Sugar Maple, Red Oak, White Ash, and White Oak so far this year in order by volume. BUT... There is a Basswood next to the sugar maple I am...
Duct tape.
Investors will loan more money if the new debt is senior to previous debt. For example, if a company is worth $10 M and has debt of $20 M then...
I read last year that drying in January is equivalent to 4 days of July drying and December + February are equivalent to 8 July days each for each...
Today is a "big ugly day". Not the weather... the wood. Winter finally is cold enough to burn the "big ugly's". The end of my firewood row is...
No simple answer, it all depends: - Inside house + basement +/or crawl space temperatures - How much insulation - Where the insulation is...
Put the tire chains on my X-Terra today which I use to plow, rear axle only but I also have a set for the front axle as well. We were promoted to...
I have enjoyed reading your posts, thank you. I would explain "parked trucks" as a different business model than yours. Your business model is...
My metabolism has been slowing down for 40 years and so I am on a 40 year diet. By the numbers: I can not control my weight by increased...
I have thought a lot about why coaling varies so widely: Moisture varies, 20% coals better than 15%, while meters are not perfect (helpful yes,...
Makita 14", 5 amp-hr batteries. Bar oil tank lasts for 3 +/- battery cycles , I carry 4 pairs, green wood uses less battery and dry seasoned...
So far this season, all my heat came from wood fall in the "home" woods: a medium large red oak (bark free, dried two summers), medium large...
I purchased a rechargeable keyboard blower or duster (Amazon) to help start my outdoor grill which uses paper, kindling, and maple sticks and...
The red oak came from tops at a clear cutting of an oak wilt pocket and so all stages of oak wilt wood came home. I did ask at the time and...
I transported red oak wood killed by oak wilt to my home and woods and then started having my red oaks die of oak wilt a few years later. Not...
We traveled around, explored, and picked NE Iowa. Scenic, not too crowded, not expensive, four seasons, and is in the middle. We camp a lot and...
I agree. I also feel this also applies to wood drying to explain why red oak takes so long to dry (hard fibers). Lower density wood may have...
I have the Makita 14" battery chainsaw and have cut 4-5 cords per year for several years without difficulty. My largest cut is a 21" green red...
I enjoy reading books, forums, blogs... about firewood and the concept of "hot" firewood versus "medium" has always caught my attention. Since...
I have a concrete floor and my wood is on reinforced pallets (slipped a 2x4 in the middle of every span to stop sag). Air movement at the bottom...
