Retired Spook
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Found A New Wood Guy!
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That’s a dream in S Florida. I might actually use my offset more. Down here I have to scourge thru Facebook and Craig to hope to find a” bundle” for $50
Great score Jake! I paid a fortune for my wood the first year I had the Lang. Finally found a local. Like yours he’s a tree cutter and the wood is a side hustle. He brings me what equates to about 2/3 a cord for $110 delivered and dumped. It’s really big splits so I have to do a lot of splitting and stacking but beats the $400 a cord for sorted smoking wood many around here want. Just finished splitting up a load of cherry.
Black cherry is a common tree here. I'd never buy boxed wood lol. We burn about a cord every winter in the fireplace so this isn't all for the smoker
Retired Spook
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I'm trying to figure out how much it would cost to rent a truck and a trailer, hire a helper, and drive there and back - given the prices of the waste-wood they sell here in central Texas (https://www.bastropfirewood.com/ - note: a "full load" is NOT a full cord...), I should be able to quadruple my money...
Figured wood would be easy to find in Texas for a decent price
Retired Spook
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That’s some good lookin’ wood you there Jake!
Seems like a good price, and if I had a wood guy around like that I’d probably use my Oklahoma Joe a lot more.
Seems like a good price, and if I had a wood guy around like that I’d probably use my Oklahoma Joe a lot more.
Great find Jake, well worth the time to load it yourself. Hardwood trees don't grow out here in the desert, I just had a couple of 20 pounds boxes delivered for $70, another reason why I sold my offset last year. RAY
Just got the first Rick unloaded and stacked. Heading back for another Rick. Measured a little over 4x8 which lets me know I can't trust the new guys integrity!
Beat me to it....I was thinking along the same lines.Glad to hear your the receiver of some new wood Jake. I hope the splits aren't to big for your firebox opening.
Chris
Jim
Kinda weird how concerned you and
gmc2003
are with my "firebox opening" but hey it's 2022 so I'm not judging 
Damn Jake, that's a bunch of wood right there!! Glad you found a good source for it. In addition to all the wood, does he have a dog?? 
Robert
Robert
Lol nope and you better believe I asked when I called him!Damn Jake, that's a bunch of wood right there!! Glad you found a good source for it. In addition to all the wood, does he have a dog??
Robert
I have no idea what part of Central Texas you're in
Retired Spook
but I'm just northwest of Austin. Around this area trees are scared, especially oaks. It is all solid rock in this region and it takes a LONG time for trees to grow though that, especially when you take into account the very minimal rainfall. Now if you go into Austin, they will put you in jail for even thinking about trimming a tree. Those folks are fanatical about trees and it makes the construction industry very difficult to work in with all the insane tree laws they have.Robert
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