most of my firewood comes from trees I'm cutting anyway and I have plenty of them. I take the big stuff and the small stuff goes onto the burn...
In shoulder season, I have a fire every few days and let the thermal mass handle the rest. Concrete walls with the insulation on the outside,...
Wood stove would run the same as usual and its the only heat I use anyway so no difference there. Photovoltaics would run the same as usual but...
I've had it plenty of times. Stihl chain and save edge files, so good stuff. No idea what causes it. Seems to be ok once you finally bite...
I'd use a pole saw to piece out the top as much as possible. From a distance. I'd rather be pulling out 15 modest hung limbs than one giant one....
Things are definitely going to change for me next heating season: instead of oak and pine, I’ll be burning maple, pine, and some kind of mystery...
Non-damaging amount of ice on the trees and a cold drizzle. If it keeps up like this and gets just a little colder there is going to be...
I can't figure it either with all I've read about the wonders of oak. Only thing I can figure is that the oak leaves very little ash and the...
Burning pine right now. So much easier to light than oak. And somehow it seems to be holding coals longer. Love oak for cooking but I am...
I keep 2 cords reserve on the porch and usually bring a wagon load up from the main stacks for my burning and use the reserve for wet days This...
Hell if I know. I used to measure when I first started out but I can't remember what the temps were. Now I just get the load going really well...
Tuatahi makes racing axes that fit your description. They are very expensive however.
I like to cook it in this (with coconut milk as per the instructions on the can) low heat for an hour or so until tender, add some vegetables and...
I like the bidirectional setup. Zero return cycle time
I can do it because when I fill a rack, I cut a label out of an aluminum can and stamp it with the species, and month and year I finished filling...
I got a great load of beautiful chips a couple weeks after signing up. It's been months since then and nothing. Free is free. Doesn't take any...
Seems like oak is a highly preferred firewood. I'll say it is a good wood for cooking. But for heat? I just don't get it. I can get a cold...
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34f with possible freezing rain tonight. Stove full of oak and 77 in the living room
This: stop with the implement more or less overhead. Swinging it from all the way back is way too much effort for what little you might gain....
