I'm sure you have all heard the phrase, "A day late and a dollar short"?
A number of years ago, I had access to all of the whiskey barrels I wanted just for breaking them up and hauling them away (Seagrams Distillery in Southern Indiana). I, with the help of my two sons, broke up truck loads of the barrels and sawed them up for firewood for the fireplace. Man, was that good wood (solid oak, of course).
Now, that I am grilling and smoking, there is none left! Such is life...
Dale53