Beside just heating the house my wood burner does other stuff. [IMG] Fresh from the oven, Home made bread. Slap on some butter and its good as...
I fish on the grounds of a local Golf course. Big place, has, I think about 17 miles of river running thru it, pheasant farm and hunt areas,...
Nice to see you insulated above the usual. Did you have a blower test done on the house when finished to test for air tightness? When you say you...
Late to the party but I'll chime in. I retired early, at 50. Health ins wasn't bad till obama care kicked in fully. Our (Wife and I) ins went from...
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Only do 2 hour fires, that is enough to keep the house roasty warm. No need to for "All Nighters". Thermal mass is King!!
I don't know why anyone would not be honest about it. Like most things in life it has its upside and downside.
I guess I'm a wood snob.:eek: I leave some knotty crotchy stuff in the woods. If I feel I can't split it with one hit of the kinetic splitter I...
I'm luck I found a local guy with a saw mill. all by bigger stuff goes to him in exchange for lumber. I'm too old to mess with big stuff like that.
1) I burned 40-50 brush piles this fall. Some of them had Poplar over 12" in dia. Poplar makes poor fire wood, why waste my time with it, and it...
Ruffed Grouse, nothing comes close. About the only white meat wild game I know of.
Like to hear a report on that beast. Also interested in how short of a piece it can split, how far from blade to 9" dia ring. I use mostly wood...
My most is about 90-100 lbs., Or 24 smallish splits of Hickory which fill four 5 gallon buckets, or approx 3.5 cu ft of wood, or approx .03 cords...
Back in the day my older brother had Canam 175 scrambler. Would drive it to work at times. Lay down on the tank and hold it wide open. would...
The little tree is shagbark hickory. As for the larger one I'm not sure, Ash or Basswood? Look at the buds on the branches if they are yellow they...
well, I'm staying home. No trip to Appleton. Lots of snow already. I'd guess 3-5". Worse part is its blowing really good. Its a light snow so my...
I was supposed to travel about an hour north to the Appleton area and be there by 9 am. Don't know if I should bother. Once the mind is made up...
Doesn't look like Ironwood, bark too smooth, not small enough and flakey enough. It should be easy to tell if its ironwood by the branches/buds....
The one that barber chaired, did you notch it on the side it fell to? Looks like it was leaning heavily to the side it fell. I find that trees...
[IMG] Here is my hauler, a '76 wheelhorse with 14hp kohler (I think its a 14hp). I pull a 20 cu ft trailer with it. Its a manual trans. with a...
