Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[dancan]

Marshy , I've done the studs a couple of times and always popped out a few of them so I gave up doing it.
The traction is excellent with them but I scored a pair of them with caulks , best traction ever , no caulks popping out.
Ambull, find a good vintage ax head and haft it you're self , more skills gained.
I just carry either my oxhead with a 24" haft or my hults bruks with a 26" haft for knocking wedges , bumping knots and for a quick measuring stick.
I'll rarely chop down a tree with an ax , I have a chainsaw for that

 

[mainewoods]

woo-hoo !!!! page 300. and some pics from today. all dead dry oak. most ready to burn.
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Nice "scrounge" steve, don't get much better than dead standin' oak. A sight to behold for sure.

 

[Ambull01]

I went with a fiskars x15 for fixing my stupid mistakes and to drive felling wedges. Don't underestimate the power you can get behind those short handled axes. I like the short handle as I can keep it with me as I fell and buck without it getting in the way. If I need more power I keep the. X27 in the truck

Good point about the smaller axe being less cumbersome. I don't think I need maximum power anyway. Just read the longer handled axes keep the head further away so less chance of injury. I know how to handle an axe though so a shorter handle shouldn't be too much of an issue.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Just got home, you guys are crazy 4 pages of reading to catch up on.

 

[Marshy]

I went with a fiskars x15 for fixing my stupid mistakes and to drive felling wedges. Don't underestimate the power you can get behind those short handled axes. I like the short handle as I can keep it with me as I fell and buck without it getting in the way. If I need more power I keep the. X27 in the truck

I have an X-5 hatchet and find it too short for anything really useful. The handle is so short I find it difficult to make accurate cuts if swinging with authority. It was an x-mas gift and I didn't get a chance to try it out until spring. Now that you mention the X-15, I will have to add that to the Santa list for next x-mas.

 

[DFK]

Well we ended up with 8" of wet snow.
That is a lot for we southern boys.
The roads will be melted off here in a little while.
And then I will have to go to work
David

 

[Ambull01]

Well we ended up with 8" of wet snow.
That is a lot for we southern boys.
The roads will be melted off here in a little while.
And then I will have to go to work
David

Got a few inches here in MD. Surprise surprise, schools closed again. Lets teach these kids the world stops when white stuff falls from the sky. Anyway, gives me an excuse to stay home and get my gear ready to scrounge tomorrow.

 

[zogger]

Mass southern iceage pics! Ha, couple in there actually have some shots of some of the stacks that were previously scrounged! HAHAHAHAHA

Real pretty out, melting though. Not much traffic, everyone stayed home this morning it appears.

too deep for pygmy swamp wookie, up to her head, she went out, went right back in. Mocha the snow leopard joined by his sister Creamer the jawjah black panther. Bunches of yard wolves, they just love it, going nuts, mountains in the distance, some golden shot there came out way cool, snow tunnel on the road, lake shots with geese and so on. Some more in next post.

 

[zogger]

southern ice age take two

 

[MustangMike]

It is coming down again, the roads are already covered.

 

[Ambull01]

It is coming down again, the roads are already covered.

They actually cleared the roads here. I'm kind of impressed with the crew today. I thought the 3 inches would have closed down the whole county. Drove to the store in my Caddy earlier. It was a fishtail adventure.

 

[svk]

Awesome pics zogger!!! Love the snow with open water.

 

[Jakers]

ive been "studding" my boots for years now. i fell once about 8 years ago and said never again. i use #8 by 1/2" hex head sheet metal screws in the outer lugs on my boots. put em in in the fall and replace as needed. they pull out all the time but its $4 for 100 of them so i dont care. they grip in the wood well too if any of you guys are climbers. slippery as heck on tile or smooth concrete and like anything if theres snow on top of ice its always slippery

A pic of what i use.

 

[farmer steve]

made some little ones outta big ones today with my helpers DHT splitter. a lot easier than swingin the 8 lb. maul

 

[zogger]

made some little ones outta big ones today with my helpers DHT splitter. a lot easier than swingin the 8 lb. maulView attachment 407388 View attachment 407389

A new splitter you don't have to buy is like..cheatin! hehehehehehehe

You been humpin this winter, I been...stratergerizing, that's the ticket!!

Err, wait..more like "hibernating" is a scosh more accurate...

 

[farmer steve]

A new splitter you don't have to buy is like..cheatin! hehehehehehehe

You been humpin this winter, I been...stratergerizing, that's the ticket!!

Err, wait..more like "hibernating" is a scosh more accurate...

he got a good deal on it at lowes. someone returned it and said it didn't run right.he got it for a couple hundred $ off new price. not a scratch on it when we picked it up. it does cycle pretty fast for this old guy.

 

[MustangMike]

Some of the Mtn Bikers put screws in their tires in the winter to stop from sliding on ice. They use sheet rock screws, on the edge, with the point angled down.

They tell me it works well. I'm too busy to go out on the bike in the winter, but it does sound like fun.

 

[olyman]

Some of the Mtn Bikers put screws in their tires in the winter to stop from sliding on ice. They use sheet rock screws, on the edge, with the point angled down.

They tell me it works well. I'm too busy to go out on the bike in the winter, but it does sound like fun.

only until you lay it over,,and get filled with holes in your body............. NO THANKS!!!!

 

[MustangMike]

The object is to stay on the bike! Actually, I think ripping down the twistee downhills on a road bike is a lot more dangerous, no protection from road rash, trees along the road, or cars coming the opposite direction. We have had close calls with cats, dogs, woodchucks, fox, and vultures and actual impact with deer & squirrel (ruined my front wheel). Even had a Black Bear cross in front of us, then turn and run parallel with us for about 50 yds (which will scare the H*** out of you).

 

[olyman]

The object is to stay on the bike! Actually, I think ripping down the twistee downhills on a road bike is a lot more dangerous, no protection from road rash, trees along the road, or cars coming the opposite direction. We have had close calls with cats, dogs, woodchucks, fox, and vultures and actual impact with deer & squirrel (ruined my front wheel). Even had a Black Bear cross in front of us, then turn and run parallel with us for about 50 yds (which will scare the H*** out of you).

ive had a pheasant missed me by scant nothing,,on a 750 honduuuuu and before I got a small windshield,,a june bug hit me square in the chest!!! I pulled over,,to catch my breath..that hurt!!! its the reason,,i got the windshield!!!