Get a good maul, the axe will probably get stuck a lot and lead to frustration. Go for one of those fiskars mauls.
It's all gone...dang looking for another.
My manual splitting trick is to pull the cord now. My other trick is bet my buddy $10 he can't split a cord three hours or less. Leave a gas can....
Just imagine if his face hit the hot metal of a woodstove or the hot stovepipe. Yes you can teach but you have a responsibility to keep them two...
It was 28* last night and 14* the night before. I fill the firebox before I go to work and put a piece or two in after work then fill it about...
Oh yeah, we are just getting rich cutting firewood. If your are in the firewood business you still have to cover all your expenses, equipment...
Probably a piece of poplar isn't helping either, replace with oak or hickory and use the biggest splits/rounds you can find.
Yeah I have seen them, same price as the Stihl version from what I have found.
I have seen people with a similar looking stove make a shroud around the sides and top of the stove. Leave several inches for an air gap, add...
Ah, I don't have the 3/8 setup at the moment, I'll be checking your contest thread to see how everyone stacks up. Good Luck.
He took me up on sharpening a chain. The OP just wants to be able to sharpen a chain not build a chain for a contest. If it's the same pitch and...
OK I'm in. I can sharpen either an 18" or 20" .325" chain prefer a Stihl Full Chisel yellow link chain. I would say let's get somebody to send us...
That is a deal breaker right there for me it only does half the job but then again most people have no idea the raker height is as important as...
I just bought two.
How does the Timberline setup handle the raker height?
I'll put any chain I sharpen with the 2 in 1 sharpener up against any you sharpen with just a file or have a saw shop file plus I'm done in 5...
Picked up an MS260 for $160, sharpened the chain fixed the kill switch, cut few cords and the MS290 went on Craigslist. People buy those 290s up...
This is the best sharpening system bar none !! $40 and it sharpens the cutters and the rakers all you need is a vise to put the saw in. Don't need...
I lived there (Stormville, Hopewell Junction & Millbrook) for most of my life and commuted South to Westchester County to work. All I can say is...
Geez Numbskulls such an important part on a saw.