Oldman47
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How about some real exercise equipment like a Fiskars or a go-devil?
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Ambull01
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Nah. The Fiskars is just a piece of plastic, head is too light weight, handle isn't made of wood, and the metal is sub par. Can't possibly get a workout out of it much less split wood.
Next couple of weeks I'll be out cutting next year firewood. I'll show ya how much the Fiskars wont split.
1 stihl nut
former space alien
I hope we don't find too many more passions of yours.
This forum might run out of ink.
Ambull01
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We can wait with bated breath. If you're serious though there's always the ignore option.
MountainHigh
Selective Tree whacker
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Here's his impressive and free Heart Health book online.
CHOLESTEROL AND HEART HEALTH - YOU CAN BEAT THE ODDS
WHAT THE DRUG COMPANIES WON’T TELL YOU AND YOUR DOCTOR DOESN’T KNOW
Cardiovascular health is a major concern in North America, but optimal cardiovascular health is possible. Tune up your body, and promote ideal cholesterol and blood pressure levels through simple but effective natural methods – diet, lifestyle, attitude, and proper supplementation.
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1 stihl nut
former space alien
IQUOTE="Ambull01, post: 5244980, member: 125922"]We can wait with bated breath. If you're serious though there's always the ignore option.[/QUOTE]
I'm just kidding you. You're a good guy, have a good sense of humor, are very articulate, and I enjoy your posts.
Kind of a jabbermeister, but that's part of what I find amusing. I'm glad you're around.
I'm just kidding you. You're a good guy, have a good sense of humor, are very articulate, and I enjoy your posts.
Kind of a jabbermeister, but that's part of what I find amusing. I'm glad you're around.
Ambull01
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Ambull01
Addicted to ArboristSite
I'm just kidding you. You're a good guy, have a good sense of humor, are very articulate, and I enjoy your posts.
Kind of a jabbermeister, but that's part of what I find amusing. I'm glad you're around.[/QUOTE]
Okay I'll like your post and agree lol. My friends and wife find chainsaws and cutting wood in general redneck-ish so they don't share my enthusiasm for ripping through wood fibers. Also I work with a bunch of old women that have been working here for 30+ years. They complain everyday about gaining weight yet still stuff their faces with tons of carbs. I've tried to tell them about diet but it's almost like trying to reason with my ex-wife.
Anyways, this site is my outlet for my scrounging and now diet obsessions lol.
Just scored my first tree job at todays's 1:00 appt, a nice size Maple must come down, have a clear path to drop it. ... After 4/15!!!
I think I better get a hydro this year, Maple does not split like Ash or Oak!
I think I better get a hydro this year, Maple does not split like Ash or Oak!
kingOFgEEEks
Out, standing in my field.
Mike, we are talking about exercise, and now you go and say you are going to get a hydro?
I burn a lot of maple, and while I agree that it doesn't split like ash or oak, it isn't too bad. You might just need to take a few extra swings, and noodle a few crotches and such.
Okay I'll like your post and agree lol. My friends and wife find chainsaws and cutting wood in general redneck-ish so they don't share my enthusiasm for ripping through wood fibers. Also I work with a bunch of old women that have been working here for 30+ years. They complain everyday about gaining weight yet still stuff their faces with tons of carbs. I've tried to tell them about diet but it's almost like trying to reason with my ex-wife.
Anyways, this site is my outlet for my scrounging and now diet obsessions lol.[/QUOTE]
tis amazing,,aint it??? eat 20,000 calories per hour,,and wonder why they are fat....and do NO exercise!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ambull01
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Is the ease of splitting vary widely with maple species/types? The sugar maple (I hope that's what I have) I split up with the Fiskars was extremely easy. I've found green white oak to be much harder to split.
A neighbor took down a large silver maple a few years back, and I collected a bunch of it.
The rounds split very easy when still green, but were much harder just a few months later.
I think that this varies by the species.
Philbert
The rounds split very easy when still green, but were much harder just a few months later.
I think that this varies by the species.
Philbert
I think Silver & Red Maple split a lot easier that Sugar & Norway Maple, especially when the grain twists. There is a reason they will make a gun stock out of Maple, but not Oak! Although Wallnut is not too hard to split by hand.
Ambull01
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Yes sir, it is. Oh well, I hope they have fun lugging around their chair butts. Although, are people fat because they don't get enough exercise? There's some dissent about that. I think diet is the uncontested determining factor! At least that's my thought and I'm sticking to it.
Edit: Almost forgot. It's estimated a 250 pound man will only burn three calories walking up a flight of stairs. Three!! Now exercise is great for other reasons but can we really say that's so for weight loss? Orrrr, is it really the diet.
Well, you guessed it, IT IS SNOWING AGAIN!!!!! They are predicting 4-6 tonight, and another 4-6 on Thursday.
Wish I could sell it all!
Exercise does make a big difference, it just takes a lot of it. At the end of the summer, when I riding with an intense group, I almost can't eat enough to maintain my wt. Kinda the opposite of now!!!!!
Wish I could sell it all!
Exercise does make a big difference, it just takes a lot of it. At the end of the summer, when I riding with an intense group, I almost can't eat enough to maintain my wt. Kinda the opposite of now!!!!!
Hard maple isn't easy but it's not difficult either with a good tool. It makes you work but it just takes time.
Red and silver maple are easy unless you get a piece like this. Grain did almost a 90 degree towards the right of the picture.
Xjcacher
ArboristSite Member
[/QUOTE]Also I work with a bunch of old women that have been working here for 30+ years. They complain everyday about gaining weight yet still stuff their faces with tons of carbs. I've tried to tell them about diet but it's almost like trying to reason with my ex-wife.
Anyways, this site is my outlet for my scrounging and now diet obsessions lol.[/QUOTE]
Kinda like telling woodburners they need to burn dry wood?
Anyways, this site is my outlet for my scrounging and now diet obsessions lol.[/QUOTE]
Kinda like telling woodburners they need to burn dry wood?
