Wear a thick hat! All good ideas here - I'd be tempted to use pool noodles as the dollar store usually has a big bin full. Can't get much...
I lay the pallet across a couple saw horses and get after it with a circular saw. I keep a fubar on hand to pop nails when necessary.
Wow. Yours is much nicer than mine! Good work!
Your son looks like he's about ready to jump into the ring with some gnarly rounds! Nothing beats a capable helper, especially when he's your boy....
Wow, I wish my boiler came with one of those!
Nothing better than working with family. I hope my first daughter remembers our working together fondly, and can't wait to make more memories with...
Looking good. What's hanging from the tree? Looks like maybe the remnants of the last guy who tried to steal a few splits...
I can dig it. Been going through a heap of white pine myself lately. For being so soft, I am amazed at how well it holds up to extended ground...
Tie them together with surveyor's tape. Wrong thread? One you get them driven in past the "T" you should be ok. Savage has a good plan of...
Pete and Lukem, thanks for the replies. I'm going to use deer fence I think, so I will just do the cukes along one side. I like the idea of...
Yep, this one! Sorry, I thought you could see which one the drool was landing on. :D
Anxiously awaiting the recipe..
Hard to beat a Honda for reliability. I have a motor just a little bigger than that in my commuter and its got 270k. Maybe when I start a job...
Good show, sir (and ma'am!) It'll pay for itself in saved Advil in no time. :) I like how it's got the wings on both sides. I think I'd look at...
Good show all around. Definitely expedite the splitting of those birch rounds, they'll go to hell but quick wrapped up in their bark.
What do you like for a trellis? I was too ambitious last time and made this ten foot tall abomination that was strong enough for a full grown man...
Somebody say redneck? I use this old Deere to tow my splitter around (bad pto - will replace one day and go back to using it on grass and snow),...
That would have been $70 at home depot. Great score!
Think I'm at about 15 split and stacked, another couple cord of hardwood to process, and maybe ten cord of softwood in the round. The hardwood is...
All good suggestions on how to attack that log. Especially not getting a pinched bar - with experience you'll learn to watch the cut and feel the...
