29 August 2022
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I was doing a bit of wood sawing and chopping today. Sometimes, if I’ve got a thickish log which is only about twice as long as I need, I’ll try splitting it first. Thinner pieces are quicker to saw because … Continue reading
26 February 2021
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I had the opportunity today to pick up some more firewood, which was a solid incentive to finish off my recent wood store project. Originally I had planned to put the two side by side but we’ve ended up with … Continue reading
23 October 2020
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When we got a delivery of firewood recently, most of it was well seasoned and we stacked it neatly in the space I’d set aside as a log store. However, we also got a few unseasoned, unsplit logs as a … Continue reading
27 October 2018
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Preparing wood for the woodstove does involve a certain amount of brute force, applying raw strength to turn big lumps of wood into smaller pieces that can (a) shed most of their moisture content and (b) fit in the stove. … Continue reading
8 May 2018
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It is probably down to the latter but I’ve already managed to prang the handle of that sledgehammer I mentioned the other day. I probably should have concentrated more on aiming than on slamming the hammer down as hard as … Continue reading
6 May 2018
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I came back from my trip to Devon with a new (to me) sledgehammer and splitting grenade, which I put to work this afternoon. The grenade isn’t explosive but does make it possible to break down logs that have resisted … Continue reading
7 October 2017
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I’ve been doing more wood chopping today and here is some of the evidence: The large logs on the bottom shelf and all those on the shelf above were reduced down today from the bays at the back of the … Continue reading
8 July 2017
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This picture shows the mini sawbuck I knocked up this morning. Sawbucks are functional contraptions designed to assist with sawing logs. Most are based on wooden X shapes, as this one is. Most are also taller than this one and … Continue reading