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Finally got out in the woods today. Bought a Fiskars long-handled splitting axe after hearing so many good reviews of it. Best hand splitter I've ever used. I still haven't got it into some real big stuff or anything tough like hickory, but I figure it will do good there too.

I've noticed glass being mentioned in a couple of threads, so I had a question. My sister broke the glass in her Buckstove insert and I had an old insert (don't remember the brand ) that I took the glass out of, cut it and installed in her doors. The deal is this: Did they use some type of...

I don't think I've ever posted in the milling section before but had a question about slab furniture. I've been thinking about getting a saw that would handle a milling attachment and trying my hand at making some of this stuff. Wondered if anyone here does this, and if it would be profitable...

Cut a huge water oak today (45 inches through ) and thought I'd share some observations: 1. I thank God this went off without a hitch, was about two inches from the house and there wasn't any room for error. Fell exactly right. 2. I'm not a PNW faller, my facecut and backcut were adequate...

We use an 880 on our area chainsaw team, didn't realize it doesn't use the same bar pattern as other Stihl saws. Anybody know why Stihl does this?

I've been using fatwood sticks that you buy for the last couple of years. When I can find it I bust up my own fatwood. Wondered what ya'll use, besides kindling and newspaper.

I have seen pictures of fallers using two long boards nailed together at an angle to find the direction when felling a large tree. Can someone tell me more about this? Is that what it is used for? Thanks in advance.