Yeah, my dad and I would actually take them up on these offers. Win-win. I imagine you haven’t looked at wood prices in a while. Even firewood is expensive. We’d turn some of them into boards (walnut, in particular), and get plenty of winter fuel with the rest.
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SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
Reminds me of those craigslist posts in the Free section:
FREE WOOD
I need a tree cut down on my property and for whatever reason I can’t or won’t afford a professional so I need someone to come do it for free.
The bonus is you get to keep all the wood, after you’ve done all the backbreaking work of removing this tree from my property that I obviously want or need gone but not enough to actually invest anything in it myself. Nope, I’m hoping that you’re such a poor sack that just the wood will be enough to satiate you instead of any pay for the labor to get the job done.
FlightyPenguin@lemmy.world 9 months ago
TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 9 months ago
It’s the only reason I have a chain saw… There’s not an abundance of hardwood where I live, so anytime there’s a bad freeze I’ll look through posts on Craigslist or the neighborhood app.
Wrench@lemmy.world 9 months ago
If I had the space cure it (and a house of my own…), I would snap up the opportunity for some good hardwood.
TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I’m lucky enough to be next to a co-opt mill that will oven cure lumber and saw it out for a portion of the final product.
Wrench@lemmy.world 9 months ago
That’s awesome! Out of curiosity, where is this mecca of cooperation?
TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Oddly enough it’s in Oklahoma.
spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Depending on the wood this is 100% worth it.
Assman@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Seriously, my dad has trees worth $10k