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Tie-wrap it! I use a big tie-wrap wrapped around the wrap-around , cut to length from the bar, makes sense right! its cheap, flexible,very durable, pivots out the way, easily replaceable and any length-adaptable. I sure thought everybody used that method except my BIL. Anyway it works slick...

I'm live in Montreal in the unique...province of Quebec...:cheers: alain

awesome!!! congrats on the great work, you obviously took great care of the details... a pro job! cheers alain:cheers:

Kielbasa; my set-up ; basement stove, outside chiminey 35' tall (6" stainless insulated 2")to clear the two story high duplex we have. we occasionally get back-draft. Solution: build fire in usual manner ( i light top down) but don't light it up just yet. i close the air inlet, open the front...

Been had too many times soooo...the only tool i lend is a twelve pound maul to which i heavily welded a five foot section of frost fence tube, it has yet to be broken... cheers:cheers: alain

woodbooga Man you crack me up real good, in my neck of the "woods" we don't know what a "ginsoaked hobokener" is, but sure makes me laugh, care to explain?... cheers! alain:cheers:

:agree2: cheers! alain

salesman says.....hmmmmm I'd read the instructions from the stove manufacturer and stick to it... sure it has been done on occasion and sometimes works well but would not put my money on it, besides 6" is so standard you won't have any trouble selling it! anyway careful on that on, it seems...

level yes but to the tree you obviously have lots of chainsaw experience but not much felling, all above answers are right on except on one detail; what is meant by level back cut is a cut that is 90degrees to the tree, now if you have leaning tree that cut should still be 90degrees to the tree...

we have the little Tribute from Hearthstone and love it. we decided on it because: surface temps are lower than plate or cast i.e. safer for kids and pets, only need supplemental heat so bought the little guy, and the admiral overuled my pick (jotul) cause its such a dang cute stove with a...

mingo's are nice but i got fed up with it , i now use a big ty-wrap on the wrap around cut to lenght from the bar, folds out of the way when not needed; slick and cheap to replace... alain

thin stuff? Since you said thin stuff goes fast, could it be that the slabs end up pinching the "top" of your chain/bar thereby robbing of power? cheers alain

me too! aggravates only my wife for now...until the cold sets in...then she,s happy around the stove...:agree2: cheers alain

i wouldn,t count on the BBB until there is a court case against this guy, as for ISA i,m amazed they don,t investigate and bite if need be, it seems to say a lot about ISA... its unfortunate that unlike in the U.S. there,s no incentive to sue in this case...:(

hot oxygen-rich air it is guesstimated that about one third of the wood's potential heat is lost in smoke in older wood stoves. so an "easy" way to get more bang for the same buck woulb be to find a way to ignite that smoke. thats where the air tubes come in play; they provide oxygen-rich air...

oops meant curious and perplex like only city slickers can give you the "WTF look " while i,m splitting on and on and on... Thank-you and do know i will not take any credit for you text, it will be shown as is! cheers alain:clap:

My respects also to you, that is hard work for green wood... cheers alain

awesome text!!! you sir have the prose to describe clearly what i've been trying to untangle in my mind so i can explain to others why it is that i love to hand-split. May i reference to your text for the benefit of the curios/perplexe? cheers! alain

:agree2: :agree2: definetly! too nice to get blown away! cheers alain

Your very welcome sir, good luck! cheers alain