I carry one stick at a time by the long route to the basement near the furnace where I have 3-7 days of wood inventory depending on the...
Access to the interior rows is easier than the numbers would suggest. Dry ends for access to the interior rows are simply left, i.e. the entire...
I have a 30'x40' metal shed with two overhead doors at one end and one small window at the the other, both on the narrow dimension. I have six...
My understanding is moisture meters are unreliable above 30% moisture because somewhere above 30% "free moisture" is present and moisture meters...
-4 deg F this morning, a high of -2 deg, and -7 deg F 4 pm (cold enough to hear the trees cracking). Red oak, sugar maple, and white ash in the...
4 cords but we can reach 5 cords during the few winters with extended periods with single digit highs. 1100 sq ft raised ranch with a wood...
I like bitternut hickory but not shagbark. Shagbark is too heavy and tough to split. Bitternut splits well, has more heat than red oak and dries...
No. We could not hire anyone with a clue. I NEVER had problems while working alone. I was VERY methodical and careful. I hated screw ups. Too...
Cities do routinely soften water, i.e. remove minerals, and then add minerals back. Many cities add minerals to prevent lead from leaching into...
Just a tease. Many preach "free markets" until they disagree with the "free market" results which is what happened when Texas froze. When...
I have tried both. Six rows outside, 4" spacing between rows, uncovered: lost some to fungus and would not dry below 20%. Six rows inside a...
Because of a previous glut of natural gas in the USA, natural gas export facilities were constructed on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts as LNG...
The last bunch of "national socialists" did not have a good ending. Your favorite does meet the definition of a "national socialist".
The issue I was trying to show was conditions vary widely: there are many different ways to dry wood (split versus round for example), many...
Most aspects of firewood burning are about trading one advantage at the expense of another and so there is an infinite number of "right" choices....
Yes, I have the XCUo3, actually I have two. The most cost effective way to get batteries was to purchase another saw which included a saw, chain,...
70 deg F. Add wood at 68 and reduce draft at 72. Burn down the coals to be at 67 at bed time. 60 deg F in the early morning is ideal and time...
New to me!!! I encountered "bole" twice this week while reading two different books, one historical, 1980 vintage, and one natural history, 1935....
I hand split and all my wedges, 4, are over 10 years old as is my sledge hammer, 5 pound. My transportation cost is $50 per cord at today's...
My largest splits are bark free dead slippery elm which is a lighter wood but only because large elm sticks ignite and burn well. I am more...
