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How to make perfect stacks

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  1. Shawn Curry

    Shawn Curry

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    Step 1. The firewood must all be the same length.

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    Choose a blade with at least 60 teeth for a fine finish. :D
     
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  2. Gark

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    Step 2. A laser beam to line up the ends? Just guessing here...
     
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    We gonna be using Dial Calipers too?
     
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  4. My IS heats my home

    My IS heats my home

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    Shawn Curry , may want to get the lathe involved too.
     
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  5. Gark

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    And GPS to be sure the stacks run perfect N-S or E-W.
     
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  6. My IS heats my home

    My IS heats my home

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    He could also call in bogydave for some consult work. He's another near perfect stacker for sure
     
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  7. Stinny

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    And papadave ... what is it about guy's named Dave? ;)
     
    Stinny, Jan 17, 2015
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    My stacks don't look like theirs... More of a fancy pile.
     
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  9. My IS heats my home

    My IS heats my home

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    Another Dave!
     
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  10. papadave

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    Come on Shawn.....yer givin' out all the trade secrets.:rofl: :lol:
     
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  11. Stinny

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    See... it's craaaaaaaaaaaazy. They're everywhere... :hair:
     
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    And the rest.....WILL be assimilated.:rofl: :lol:
     
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    Shoot a transit line.
     
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    Nope... :p
     
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    My stacks are far from perfect!! They're more of an organized "placement".

    Dave
     
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    Whew... ;)
     
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    ..and dont forget to do soil tests to determine if one end of the stack will settle more than the other when its loaded.
     
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    Again...with the leaking secrets.
    No respect I tell ya'.:rofl: :lol:
     
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    checkin in

    Is this the official "Dave" thread?
     
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    I need all the secrets. Mine started out as stacks now looks like huge square pile.:headbang:
     
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