Pine Mountain. Not sure where it’s sold. Mom buys me a 10lb bag for Christmas. Coal is so hard to find these days.
It would be if it werent for the maple tree that is pushing up the concrete in back. But, it does make a great place to run the splitter. It is harder on the feet, but cleanup after a splitting session is cake. And i don't wear out a hole, that becomes a mud pit. Sca
It is...just need to process more pine trees...it occurs naturally...I'm not sure if it tends to be in certain species more than others, but I know I've seen it a few times myself, but nothing like the huge chunks that T.Jeff Veal brought to the MI. GTG in 2019...still have a few nice pieces of that left...it works great! Also, SuperCedars work just as well...the owner is a member here (I think) and offers us a FHC discount in the fall of the year...some people use big pieces of them, but I find that with a little dry kindlin, a very small piece of the SC will have you off to the races!
It would. Have driven a few haying/teddering, brush hogging. Something big enough to do do snow removal with a front end loader... Sca
If the totes are empty, they can also be easily moved with a 2 wheel cart. I've done it several times.
Many ways to skin a cat. You can drag, waddle, flip, use a garden cart, and also use a hand truck too if you are so inclined. Depends on the situation - are you dragging over grass? Do you care if the ground gets torn up a little? Are you a little person? Whatever works for you is great. But yeah we are all in agreement that they can be moved as long as they are not full of wood. I love them! But I can see where prying eyes might have a problem with the bright white totes and even the grey cages. I love how they look but not everybody does.
Look like shingle rejects. I had several totes full when my new garage got shingled. They're good fire starters.
Down here, old growth long leaf and slash pine made the most fat lighter. Those trees were also tapped for turpentine. They were some massive trees. Still have this piece from that stump we brought to the GTG. That pallet is 42" wide. We still have this stump on the woodyard and that smaller chunk is some premium fat lighter Another thing we use for kindling is splitter scraps...let it dry and it works great Got this box and several metal trash cans full of it...
For kindling I watch for someone replacing a cedar stockade fence. Making sure it's not spruce. Around here often you see 8 ft sections cut up smaller by the curb. I pull nails and cut with a chop saw and fill milkcrates 2 or 3 of these cedar pieces split will start a fire easily. These crates were done last year and I'm watching for more discarded fencing to make some for next year.
Sure seems like a lot of work for kindling but I must say you’ve achieved that with surgical precision LOL. Are you a cabinet maker as a profession? Not knocking your effort. It’s obvious you enjoy this aspect as we all do. People who think of this as a chore would never find their way to this forum. Well done, that’s some of the prettiest kindling wood I’ve ever seen.
I am so gonna look for those fences now...if people are tossing them. I've tossed out dozens of feet of that stuff, 'course that was long before we had a wood stove... Sca
Takes about 2 hours to fill 8 milkcrates. Could be quicker if you don't pull off back rails and nails and just cut from the front between them. Then discard rails and nails. If I pull the nails and back rails, I cut em with a chop saw 4 or 5 at a time- goes quick. Cutting from front seems quicker but bending more and must mark for length of cuts Battery saw works great for this way I like the chop saw best. Cut an put right in crate, goes fast. Crates are great for stacking. Usually do 2 years worth at a time. They stack great
