I hear ya. As time goes on, it takess less and less maul splitting to dissipate the excess steam from some workdays. Either my givva-crap is...
Dynamite was cheap back then. And there was no Homeland Security to provide PDF instruction files on wood splitting.
I recall reading awhile back that the 'mountain ash' is resistant or immune to the EAB scourge. I have no clue what a mountain ash is or where...
You got a fine score of wood, Unicorn1. That splitter looks like it could have sheared apart the rounds instead of using saws for bucking. What a...
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Second vote here for mullberry - 4th of July fireworks.
You guys make it seem balmy here. Plus 3f. tonight, but I can't tell any difference between that or subzero. Just reloaded the IS with black...
Good catch, Halligan. Primo wood requires fast action, eh? I woulda loaded it right up in good clothes - that's OAK!
My wife thought burning firewood was stupid and that I was nuts. Until a couple we know ( "preppies" who are trying to prepare for the coming...
Yeah, it's like "How do you spell relief?" . Knew something had been nagging at me lately... LOL.
So I've been nervous about the hole left in the 3-year stash since taking this winter's wood into the wood shed. Finally got enough replenishment...
Another tidbit about where the IS primary air enters the firebox: it depends on where the control indicator ( graduated lever left end of ash lip)...
Neat. Didja go around testing all kinds of things when you brought it home? House framing, sheetrock, butternut squash, houseplant soil, cement...
Our on again off again drizzle rain is playing me like a harp today. It stops, I go out to stack. It starts. I go in. It stops, I go out, it...
I like that pic of the stacks going way off into the distance. They look to be high up off the ground with cinderblocks, this must help dry even...
The weather maps on TV show alot of places with ice now or soon. Have any ashes from the woodstove? Spread 'em lightly on the ice for traction....
Christmas cookies. Frizbies. The final score: Husqy 8 Cottonwood 0
The lid does fit under the ash pan, but we store it out of the stove. It sits near the stove gloves to remind me to wear gloves when time to empty...
Brian K, you did a great job building the hearth and surround. Looks like the house was made for that stove... Even though you did the beta tests,...
Is it right that cottonwood will rot fast laying on the ground? Sounds like a good thing to do with that kinda tree - let it become compost for...
