Easiest I've split: Norway Maple Hardest I've split: Elm (I get PTSD just thinking about it) :faint:
Elm is the WORST I have ever split! Sledge and wedge splitting from top to bottom -I'll never knowingly get unsplit Elm again -even for free!
I've been burning mostly red maple this shoulder season that I processed last fall. Really good stuff for this time of year, and it smells so...
Relit after 48 hours here! Back to the red maple as we await our pre-Thanksgiving snowstorm!
High of 65 so my morning load to take the chill off for today, BUT this means I'll be burning and shoveling SOON:...
About 1/2 a cord here (maybe a tad under), mostly red maple w/ a little bit of Norway Maple thrown in. I put 2 small oak splits in tonight for...
He's wearing a Dirty Rotten Imbeciles shirt---just sayin'
It's unclear if they're ripping off lumberjack style or ripping off the grunge bands who ripped off lumberjack style in the 90s...
To me freshly split BL smells kind of like Dr. Pepper. I actually like the smell. However, when burning it smells like dirty socks -which I do not...
[MEDIA] Awesome post -thank you!!
That's because our fires are so hot we have to go outside to cool down. :MM:
That's amazing!
Thank you, that is very helpful. I don't get the black smoke inside the door anymore (I used to!), but I do get some white film sometimes. Is...
Isn't the steam translucent? I don't see smoke often (except during new fires & reloads), but sometimes do. Could certain weather conditions...
This season will be more 4th year burning (I have an Avalon fireplace insert). I've learned a lot and have adjusted a lot along the way by...
Fortunately, my neighborhood isn't THAT densely populated! :) Most lots are 1/4 to 1/2 acre. My home is on a 1/2 acre and I have a small "wooded"...
Yeah, I was a little like Franky Carbone in Goodfellas: [IMG]
Wow, nicely done! The fact that your heat is zoned makes all the difference I bet. We have oil heat. The way our ranch is laid out, our insert...
Oops, my bad! Thanks for clarifying. Yeah, even heat throughout the house is def something I don't get with my insert! Though in fairness, I do...
I live in a densely populated suburban area. I have about 6 cord stacked and at times I've felt bad because it might appear unsightly to the...
