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  1. bert the turtle
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    Season your wood before you split it?

    It will burn, sure. But it won't burn like properly dry firewood. In a world where 35% firewood is the norm (along with chimney fires, smoke,...
    Post by: bert the turtle, Dec 2, 2021 in forum: The Wood Pile
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    Season your wood before you split it?

    Rounds do dry- moisture does leave via the end grain. I've stacked rounds in the pole barn in preparation for eventual splitting and they for...
    Post by: bert the turtle, Dec 2, 2021 in forum: The Wood Pile
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    Colder here. What's your temp? What ya burnin?

    Seems a warm year so far. Gets 30s-40s at night, Not so bad in the day. I’m 1/6 cord of oak in so far. The house is a little cooler than usual...
    Post by: bert the turtle, Nov 29, 2021 in forum: The Wood Pile
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    What's Your Favorite Shoulder Season Wood?

    Pine to get things going then elm. Nothing coals like elm. Can keep the stove going on a very low simmer for 24 hours, get a relight, and do it...
    Post by: bert the turtle, Nov 29, 2021 in forum: The Wood Pile
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    Burning bark!

    I bang my splits together before bringing them to the stacks. At least the ones with loose bark. Gets rid a lot of dust and dirt and bugs and...
    Post by: bert the turtle, Nov 15, 2021 in forum: The Wood Pile
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    I think its dry

    If I load my warm pizza oven the night before and let it bake bone dry it absolutely for sure no question burns better in every way. I’d like to...
    Post by: bert the turtle, Nov 15, 2021 in forum: The Wood Pile
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    Elm coals

    Aside from the variations in a natural product like wood, where one specimen may have different BTUs than another, those charts only account for...
    Post by: bert the turtle, Nov 14, 2021 in forum: The Wood Pile
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    Elm coals

    I've gotten relights at 48 hours with elm. I put a chunk in the back corner and cover it in ash. Dig it out when its time for a relight.
    Post by: bert the turtle, Nov 4, 2021 in forum: The Wood Pile
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    No Longer Available Stihl FG-2

    Sold. Thank you.
    Post by: bert the turtle, Oct 19, 2021 in forum: Closed Ads
  10. bert the turtle
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    Thinking about a small saw

    I’d go electric in a heartbeat if my 260 ever gives up the ghost
    Post by: bert the turtle, Sep 17, 2021 in forum: Chainsaws and Power Equipment
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    No Longer Available Stihl FG-2

    $125
    Post by: bert the turtle, Sep 17, 2021 in forum: Closed Ads
  12. bert the turtle
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    Learned a Valuable Lesson!

    I found a nest today when I was burning some grass. Already 2/3 of the way finished with killing them. Step 1: find the entrance. Usually not...
    Post by: bert the turtle, Sep 6, 2021 in forum: The Wood Pile
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    No Longer Available Stihl FG-2

    I have a NIB FG-2 sharpener for sale. The only place I was able to find one when I was looking a few years ago was on German Ebay. Not speaking...
    Thread by: bert the turtle, Sep 5, 2021, 2 replies, in forum: Closed Ads
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    Work Done in 2021

    I put 2 cords of oak in the porch wood bins so I’m set for the coming season. Cut and split a bit but not much. I’m far enough ahead that I...
    Post by: bert the turtle, Aug 23, 2021 in forum: The Wood Pile
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    “Classic” riding mower recommendations please

    I'm running a 2001 355d on well more than an acre and its still going strong. I'm pretty handy and have had to repair things here and there, but...
    Post by: bert the turtle, Apr 19, 2021 in forum: Chainsaws and Power Equipment
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    The myth that keeps on giving

    Pine has surely kept me warm on many nights and a brighter more cheerful fire than most other wood while it’s doing so. And it dries quickly if...
    Post by: bert the turtle, Mar 23, 2021 in forum: The Wood Pile
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    Long time gone

    Personal life got the best of me for a while there and I got lazy or maybe just worn out in the head and I haven't done jack whole season. But I...
    Post by: bert the turtle, Mar 8, 2021 in forum: The Wood Pile
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    Colder here. What's your temp? What ya burnin?

    30 this morning. hit 70 in the daytime a few days ago, about 50 today. It's that time of the year. Got oak in the stove, low and slow. One...
    Post by: bert the turtle, Mar 8, 2021 in forum: The Wood Pile
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    What's on for 2021-22?

    I've gone through the porch reserve- time to rotate stock, clean the bins, and reload for next season. Pretty close to winding thing up for this...
    Thread by: bert the turtle, Mar 8, 2021, 10 replies, in forum: The Wood Pile
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    Oak..Sure takes its sweet ole time..

    I've got mixed feelings on oak. Love it for cooking. Makes less ash in a week than a single load of elm or ailanthus. Does take forever to...
    Post by: bert the turtle, Mar 8, 2021 in forum: The Wood Pile
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