See....we do work sometimes!
Oct 12, 2021 11:19:27 #
I learned a useful trick to speed up hand splitting softwood and easier hardwood: Using a mid-weight axe (pref. single-bitted) or light maul, take a nice easy round swing aiming to put the bottom of the head near the near edge of the round. Just prior to impact, give the handle a little twist (CCW if you're right handed). The blade will bite and penetrate and the greater mass of the rest of the head will be a little off-center so it will rotate rather violently and pry the wood apart. It's pretty surprising how effective it can be once you get the timing right - one can walk around a large round and blow off 4" flakes without disrupting the round until you get down to an unstable core. If you get the timing really right, the head will flop clear over flat on the round and bounce back up, saving you some effort and greatly reducing the incidence of stuck tools. (Keep a grip!) Not as easy as a hydraulic splitter, though you don't have to move the rounds so much or lift them. You need some room - bad timing can bounce the axe alarmingly, and good timing with a strong swing can blow sizable flakes of wood quite a way. It's very gratifying!
Oct 12, 2021 11:39:57 #
OhD wrote:
I learned a useful trick to speed up hand splittin... (show quote)
My dad taught me that trick years ago too, been splitting woods since I was about 10 I think.
Oct 12, 2021 11:42:10 #
UTMike wrote:
When you are retired, Cindy, "work" is a four letter word (LOL). I am happy to see your hubby using a Stihl. I had mine for over 30 years until we moved "urban." My old neighbor is still using it.
Stihl is the way to go. I loaned mine to my brother about 20 years ago. Haven't seen it since. I need to call him.
Dennis
Oct 12, 2021 11:43:27 #
Great photos Cindy. It has been some time since I used a chainsaw to heat my place in Colorado but like you I loved having a fireplace and/or a wood stove. They sure can put out some heat on a cold winter night.
Dennis
Dennis
Oct 12, 2021 13:00:56 #
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Loc: Grass Valley, California
CindyHouk wrote:
A friend of ours has about 30 acres and this last windstorm we had blew down about 25 trees on his place...wind gusts over 80 mph recorded in Lakeside for that storm. We helped him rebuild a shed that got destroyed so he is letting us get some firewood from the fir trees that blew down.
Was a pretty easy load to get since the trees were already down!
Was a pretty easy load to get since the trees were already down!
Nice series.
Oct 12, 2021 16:34:08 #
Oct 12, 2021 16:43:58 #
CindyHouk wrote:
A friend of ours has about 30 acres and this last windstorm we had blew down about 25 trees on his place...wind gusts over 80 mph recorded in Lakeside for that storm. We helped him rebuild a shed that got destroyed so he is letting us get some firewood from the fir trees that blew down.
Was a pretty easy load to get since the trees were already down!
Was a pretty easy load to get since the trees were already down!
Nice to see folks helping each other. And a nice set of photos!
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Oct 12, 2021 19:22:24 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Great photos Cindy. It has been some time since I used a chainsaw to heat my place in Colorado but like you I loved having a fireplace and/or a wood stove. They sure can put out some heat on a cold winter night.
Dennis
Dennis
Love wood heat...so much better than gas or propane....it's been getting down in the low 20's here at night the last few day...so yep...a fire has been going!
Oct 12, 2021 19:22:37 #
Oct 12, 2021 19:23:15 #
kpmac wrote:
It's the kind of work that makes you feel satisfied, Cindy. Nice set.
Yes it does...we have a few more loads to got..got another one today and was able to get the road to the top cut out for them as well today.
Oct 12, 2021 19:23:44 #
Bill_de wrote:
Nice to see folks helping each other. And a nice set of photos!
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Thank you...gotta help your neighbors and friends...that's what life is all about!
Oct 12, 2021 21:31:01 #
Oct 12, 2021 21:39:17 #
Yep!Oct 14, 2021 14:06:11 #
CindyHouk wrote:
A friend of ours has about 30 acres and this last windstorm we had blew down about 25 trees on his place...wind gusts over 80 mph recorded in Lakeside for that storm. We helped him rebuild a shed that got destroyed so he is letting us get some firewood from the fir trees that blew down.
Was a pretty easy load to get since the trees were already down!
Was a pretty easy load to get since the trees were already down!
Wonderful set! So you Do work sometimes-great for you! Great sets of the woodpecker-a Downy, right? Thanx for sharing.
Oct 14, 2021 20:36:24 #
Sinewsworn wrote:
Wonderful set! So you Do work sometimes-great for you! Great sets of the woodpecker-a Downy, right? Thanx for sharing.
Thanks! Ya I guess we do work sometimes! I think it's a Hairy Woodpecker...the bill is too long for a Downy....that's the only way I can tell them apart.
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