An older Stihl MS660 or 066 would be good for milling. I ran a chainsaw mill with an 066 on it, and it was adequate for the job. I probably...
And then it takes three years to dry...
Ive got locust logs that have been sitting for a decade. Clink like bowling pins, no bark at all. Hot fire and they will last all night, even...
It's rare that I have to relight my outdoor wood boiler. Usually there's a few buried coals, some birch bark and the blower fan get it all going...
This was always in the house when I was a kid. Not my photo but I still have the old cans. [ATTACH]
I would love to have a mill quartersaw that beech. I have one about 2/3 that size that I keep an eye on, if it ever gets the bark disease it is...
Guessing 8 cords a year. I harvest my own, lately from tops from logging operations. I work full-time so firewood collection is for vacations...
I found a chunk of it laying on the ground last winter, I remembered the live tree from when I was a kid. Burned a few pieces, didn't really...
I heat 4300 sf of house, 1600 sf of garage, and all domestic hot water with my outdoor wood boiler during the winter. I changed my system a bit...
I find that short pieces and uglies burn better and longer, probably has something to do with more surface area. Stump cookies and wedges fall in...
Fixed that for yah.
Another vote for walnut. Black maple is very similar to sugar maple in appearance, although the leaves are three-lobed rather than five, and the...
Showa Atlas 300 for me until it gets really cold, then Showa Atlas 451 (insulated) until it gets really REALLY cold, then I quit. I bought my...
I will give them a home in my wood shed. Pecan is similar to hickory, is it not?
If you reverse the position of the wedge and plate, you will not be able to use the machine in a vertical position. That's why all vertical...
Nah, them are all sons'a beeches.
Found this in the woods last week. About 16" across. Not sure if it's a burl or some other growth, possibly infection? The other side of the...
Me and the youngest daughter. [ATTACH]
N1UHH. But I haven't been active in a decade.
Another thought would be to build a solar kiln for drying lumber, and then simply load it with firewood when you don't have lumber in it.
