Aren't Black Locust, Honey Locust, Mullberry, and Osage all in the same family?
I always struggle disconnecting the sooteater rods as they come out the chimney. There is just enough tension on the assembly that its hard to...
Every setup is different. And every fire is different. I spent an hour and a half trying to get a burn going the other night. Nothing worse than...
Hey nice rake
Ash goes into ash bucket. When bucket fills up, I let it sit a week, and then dump into a trash bag and it goes into the trash for pickup. I...
Ok, in the interest of science, I documented tonight's fire lighting of a top-down burn. Outside air temp: 56F. Obviously bad conditions for a...
I'm sure this technique is fully functional, but.. I don't WANT the bottom logs burning. I want the top layer ripping hot but it's better for...
I also have a backpack blower for large areas and I have the M18 blower for patios etc. It's fine. I suspect any battery blower is going to be...
75 years ago a car's manual explained how to adjust the valves. Now they warn you not to drink the coolant.
I get a top-down fire lit and fully involved in about five minutes, and secondaries lighting off in 15. Bottom up fires are slower. You gotta...
Also I think the people that don't understand the top down fire are folks who light a fire once and keep it going. Top down is good for folks who...
Here is the real secret: - Briefly pre-heat the flue - Top-d0wn fire - Then: Get the kindling lit, and then _push the door slightly closed with...
Yeah I've been debating getting the kit, I have a few other items that use them.
My Hearthstone has a pretty sluggish draft so it's mostly for getting that going
First impressions: - The propane canister instantly develops a layer of frost. Total runtime is probably measured in minutes - The entire room...
Might be a bit too much. [IMG]
Has to be a metallurgy issue.
I find a pole saw useful for sketchy back cuts. That extra five feet or so really helps.
My Clydesdale drafts terrrrrrrrrrribly in this weather. Especially when it's a drizzly day like today. For a cold start I stack the box full of...
Also, point of order, the Ryobi kinetic splitter is $999 and has a TWO second cycle time. HD says this is 16 seconds.
