Flintstone Ribs - pics

    First smoker mod: Lift kit and off-road tires. Have no clue where I got the idea to do this.....
  2. albin

    Questions about coal.

    A friendly piece of advice: When you're in deep s***, stop digging!
  3. albin

    Pecan

    What is this "film" stuff you speak of?
  4. albin

    Oak score: 2 years down and still not seasoned!

    I didn't take the stuff that was stacked, it was too rotten and punky. We cut the ends of the tree that were still in the air from where it fell. 6-7 months? That pretty much kills it for this summer then. Anyway to quicken the process? Thanks, Al
  5. albin

    Oak score: 2 years down and still not seasoned!

    A friend of mine cut down an oak about two years or so ago. We went and got a small pickup load of it this weekend. The stuff that was cut up and stacked on the side of the trail was punky and didn't look good, so we just cut the parts that was still in the air. The wood looked very solid...
  6. albin

    Pecan Wood...Where to get it?

    I looked in my local paper in the classified ads. I picked up what's supposed to be a freshly cut down pecan tree today, filled the bed of my truck. It was in a well established neighborhood one block off a street named "Pecan Orchard Blvd" here in Huntsville. I'll post pics of it tomorrow to...
  7. albin

    Wood score or... scrap?

    This is what I'm trying to find out. I'll get better pics this afternoon. I can't smell, so that won't work. The big log in the left most pic, the owner said was cherry and that's what it looked like to me. I only have a two foot piece of it (all he had left). Plus it's been cut down...
  8. albin

    Have smoker, will cook

    Al here, from North Alabama. My wife got me a nice present last fall: a Char Broil Silver Smoker. Love the thing, it's a lot more easier to use than my old vertical 55 gallon barrel. My specialty is Fred Flintstone beef ribs, pics enclosed. I have now have a total of two smokes with 4...
  9. albin

    Wood score or... scrap?

    Found a classified ad for free firewood, mix of oak and maple. Called the lady, it's been down for a year and come get it. My son and I do, filled my pickup with it. Most of it looks like maple to me but I'm not a wood expert, so here I am. Please let me know what you think. Sorry, my...
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