Thanks for the insightful reminder. Easy to get complacent with simple things like a sledgehammer, after using ‘dangerous’ tools like chainsaws.
Philbert
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Yep, they make those too. What Steve has and what I have are combi-boilers. If all you need is hot water, there are lots of options.
I have had similar things happen when breaking large rocks with a 16 lb sledgehammer. Luckily, I always knew to wear eye protection, but still shards of stone (granite) have cut my arms, legs and face.
It is a good idea to wear long pains, long sleeve shirts and a face mask (like on my felling helmet) when performing such duties.
Here in the Northeast, we typically use Birch Bark (from fallen dead trees) instead of "Fat Wood" for fire starting.
The bark has an oil in it that is hard to put out once lite and burns hot.
The bark has an oil in it that is hard to put out once lite and burns hot.
And those little shards will fly A LONG ways.
I think I’ve mentioned before that there are a number of old pine snags in the woods behind my cabin… Back when they logged in 1912, they actually burned all their brush in piles and some of the smaller trees that weren’t cut were burned with these piles. What was left was stumps from 4 to 10 feet high that were loaded with a heavy amount of pitch and as a result they are still solid over 100 years later. You can shave them with a knife and light with a match.
Wish all your ladies a happy Mother’s Day.
No moms around here so I’m hiding from the rain doing indoor projects.
I told the GF I’d cook dinner for her later if she wants. She has some stuff going on this morning so waiting to hear when she’s wrapped up.
No moms around here so I’m hiding from the rain doing indoor projects.
I told the GF I’d cook dinner for her later if she wants. She has some stuff going on this morning so waiting to hear when she’s wrapped up.
I even wear the safety specssplitting wood with an axe. Hit knots and had little splinters hit my face a few times
It has several heat circuits. One goes to the manifold for in floor heat and one goes to an air handler. Air handler looks just like a furnace except instead of having a burner and heat exchanger, it just has basically a radiator. Hot water from the boiler goes through it and the forced air picks up that heat and sends er down the duct work. Air conditioning in there too. It works well and handles the whole upstairs
I took my daughter and grandson (who turned 13 on Sat) Turkey hunting Fri and Sat. up at the cabin.
We had a beautiful sunrise, the new rack accommodated the shotguns, and the happy campers were ready to go (with barrels covered for the rain).
We had a beautiful sunrise, the new rack accommodated the shotguns, and the happy campers were ready to go (with barrels covered for the rain).
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Unfortunately, an intruder found its way under our new outhouse, it dug past the screening.
Luckily my daughter heard it before using it and alerted me.
The intruder had done some damage, but was dispatched, resulting in a small "puncture" in the side of the outhouse. It ate though the plywood, but luckily only where we had covered it with cement board (to protect it from the outside).
I would consider these far more dangerous than the famed drop bears, often traveling in the opposite direction, and have thousands of very dangerous barbed quills!
Luckily my daughter heard it before using it and alerted me.
The intruder had done some damage, but was dispatched, resulting in a small "puncture" in the side of the outhouse. It ate though the plywood, but luckily only where we had covered it with cement board (to protect it from the outside).
I would consider these far more dangerous than the famed drop bears, often traveling in the opposite direction, and have thousands of very dangerous barbed quills!
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Since there are no leaves up there, I also stopped to take a few pics on the way out. That is the beginning of the Cannonsville Reservoir.
We did not see any Turkey, and the only deer we saw (3) were from the truck as we were leaving (still on the Mtn). We also did not flush any grouse (and we covered a lot of ground), but we did find evidence of one that had met his demise, which is frustrating when the #s are low.
The last pic is the same view as the first with some telephoto.
We did not see any Turkey, and the only deer we saw (3) were from the truck as we were leaving (still on the Mtn). We also did not flush any grouse (and we covered a lot of ground), but we did find evidence of one that had met his demise, which is frustrating when the #s are low.
The last pic is the same view as the first with some telephoto.
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Daughter's gymnastics meet this morning, my exercise this evening.
From a scrounging standpoint I had a very unproductive weekend. Since my wife's birthday and mother's day were on the same day I gave her a nice weekend. I made her dinner on Saturday night with some scrounged ramps.
Venison backstrap with a pear and ramp pan sauce, ramp pesto with angel hair pasta and asparagus. Delicious!
I'm finally going to run the MS400 this coming weekend. I'm helping my dad with a large oak that was taken down next to their cottage. I will even be able to break out the MS660 with the 32" bar for a few cuts. I don't think that will even make it the full diameter of the tree. Should be fun!
Have a great week guys!
Venison backstrap with a pear and ramp pan sauce, ramp pesto with angel hair pasta and asparagus. Delicious!
I'm finally going to run the MS400 this coming weekend. I'm helping my dad with a large oak that was taken down next to their cottage. I will even be able to break out the MS660 with the 32" bar for a few cuts. I don't think that will even make it the full diameter of the tree. Should be fun!
Have a great week guys!
Another smorgasbord of BTU'S
Well some really good times lately, turkey hunting with my son
And some not good times-father in-law passed away. He accepted Jesus as his savior after watching a Billy Graham sermon a week before he passed and he’s not suffering anymore so that’s good but will be missed greatly. Lots of good times hunting and fishing with him
Was going to try to post some firewood progress pictures but probably won’t happen today……
But here’s a wheelbarrow picture
And some not good times-father in-law passed away. He accepted Jesus as his savior after watching a Billy Graham sermon a week before he passed and he’s not suffering anymore so that’s good but will be missed greatly. Lots of good times hunting and fishing with him
Was going to try to post some firewood progress pictures but probably won’t happen today……
But here’s a wheelbarrow picture
Sorry about your father in law @Logger nate. 
Sorry to hear about the not good times. Sounds like you married well. Cherish those memories.
