Introduce yourself here !

Thanks, I’ll look into how I can post pictures. I always split by hand, but since I retired and ended up with 10 cords of really big stuff, I bought the splitter. So far, so good, and it has given me time to get on with all the other projects I put off while working. I still love to swing that 1970 Monster Maul!

 

Welcome rek we would love to see your Monster Maul from 1970. And your splitter,wood pile and stoves.

 

Here are a few of my stoves. Too cold to go out to take pictures of the maul and the woodshed, but I will soon.

 

Welcome to the club, rek !
I think you're gonna like it here!

 

can I borrow a C-clamp?

 

TurboDiesel,
My hobby is restoring wood -canvas canoes and some small wooden boats.You can never have enough clamps for this!

 

wow!
Very nice, Ray!

 

Nice work Ray.. I bet you must enjoy working in the shop this time of year.

 

That is awesome! There is a great area on the forum for showcasing and discussing hobbies. I'll bet people would love to see your stuff over there. Either start your own thread or tag onto some of the others.

 

Really like the stove you have in the workshop.

 

Thanks for the warm welcome folks. I am looking for some tips on cooking with that old kitchen stove, but I know there is another area for that, so I’ll post there.

 

Happy Friday guys and gals. I’ve always had and saw/axe/wood addiction. Foolishly I thought I was one of a few until I found this site!

I’m a heavy equipment field mechanic by trade so working on stuff comes very natural to me. I’ve got saws as small as a Homelite XL up to a Husky 2100 with many stops in between. I’ve also had a hardcore axe addiction lately as well.

I heat my shop with a salvaged Ashely forced air wood/coal burner. Most of my wood comes from pecan groves/orchards as well as stuff I cut ahead of a forestry mulcher. I split some by hand and some with a splitter. I plan to build a rather large one with stuff I’ve accumulated over the years.

I’ve done a lot of reading on here and there seems to be a lot of really sharp and helpful people! I’m looking forward to helping where I can.

 

Welcome to the club Junkyard

You've definitely come to the right place! Now we need some pics of all of these toys....I mean tools

 

Welcome Junkyard .

 

I don’t have many pics handy but here’s one I snapped the other day. Kind of when I realized I might have a problem!

In that pic is the 2100, 395XP, 660 magnum (a bit of a hotrod), MS 440 magnum with a 460 top end, MS390 with a few simple mods, 55 Rancher (my first new saw forever ago), the little XLs, 200T and a MS170. Absent is my MS461 arctic full wrap that’s been ported and squished. It’s a monster.

That’s my heeler Kevin. He’s about 8 months or so.

 

Thanks all for the warm welcome!