I have a rusty trowel I’ve had for years and nearly threw out yesterday, but thought it would come in use for something eventually. Now I know...
I’ll give it this: once it gets going, it does throw some serious heat.
I have oak that has been in a pole barn for at least 5 years. Up off the ground on an old gate. Plenty of air flow. Split and stacked. Never a...
Wow!
I'd love to know how they keep that optimal wood from getting "too dry" once it is placed on a hot bed of coals. It may take 5 minutes to...
That was my first thought at well.
I imagine the rumor started in fireplace days with people who didn’t dry their wood long enough. They put up some oak and some pine. Burn...
I’d love to know how the people who think they need green or wet wood to burn properly keep it wet in the firebox. Any residual moisture in mine...
I prefer wood that makes a lot of ash. Holds coals for re lights a lot longer. Elm is great for that. Maple may be even better because it lights...
We all know pine is fine. Well, most of us anyway. There are a lot of people out there who think it is going to burn their house down. If I were...
Interesting- I found going heavier (Granfors maul) was easier on my body. I use a fiskars for some jobs like kindling and I do like it , but...
Lighter the better as far as I’m concerned. Even a big tree has plenty of branches. I’ve got a 260 and a 441 and the 260 is what I use for the...
That’s because it does!
Really warm this year. A bit over 2/3 cord total. I usually stop burning in March at about 2 cords, with a few fires here and there in March and...
I’m burning some at present. At least I think that’s what it is- it got separated from the label I compulsively put on my stacks. I know it looks...
I suppose it is different in that the pellet stove has a rather limited amount of fuel compared with the essentially endless supply of a natural...
Back when I used to heat with a central gas heater, the thermostat started a fire many times a day when I wasn’t home
I think it is about as good as it gets for low and long. I do all my splitting by hand and elm is certainly good exercise. I’ve nailed...
Big oaks seem to blow down more than most trees in high wind when the ground is wet. Pines seem to roll with the punches.
It has been absurdly warm this year. I'm sitting in a 79 degree living room, burning oak. I've burned less than 1/3 cord so far this year.
