LEAD WOOD... LOCUST = HEAVY

Most good firewood for heating is heavy! But of all the wood I have cut and lifted HONEY LOCUST seems to be the heaviest! By a lot! This wood is like it is injected with lead or something! I am getting weaker and older but this stuff is just stupid heavy!

[@ChadFinney]

Locust is my favorite heating wood. Sometimes would have to open windows to cool down the house on a cold winter night.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Great point!

[@lyndseymarieburke1834]

Good Morning Chris 🌞 I just got home from the hospital after 9 days. Through three disks in my back😢 I’m doing much better and I’m glad I have all my wood done already for next year as I’m all done doing that for a while Recovery after the surgery is a long process 😢. I’m feeling much better now but time will tell.

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

We are all happy you are home and feeling better. Hopefully, your recovery will be as expected 😉👍

[@lyndseymarieburke1834]

@@DanielAtkinsFirewood Thank You so Much I’m going to take it easy and let it heal 👍🏼😊

[@InTheWoodyard]

Heal fast ,the wood wants you to come out and play! Good luck!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it takes time to recover from that!

[@aldredske6197]

Hi Chris!!😀😀 Being a yard tree and green. It had all the moisture in it it could have. It definitely also made for kinda hard splitting. Take care my friend!!😀😀💚💚 Logger Al

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello Al! So true! Yup, and that honey locust is some HEAVY dense wood!

[@coreyriley7160]

G’morning Chris. Sweet action ! I’m going to use my 12 second Glacier today to split my 13th cord of totally free tree service Ash. Your mountainous bins are getting impressive !! GoodNightIrene

[@InTheWoodyard]

Morning! Get after it!

[@outdoorsinthe608]

It’s amazing just how heavy that stuff is!👍👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, crazy heavy!

[@susancurrie8552]

Bert had perfect timing today. Glad he showed up when you were changing knives. You made the splitting look so easy.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, he shows up a lot!

[@jessejones9830]

I wish locust was more plentiful in tn like it used to be,i realize you needed to chang to single but i love seeing that thing go with the four way.lol thanks Chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, with nasty knotty rounds I need to use the single wedge a lot!

[@cutNdryfirewood]

I ❤️ Locust, Cherry and Ash. Looks like you noodled quite a bit on the large pieces.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, noodling makes the biggest nastiest logs into good firewood!

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Nice work, stacking memories fading away😂🚜🪵👍🏼

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, thanks!

[@lnproductions3159]

I have lots of black locust up here in the northeast and it is the best. Lucky to have it in my backyard. Not the prettiest tree and it grows crooked up this way but it burns hot!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, very good wood!

[@johnsonr9]

We have a lot of honey locust in SW Va,. Great firewood but a little difficult to work with. One of my favorite woods because of the burn time-great to use before going to ed at night.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it is great firewood for sure!

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

Not only heavy, it’s hard. Tap it with your finger. Just like tapping steel. Nice 1954 or so, chev one ton truck in the barn. 👍🏻

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, very dense wood!

[@allenyudichak7914]

watching your videos I was torn between green orange and Kioti. Just signed a deal on Kioti NS4710 and it was the same price as the oranbe with less HP and smaller implements that I ordered. Your Videos are grate keep up the good work!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good choice!

[@atskooc]

I’ve burned a lot of honey locust over the last 15 years. Good stuff!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, good stuff!

[@lillysfarmfirewood]

That’s a perfect way to describe it like lead.

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup!

[@patrickjoy9551]

Locust makes great firewood. What I like most is there is very little ashes left when it burns. But if you want HEAVY and hot osage orange or hedge as we call it in Kansas is where its at. Makes locust feel like balsa wood and burns even hotter. 😂

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, we do not have it here ...great firewood for sure!

[@annmariekowalski7505]

I feel your pain. I am splitting locust too. Nice job.

[@InTheWoodyard]

You can do it!

[@popandnanao]

Good morning Chris glad to see you’re better. The Locustwood is by far the heaviest plus if you make fence post out of it, it will last forever better than any pressure-treated wood out there. Great firewood a lot of heat.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, great wood for fires and fences!

[@toddpacheco4748]

Chris, the Mrs says it’s about time you got unsmelly I see Bert made a cameo appearance on this video 👍😮😊❤

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, the once a month showers???? might need to go to one a year.

[@davidedwards3734]

Great camera shots!! This shows how tight the grain is on locust!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks 👍

[@larryvankirk7423]

Nice job Chris. I know honey locust well. There is a lot of it around my area, but not native. People planted them to replace the elms when Dutch elm disease went through. Make pretty nice shade trees. Splits funky if crotchy or where limbs are cut off. I just keep noodling it down to the desired size on the super crotchy stuff. As you said, grows very fast. GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, good tree!

[@kenthorsen4558]

I had lots of black locust in my woods and used it for boiling down maple syrup. I got my evaporator glowing red, after I got her cooled down I started to mix in soft maple with it. Have a good weekend.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it burns hot!

[@kendallrogers377]

Wow, locust is a beautiful wood when it's split. The grain is awesome.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I agree!

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

Locusts is good stuff. I have at least 2 full cords here stacked away. 😉👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Awesome!!

[@BrianPreble-u9h]

Well/ I do not know what happened. It has been a while since I watched your videos. Somehow you were dropped from my feed. Then I went to see what you were up to. Such big changes. New yard. No more stacking. Still working hard but more working smart and using more equipment. Bravo!. I do wonder what impact these HUGE changes have made and if yoy wish you could go back to the simple ways.

[@InTheWoodyard]

No, change is good,. equipment is good ...life is good!

[@sjoshuan]

Great work Chris. That stuff with the knots was splitting like Aussie gum!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes it was!

[@philipgagnon3114]

Looks like some real nice dense night wood for burning. Some of that splitting with a maul would be a challenge on the knotty ones? Good vid. 7 outta 10 on the woodyard vid overall. Just me , but what do I know. Try some of that with your axes professor? Give ya a 10! HA.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it is good wood!

[@jameschandler2776]

Osage Orange is #1 for btu, then locust, then hickory. Mulberry is closely related to Osage, wood looks exactly the same. I love locust. Never fear, Bert is here.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, good wood!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Love Locust! Great firewood. Take care Chris👍🏻👍🏻GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it is some great stuff for sure!

[@user-td2qw6dg7w]

Wow, that is hard wood. I think a 6 way wouldn’t be a good match with locus firewood. I don’t think we have locus in Maine or at least you never hear anyone talk about it. Great video, TY for sharing. Dave D. from Maine.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@ishure8849]

You forgot to turn the camera on ! there's this bloke on you tube who say's he was a firewood merchant that started you tube then became a you tuber then back to a firewood merchant that films himself. The only problem is at the start he had to measure each block for length before he cut it, I stopped doing that thirty eight years ago . PS I'm not sure what BTU'S my wood is but I know it melts the cast Iron grates out in my heater every three years👍.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup.

[@78katz]

Locust is the best- except on chains. You know you're cutting super hard wood when sparks are flying as you cut it!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Great point!

[@JesseLJohnson]

Ironwood is heavier than hell too. Just it never seems to get to big so you don't have to worry to much about picking up monster chunks of it lol. I do have a couple on my property that are probably around 20 inch. Some of the biggest ones I have seen most are no more than 8-14 inch or so

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, you are exactly correct!

[@NeighborlyHomestead]

We have a lot of black locust here in WNY. It is heavy and nice burning stuff as well. I think it stinks a little but it puts out good heat! - Tim

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, very good heat!

[@user-oz5ke3qt8n]

Nice work Chris good video ( Ty Ron

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!!

[@littleslawncare]

Locust is my favourite wood black or honey! Because of you and 765 guys I bought the Ultra I love it

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, great wood and awesome splitter!

[@littleslawncare]

@@InTheWoodyard for sure well worth the money and the 4hours to go to Eastonmade and get it!

[@jeffpeters1014]

Excellent camera work by Autumn

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@coffeebuzzz]

We've got white gum where I live in western Australia and it is also super dense compared to our other woods. Even dry it doesn't float. Heavy to work with, almost impossible to hand split but burns great.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Sounds like locust! Good stuff!

[@simplelifewithrobertpusate294]

I see you’re dressed for cooler temps. It’s been in the 90’s here in central Maryland. Firewood work is on hold for a couple months.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, much warmer here now too, my videos are always 2-3 weeks behind.

[@waynetharp]

I have a 30" diameter Honey Locust that died last winter in the backyard. It will be coming down this fall. It is heavy but sure beats all the bark debris you get with it's cousin Black Locust!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Exactly...you know your wood my good man!

[@billobermeyer660]

@@InTheWoodyard Uncanny how much thick bark is on Black Walnut.

[@hankjordan2602]

Round here the farmers use locusts for fence posts it splits well and burns great.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, here too!

[@annaaron3510]

Dear Chris: I have Black Locust envy. 😢😢Hard to find, difficult to split by hand by Fiskars, none in our back 40, and no F150 to pick up offered locust in Deer Isle, Maine ( 9 miles away ). Have to slide 4' logs into a Outback SUV ( woe is me ) for multiple trips. Worth the effort for this Downeast winter to come ( in spite of Mr. Gore). Yes, better than oak and seasons quicker. JMNSHO

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it is great wood!

[@timrydman-mr5hp]

The single wedge did work better than the four way wedge. That’s some nice wood.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, thanks!

[@michaelmeyers1827]

When I first started cutting my dad was here he would go along and cut the thorns off so wouldn’t have to deal with them

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup on black locust the thorns are an issue!

[@billobermeyer660]

Love the Locust for sure! GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, good stuff!

[@michaelmeyers1827]

We do have thorny locust in eastern nebraska

[@InTheWoodyard]

good wood.

[@robertblacksmith4355]

I picked up a load with my small truck "Black Locust " was heavy 😮

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it sure is!

[@grantsinclair4278]

The only Locust we have ìn the south is the Honey Locust. If you Google that you will see why they grow so large. I'll put it this way...if a bear was after you and the only tree you had to climb was a Honey Locust...you would fight the bear! I had a 30 in. Tree on my place in El Dorado, Ar. The Thornton were up to 6 in. long. Don't know how heavy the wood is because you can't touch it. Just a mild prick is worse than a Hornet sting.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Different kind of honey locust for sure ...ours is "skyline" honey locust...no thorns.

[@travisarndt2330]

Locust seems just as heavy when its dry as the day you split it! Was up early got some splitting in before it heats up and gets muggy!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, great stuff! How is the splitter??? Healed??? Send me a text!

[@dh6937]

Great video as always! Do you throw out the chunks that are very stringy and twisted? I'll try and separate those in piles I will burn myself, but I'm wondering if I'm being too OCD. Thoughts? Thanks

[@InTheWoodyard]

NOOOOOO! the nasty crotchy wood is THE best wood! More dense more heat!

[@haroldanderson2781]

That locust isn’t as messy as yours last batch. It looks more freshly cut.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup....honey locust is not as bad as black locust...the bark stays on mostly.

[@jaredb9909]

Not only does locust burn great I feel like it dries out quicker than oak especially white oak

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, good wood!

[@lyleharkness-rv5vf]

We have more black locust than we know what to do with where I live, it's considered a nuisance. Oddly it isn't used for firewood more often here. I assume it's because it is harder to split, especially if it isn't fresh cut, and it is heavy and dulls chains quickly. It's thorny as hell too 😂

[@InTheWoodyard]

You should use it....GREAT firewood!

[@lyleharkness-rv5vf]

@@InTheWoodyard my family always did, especially in the dead of winter when max BTUs were needed. I guess it comes down to how you're raised and what your father and grandfather did 🤣. Love you content 👍

[@carl27890]

Does honey locust put off a nasty smell when cut green? We have black locust I believe it is here and it grows like a weed and smells so bad I would’ve never considered touching it for firewood

[@InTheWoodyard]

Big mistake. No smell when dry and it is some of THE BEST firewood you can get!

[@Mainelywork]

🤘

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@user-dr5wh5wg5q]

For ur pro saws what has do u use for mixing with the oil

[@InTheWoodyard]

I use ONLY premium (no corn gas) and Husqvarna oil mix 50:1

[@robertwyatt8209]

I split more locust than anything on my Ultra and, for what it’s worth, I find the single wedge creates WAY less waste/debris than 4 way.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, more knives more waste.

[@robertwyatt8209]

🤣 I had paused the video to go somewhere and came back to finish only to find you had changed to single wedge 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@bobbendt1698]

Hey Chris if you are going to sell this for heating wood wouldn't you want to leave those chunks a little bit larger? Or you just planning to sell it with other hardwood? Asking for a friend. I know about your typical customers wanting smaller wood for the lady of the house to handle. By the way that looked to make the splitter grunt a little with the 4 way.

[@InTheWoodyard]

90% of the wood I sell is fireplace or fire pit/smokeless stove wood. So it will be split down to "one hand" size. If I deliver bigger wood ...which I try not to...the number one comment is this is too big for my fireplace or my wife is not going to like this stuff...so many years ago I started splitting it smaller and now people are very happy with it.

[@michaelparcus3625]

Locust doesn’t split apart, it fractures apart.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, like glass!!!

[@user-gc2zt4yf5z]

Would that brute force splitter handle this wood better?

[@InTheWoodyard]

They make great stuff too!

[@frontyardfirewood]

Man. That honey locust has no thorns? Ive dropped some sunburst locust on my toe😂😂😂 lead is correct. 😂😂😂 Watching this video, i believe my co worker is incorrect about locust types, because what he calls subburst locust looks identical to the wood in this video. Weve tons of black locust in oregon, that wood is a no brainer

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, honey sunburst, sky line , fall fire, locust is great wood!

[@markdyballuk]

my, that's some tough wood

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup!

[@bekaerttrio2231]

👍👍👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!!

[@davidallred2947]

*** Does the splitter tongue dolly thing gave a name? I would love to have one? ***

[@InTheWoodyard]

It is a dolly/floor jack? About $100ish Most box stores have them.

[@davidallred2947]

@@InTheWoodyard thanks

[@michaelmeyers1827]

It split clean

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup.

[@jeanpomerleau8416]

I think I had some of that and I thought it was red.

[@InTheWoodyard]

? do you mean lead?

[@gp4103]

Would I be about right with an estimation 3 pallets long, 2 wide, 6ft high is just over 2.5 cord loose

[@InTheWoodyard]

Sounds close, measure it and do the math for your space...loose wood takes up 25-30% more space than stacked wood.

[@gp4103]

@@InTheWoodyard yep measured pile is 3.2 cords so round down it's 2.5 there or there abouts. Means I probably need two more piles 😂

[@cbmitchell]

Does the Locust take longer to dry than oak?

[@InTheWoodyard]

It does dry slow but I am not sure ....as slow as oak???

[@tommyrichmond1293]

Hey is that black or honey locust are splitting

[@InTheWoodyard]

Honey... but if you watched the video I do show a chunk of black locust too and compare them side by side.

[@ralphkanagy4602]

Hey. Chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello there Ralphy Baby! Hope you are doing well my good man!

[@carllewis8203]

🎉

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@michaelmeyers1827]

Is it thorny locust

[@InTheWoodyard]

No, that is black locust.

[@thefirewooddoctor]

Could be worse. You could have no wood to cut or split!

[@InTheWoodyard]

YUP, always wood here to cut and split!

[@jamesjenkins3276]

Burt....cut back on the cookies a bit. 🤣😜

[@InTheWoodyard]

He is healthy!

[@rickthelian2215]

Not much left Chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

There is always more!