What to do with smuglies

Bring 'em to Dennis and Judy's GTG...we'll lined 'em up, run "head to head"

 

We keep a 30 Gal galvanized trash can near the splitter and chuck a lot of it in there to be used as kindling. We went through a LOT of it with the old stove, as it needed to be restarted every morning.

Now, most all of it will likely go across the street to where I dump the bark and other assorted scraps from the splitter. It's a virtually unusable part of the property, but makes for a great composting spot.

I also throw a lot of the bark into the garden area, the worms love it.

 

I usually split at the end of my driveway so I get a lot of that stuff too. It makes great kindling and if it’s convenient I’ll pick some of it up and add it to the bins in the garage - usually only the larger bits though. Most of the time it’s all mixed with sawdust and noodles and at that point I’ll just shovel it up into the trailer and use it to groom my trails. We usually use the sawdust from my wood shop for our compost but I have used some in there too.

 

I save splitter bait for fire starters. They work great.

 

Well, yes ... but mainly for medical journals.

I don't mind the before/after photos for various diseases but the injury/surgery ones are a real pain. There's only so many times you can sever and reattach a finger before it starts to look a bit unattractive.

 

Here's my smuglies (gum), with keys for scale, and also my RAID facilities. RAID stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drums. They all have some type of wood in them: noodles, sawdust, smuglies and twigs - they are arrayed for maximum sun exposure although it was overcast when the photo was taken.

 

IBC tank gets the splitter trash, minus bark, we keep a bucket of it on the porch for kindling. The tank keeps it dry and helps it season faster

 

Sawdust goes in the compost.
Big enough shards worth bending over for go in the firestarter bin.
The balance is offered to the Forest Gods for peace and prosperity.

 

Like others on here, I keep buckets and garbage cans full of it and use it for kindling

 

Are you sure there isn't someone living in there? Inuit maybe? They even left their skis just outside.

 

Rake them into a pile and season them if needed in milk crates or something similar with screened open sides to let air pass through. Then use them as kindling and if they are splintery just use leather gloves when you put them in your stove. Great for starting your fire with a couple pieces of newspaper.

 

Burn on the spot when splitting. Love the smell of smoke and I like to split when it’s cold out. A little fire sometimes feels good!

 

That's exactly what I've been doing with my smuglies thus far. Hearing some interesting ideas on here though...