"D. Winsor" > wrote in message
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> "Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
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>> I'm helping a friend take down a crab apple tree today.
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>> Anyone used that for smoking? Any good? Or should I just take it to came
>> and burn it in the firepit?
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> Are you using a chainsaw to chunk it up? I recently took down a maple and
> a pin cherry, but thought I should cut them with a hand saw because of the
> chain oil ruining the wood for smoking. I've got them both limbed out and
> standing to dry a bit so they'll split easier after I saw up the chunks.
> Are my thoughts on the chain oil wrong or too picky?
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if you are really worried about the miniscule amount of bar oil on the wood
save the chain and throw some veggie oil in that front tank instead!! it
really isn't a worry in my opinion anyway
buzz