Ugly Butt

WmFritz · August 01, 2014, 10:37:15 AM

Sitting here at one of the campgrounds in Harrison this morning, drinking my coffee and staring at the ugly chunk of wood I had just thrown on last nights coals... it suddenly occurred to me how bad the hinge on this butt cut-off was.

The log came from my farmer neighbor that cut a fence row from a new field he bought. The butt diameter is 24" and the notch is about 2/3 the way through.

It' been living in my 'split it later pile' for two years. Earlier this week i pulled a bunch them from there for camping.

It seemed funny to me that I didn't notice the bad cut until I watched it burn. ???
Nobody can find fault with my keen eye of observation! ;D ;D

luvmexfood · August 01, 2014, 02:06:03 PM

Ah. The good life. Sitting by the campfire early of a morning with a good cup of coffee. Just watching the fire burn and enjoying your coffee.

Read one time that it is a human's instinct to set and watch a fire burn. Come's from the older times when that was all you could do of a night.

goose63 · August 01, 2014, 02:10:37 PM

That thing aint so ugly now its making a good fire have fun

LittleJohn · August 01, 2014, 02:25:13 PM

Quote from: luvmexfood on August 01, 2014, 02:06:03 PM
.Read one time that it is a human's instinct to set and watch a fire burn. Come's from the older times when that was all you could do of a night.

There are a few other things that our ancesters could do at night 8) , but that was only good for a few minutes of entertainment :D

..still love a good camp fire, best fire ever was a campground in Haines, Alaska -> had one of those good old thick metal fire pits, with the heavy NONmovebale grate, the whole assembly glowing RED.