Thanks for sharing a glimpse into life in Alaska. I've been up there in the summer. It's beautiful country.
21 degrees here this morning. I kept the stove running hot with large splits of red oak every 5 hours. I really need to get next year's wood cut...
8 gallons of bar oil!? I continue to be impressed with your zeal for excess. :thumbs:
Nice repair job. :thumbs:
"Cheaper than a co-pay." "Would you rather walk away in disgust, or get driven away in an ambulance." ATGATT - All the gear, all the time.
Around here the meth-heads will steal anything not locked down. Recently they have been cutting the catalytic converters off people's trucks when...
OK. I just split and checked another log. It read 21.6%
I just went out and checked the sides of three splits. They are between 16 and 21%. I'll split one again tomorrow and get an inside measurement....
I took that picture just this morning when I went to get more wood for the wood stove. Those splits were split and stacked yesterday from a big...
I just finished stacking about a cord of fresh red oak. It was wet to the touch in the middle. I've split it into 2" square by 16" and stacked it...
It's a beautiful sunny 45 degree day today, with very low humidity. Splitting the red oak continues. [ATTACH]
Hickory.... nice. :thumbs:
34 right now and it's going to get colder. I've got a basket of red oak, split real small, ready for the rest of the night. I hope to have coals...
Well, as it turns out, for a 50 year old, I'm still tough as nails. ( Kids these days are soft pu**ies...) I work on heavy equipment for a living...
Funny story about that Harbor Freight splitter... (It's a 5 ton.) I got one of those 20% off coupons. So I went over to the Harbor Freight store...
Oh, by the way, your stacks are... Well heck, I'm envious.
I have three covered sheds. Each one holds about two cords. Problem is I burn about four to six cords a year, so I gotta keep replenishing as...
Still working that oak that came down earlier this week... (Yeah. I have to split it up small for the wood stove.) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Very nice looking wood and very nice stacks. Keep up the good work. You're an inspiration.
The tree came down yesterday morning around 10am. My aunt lives on the corner and told me about it. I knew I had to get there quickly if I wanted...
