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  1. Jere39

    Felling for Firewood

    Advice noted - thanks.
  2. Jere39

    Felling for Firewood

    The dead Oak in the center of this picture was once a double trunk, but first trunk came down in an October snow storm several years ago. Then this other half died. It is close to one of my equipment sheds, and though leaning away, that left most first large branch could hit the shed. So, I...
  3. Jere39

    Best methods for splitting firewood

    Not sure I'd sign up for 30 cords by hand, but I split 12-16 every year during the November-March firewood season. I split mostly straight grained Red Oak that just naturally halves at the sight of a Fiskars x27. Now that I am on the down hill side of 70, I sometimes apply an old craftsman...
  4. Jere39

    Tribute to my old good dog

    These end of life intrusions are always tough, and for some reason, they seem to clump near the end of the year and the holidays. My own 15+ Brittany is showing signs of a weakend immune system. I dread the day I have to take that next step. FWIW, Jimmy Stewart read his own tribute poem to...
  5. Jere39

    Saw chain sharpening costs

    My local dealer charged $5 per 16"-20" loop and $ 7 per 24" loop off the saw. That is last year prices, I haven't taken any to him this year. He was very prompt, and if I only had 3 or 4 loops he'd do them while I waited and talked to his shop dog. If I dropped off more, I usually volunteered...
  6. Jere39

    Technique to cut up huge log full on ground (no space under)

    I mostly cut 18” firewood and even my largest 42” diameter logs can be rolled with my can’t hook a 6’ length. So I dig a shallow trench at 6’ intervals and cut through there. Then I cut 18” to about 80% through and roll them and cut up to finish my cuts.
  7. Jere39

    Source for a good axe handle?

    I was in a hurry last time I needed a handle and found a boy scout handle at my local ACE Hardware that fit my need on a hookaroon head perfectly:
  8. Jere39

    Foresters ace for driving wedges

    I'm very happy with this Stihl felling ax: To be honest, I'm not sure who makes it for Stihl. But it is handy for driving felling wedges and knocking off small branches that are in the way. I put an 18" mark on the handle, that's what I cut my firewood at, so it is easy for me to walk down a...
  9. Jere39

    Behind on firewood, think this is a good deal?

    I've come to the conclusion that "face cord" is kind of a localized measurement, so I have no comment on how many "face cord" are in the trailer. But I will give my opinion that the load is worth $100. If you have a good place this source can unload this trailer for you to process, I'd vote...
  10. Jere39

    Managing 100 feet of 3/8 cable

    I've got a well used 35-40 year old cable that is kinked and twisted so that it never coils clean any longer: Looks like it even has a knot in it. It doesn't work well for a snatch block, or even just a pulley, so I retired it from that kind of work. Now it just comes out for ground...
  11. Jere39

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    The utility lines along my driveway through the woods is my own maintenance responsibility. I am not complaining, I have more times than I can remember felt particularly blessed to have a 1500' driveway through the woods that preserves my privacy. But, those same trees do exact a toll on the...
  12. Jere39

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    I guess this might be a violation of the rules of this thread (are there any?), but I quoted my own post. Again, I do appreciate all your recommendations. I finished up the end cuts at the proper angles and scribe lines, then took one of the cut-offs and applied a stripe of the stains, poly...
  13. Jere39

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    I appreciate all the advice and suggestions on my use of that piece of Ash. I've never done anything like this before - I'm more of a rough cut lumber to build a lean-to or wood shed guy. So, taking this from tree in the woods to a decorative piece in a room at my Lake House will be a learning...
  14. Jere39

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Probably something like Danish oil, or even Tung Oil. No poly, it won't be a horizontal surface, nothing ever sitting or spilling on it.
  15. Jere39

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Got an Ash tree milled a couple years ago with no particular use for the wood in mind at the time. Fast forward to this week when I was debating how best to face a corner shelf 4' wide at the front. I need about 11" x 48" board. So, I pulled this 7' board out of my pile: of course it was...
  16. Jere39

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Getting late in my wood processing year, but I had this big dead Red Oak in the woods a little too near my house, so I lined it, waited till my son came for a visit, and took it down in the direction I wanted it to go. Here is a 1 minute video of me making the back cut: Late in that cut I...
  17. Jere39

    Splitting/Chopping Tool Review Thread

    Are you asking about felling wedges - the typically orange plastic ones like this: I'd say yes, and at 30" it would make a nice felling ax. I carry this similar Stihl 30" for exactly that purpose: But, if you are asking about striking a steel splitting wedge, I would not.
  18. Jere39

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    I struggle to keep up with the pace of this thread, so I'm often pages behind before I set up to join in. But, here goes anyway. You guys sure have some pretty firearms. Last week, in a kind of tribute to my Dad who carried this Winchester Model 94 in 30-30 for about 70 years in the PA woods...
  19. Jere39

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    President's Day, and my up and coming timber man partner helped me haul a couple loads of split out of the woods and to my stacks. : Yea - that's a mile wide grin on his face
  20. Jere39

    Post pics of how you organize/carry tools/files/oil for cutting

    Built this box from some scraps of plywood in my garage
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