I split it all , the very small splits are used to get the stove going hot and to fill in the gaps for a tightly packed stove.
and they don't scratch the tailgate when loading
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What no blood ? the stretcher sheet is spotless.
When faced with a cold chimney downdraft I simply open a window in the area of the stove and it solves the problem. once the fires lit and smokes...
I have an old riding mower tire sitting on a stump, I place a small log in the tire and split with an axe. Then place the splits into 5 gallon buckets
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Seems dangerous ,may get too hot and send glass and hot wax onto a family member .
mine is the original oil and is 20 years old , it's still clean looking , I change the motor oil every year and air filter every other year. and...
[ATTACH]been there , done that . rented one about 10 years ago for $ 300 bucks and towed it home with a 3/4 ton pickup. reach was 60' if I recall...
the very next cut could hit metal again so why toss it , it's got plenty of meat left on it . just reprofile , sharpen and go again .
I cut highway right of way and emergency storm response for 30 years, I don't know the odds but I hit metal often, as in daily .
Before I start splitting I open the chicken run and let the flock out. then we all make our way to the shed for a cupful of cracked corn . then...
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A big pot of hot soup and a good stiff drink are my evening reward on this cold windy day ,my chickens were fed double rations and bedding was...
too far from home , pass it up.
1/4 mile max . I have free range on 250 acres of forest without ever hitting the public roads.
look at those vines all over that wood , your ash is gonna itch .
I sift my coals and make Bio-char . the coals are crushed and added to the chicken house bedding . there they absorb odors and are colonized by...
cutting and splitting pine takes the same amount of effort on my part as a hardwood , having many acres to cut from I prefer to choose a wood with...
