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In loving memory of Kenis D. Keathley 6/4/81 - 3/27/22 Loving father, husband, brother, friend and firewood hoarder Rest in peace, Dexterday

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Good Day All!

Long time lurker, first time poster. Have been burning wood for about 25 years and love it. Really enjoy this forum and have learned a lot. It is one of my must reads for the day. I am an educational consultant by day and a wood hoarder by night. I have six kids (only one "officially" still at home, but they keep moving back!), a lovely wife and two grandkids. I also have two Brittanys - Jack and Ann and a cat. I like to garden, raise chickens and turkeys and hunt. We live on a 3 acre plus or minus so I can spread out a little.

My wood hoarding equipment includes a Stihl 362 and a 170, Super Jolly Chain Grinder (love it), 1966 John Deere 1020, 1940 Farmall H and a very old grain wagon for hauling. I also have a rusted-out Ford F250 that gets in on the action occasionally. As for processing my hoard, I have a Menards Forest King splitter that I got several year ago during a black Friday event, a few splitting mauls and a Fiskars x27 (which is great, I might add). I used to split everything by hand until a couple of years ago. Although I am not in the shape I used to be in from all of the splitting, hydraulics certainly makes things go a lot quicker, particularly with the infamous elm.

As for wood, I will generally burn anything that is available and close by...ash, elm, oak, hickory, cherry, hackberry, maple, mulberry and even some white pine for some good shoulder wood and also to burn down some of the coals in the dead of winter. I recently got into a lot of oak and hickory...money in the bank! Even though I have three year's worth of wood on hand...I will rarely turn down another opportunity to scrounge, particularly if it is given to me or is close by. Like many others on this forum, I often get teased by my family for being obsessed with wood. However, one of the favorite places in our house is right in from of our Pacific Energy stove! Thus, I suspect that they like my obsession as well.

Merry Christmas to you all!
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Nice to see ya posting. Now throw some pics up when you get a chance.

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I like beer but don't drink a lot. I do like all the other things you mentioned but I'm pretty sure my Wife prefers that I don't lead off with the Boobies part, especially when meeting people for the first time!:rofl:
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I used to drink a lot of beer. Just don't really care about it anymore. I get a craving for one sometimes, especially when I'm on vacation. Sometimes I drink one and sometimes I don't. Been well over a year since I had one.

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jdk said: ↑

Good Day All!

Long time lurker, first time poster. Have been burning wood for about 25 years and love it. Really enjoy this forum and have learned a lot. It is one of my must reads for the day. I am an educational consultant by day and a wood hoarder by night. I have six kids (only one "officially" still at home, but they keep moving back!), a lovely wife and two grandkids. I also have two Brittanys - Jack and Ann and a cat. I like to garden, raise chickens and turkeys and hunt. We live on a 3 acre plus or minus so I can spread out a little.

My wood hoarding equipment includes a Stihl 362 and a 170, Super Jolly Chain Grinder (love it), 1966 John Deere 1020, 1940 Farmall H and a very old grain wagon for hauling. I also have a rusted-out Ford F250 that gets in on the action occasionally. As for processing my hoard, I have a Menards Forest King splitter that I got several year ago during a black Friday event, a few splitting mauls and a Fiskars x27 (which is great, I might add). I used to split everything by hand until a couple of years ago. Although I am not in the shape I used to be in from all of the splitting, hydraulics certainly makes things go a lot quicker, particularly with the infamous elm.

As for wood, I will generally burn anything that is available and close by...ash, elm, oak, hickory, cherry, hackberry, maple, mulberry and even some white pine for some good shoulder wood and also to burn down some of the coals in the dead of winter. I recently got into a lot of oak and hickory...money in the bank! Even though I have three year's worth of wood on hand...I will rarely turn down another opportunity to scrounge, particularly if it is given to me or is close by. Like many others on this forum, I often get teased by my family for being obsessed with wood. However, one of the favorite places in our house is right in from of our Pacific Energy stove! Thus, I suspect that they like my obsession as well.

Merry Christmas to you all!
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Hi jdk , Great first post! You are going to enjoy breaking free from your lurker status and we all hope to see lots of great posts and pictures. I know what you mean about constantly being teased about the firewood obsession. But when it's cold outside and the teasers come over, everyone hangs out by the wood stove! Pleased to make your acquaintance.

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jdk said: ↑

Good Day All!

Long time lurker, first time poster. Have been burning wood for about 25 years and love it. Really enjoy this forum and have learned a lot. It is one of my must reads for the day. I am an educational consultant by day and a wood hoarder by night. I have six kids (only one "officially" still at home, but they keep moving back!), a lovely wife and two grandkids. I also have two Brittanys - Jack and Ann and a cat. I like to garden, raise chickens and turkeys and hunt. We live on a 3 acre plus or minus so I can spread out a little.

My wood hoarding equipment includes a Stihl 362 and a 170, Super Jolly Chain Grinder (love it), 1966 John Deere 1020, 1940 Farmall H and a very old grain wagon for hauling. I also have a rusted-out Ford F250 that gets in on the action occasionally. As for processing my hoard, I have a Menards Forest King splitter that I got several year ago during a black Friday event, a few splitting mauls and a Fiskars x27 (which is great, I might add). I used to split everything by hand until a couple of years ago. Although I am not in the shape I used to be in from all of the splitting, hydraulics certainly makes things go a lot quicker, particularly with the infamous elm.

As for wood, I will generally burn anything that is available and close by...ash, elm, oak, hickory, cherry, hackberry, maple, mulberry and even some white pine for some good shoulder wood and also to burn down some of the coals in the dead of winter. I recently got into a lot of oak and hickory...money in the bank! Even though I have three year's worth of wood on hand...I will rarely turn down another opportunity to scrounge, particularly if it is given to me or is close by. Like many others on this forum, I often get teased by my family for being obsessed with wood. However, one of the favorite places in our house is right in from of our Pacific Energy stove! Thus, I suspect that they like my obsession as well.

Merry Christmas to you all!
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Welcome jdk. Glad you started posting along with reading. I must say that is a great first post. Hope to hear more from you. Good to hear you like old tractors. Although I never got much time on a Farmall I did get plenty after I met a pretty lass and then married her. Her father, a farmer was happy she was marrying a fellow born and raised on a farm, kept me on his tractors often and it was either a Farmal M or a John Deere. I grew up running JD and Allis Chalmers.

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Welcome jdk ... A long time lurker, huh? 2015? I'd say so...... Dont be so shy on your second post. ....

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Thanks for the welcome everyone. So, as requested, I will try my luck at posting a picture. Here is one with my two tractors. Out for a Sunday drive earlier in the fall.

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jdk, you need to upload the picture rather than trying to copy and paste. Look at the bottom right in the box where you are typing. Click on "Upload a File." Choose your picture, hit okay then place and click the cursor where you want the picture to go. Now choose "Thumbnail" and your picture will be right where you want it.

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I think it worked this time. My two wood hauling tools (or as my wife says...toys!)

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jdk, you need to upload the picture rather than trying to copy and paste. Look at the bottom right in the box where you are typing. Click on "Upload a File." Choose your picture, hit okay then place and click the cursor where you want the picture to go. Now choose "Thumbnail" and your picture will be right where you want it.
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Thanks. I think I figured it out...or at least got lucky....

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I heard y'all like pictures. Did a little noodling this morning with my farmertec 660 kit saw.

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Hi, Jim here in NC getting this forum figured out. Got into making firewood a few years ago, never had a wood stove before that. Now I have time to start stocking up and probably sell some next year.

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Welcome to FHC JimH ....

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Welcome to FHC JimH ....
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View attachment 326797 View attachment 326798 Hi, Jim here in NC getting this forum figured out. Got into making firewood a few years ago, never had a wood stove before that. Now I have time to start stocking up and probably sell some next year. View attachment 326797
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Welcome. I'm a new member as well and also live in NC.

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NC Strong!!

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View attachment 326797 View attachment 326798 Hi, Jim here in NC getting this forum figured out. Got into making firewood a few years ago, never had a wood stove before that. Now I have time to start stocking up and probably sell some next year. View attachment 326797
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Welcome to FHC. You'll like it here. We like beer, dogs and pics. Lots of pics. Lots of knowledgeable people here who are willing to share.

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View attachment 326797 View attachment 326798 Hi, Jim here in NC getting this forum figured out. Got into making firewood a few years ago, never had a wood stove before that. Now I have time to start stocking up and probably sell some next year. View attachment 326797
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Hi JimH , Welcome. Nice, neat property and stacks there!

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Welcome JimH FYI, not all of us are from NC

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This is most of my clan at Tweetsie railroad last night. That's me holding my two year old granddaughter. I have 2 daughters and 5 grandchildren. My oldest daughter and son in law didn't go.

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ammoaddict Great looking family

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