mayor
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I read the thread about the hickory chips for sale in the local stores and I've been playin with an idea for some extra money here also.....havent done anything with it yet though and thought I would get you guys takes on the subject.
Bundled kindling.
We have a few lumber mills around here that I can get huge bundles of kindling wood...all of which is kiln dried, and usually in 8-9' bundles. Now sawing makes square ends which is hard too get started....but if you snap a piece across your knee...it leaves a splintered end which will start easily with a match. This is what we use here at the house.
I have a huge splitter that I was thinking of making a rack for which would break the kindlin sideways......then bundle it up in about 8" wraps and shrinkwrap the bundles endways so the plastic shrink would keep folks from getting splinters at the store. Most of this wood is from paper thin pieces by maybe 1" wide too 1-1/4" X 1" stips...all varies as it is the edges from the boards as they go thru the ripsaws.
Now...if there was a shortage of these strips...I also thought of dead standing oak or sassafrass.......cut them off square....but split them really small!
Lets hear some idears!!!
Bundled kindling.
We have a few lumber mills around here that I can get huge bundles of kindling wood...all of which is kiln dried, and usually in 8-9' bundles. Now sawing makes square ends which is hard too get started....but if you snap a piece across your knee...it leaves a splintered end which will start easily with a match. This is what we use here at the house.
I have a huge splitter that I was thinking of making a rack for which would break the kindlin sideways......then bundle it up in about 8" wraps and shrinkwrap the bundles endways so the plastic shrink would keep folks from getting splinters at the store. Most of this wood is from paper thin pieces by maybe 1" wide too 1-1/4" X 1" stips...all varies as it is the edges from the boards as they go thru the ripsaws.
Now...if there was a shortage of these strips...I also thought of dead standing oak or sassafrass.......cut them off square....but split them really small!
Lets hear some idears!!!