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3 days in and I’m beat!

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  1. The Wood Wolverine

    The Wood Wolverine

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    Took Friday and tomorrow off work to split wood. Did a little Friday:
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    A lot yesterday (my son helped):
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    And a little today (started @2p due to sprinkles):
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    My hands are pretty sore but I use Voltaren which helps. One more day… then I’ll have room to bring more wood home. :loco: :crazy:
     
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    Man oh man, taking days off of work so you can… WORK hard at home :loco: :crazy: I can definitely relate :handshake: Fantastic job turning all that dead chestnut oak into beautifully stacked firewood.
     
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    Gotta love freeing up more space.
    Maybe you can call in sick :pain:on Tuesday and S/S more:axe:??? :whistle:
     
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    Outstanding progress. :thumbs: I’d be proud of accomplishing that much splitting and stacking in a long weekend.
     
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    My OCD approves of your stacking job:handshake:
     
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    Good job
     
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    Looking good buddy!!
     
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    Sweet. I turned one piece around on the left end, showing bark. That was a test to see if it triggered ocd. :D I wasn't too picky stacking.
    No way I can get away with calling out. :loco: :crazy: I'm in the Gaithersburg MD shop tuesday and wednesday and it's crazy busy. I don't think my body could handle 5 days straight.:BrianK:
     
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    Really nice stacks.. lots of hard work I’m sure, my back hurts a little looking at the pics.lol

    Must feel good though?
     
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    Not yet, lol. Pretty sore feeling and it's not over. :doh:
     
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    Those sure are some pretty splits and stacks.
     
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    I see you've been creating art again. :thumbs::salute:
     
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    Today I really focused on making square splits because I needed them for cribbing. I threw those in the back and everything else up front. Total of 5 trailer loads.
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    I do the same. Making square and or rectangular pieces for cribbing. Nice work!

    How long do you cut your splits to? They look to me 20" long give or take.
     
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    They are 21-24". I was measuring 24" for a good while then realized how dang heavy they were. Then I got the Mingo Marker and put a second ramp on the 14" wheel, so I've settled on 21". Stove can take 25".
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    Nice Job. Love those square and rectangle splits.
     
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    Good job... lotta work right there... :stacker:... :yes:
     
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    Man that does look good.
    Im good for a couple hours a day behind the isocore, and at that spaced out throughout the day.
    What a difference having another set of hands makes though!!
    Sca
     
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    Nice work Jason! I'll bet you are sore. Me too but I can't do as much as you.

    Voltaren definitely helps and I use a lot. Something else that is really good and I find it even works better sometimes is Penetrex. You might want to give that a try.
     
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    I’ll definitely look into it, thanks.

    Back at it today. Weather is absolutely beautiful. I’m moving much slower. 2 trailer loads in and it’s lunch time.
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