Nervous??
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I'm not worried. I have a local guy that always has an extra cord to sell in February. He has a tree removal business so he alway has wood on hand. Then there are Bio-Bricks, furniture and photos of your old girlfriends or boyfriends as the case may be.
More nervous now that I got my moisture meter (the yellow one under heavy discussion this past week).
I used it on the outside of one of the splits that looked the most seasoned to me, and it read 12%. I split the split in half, and the middle capped the meter at 35%. Same with two other splits...
I used it on the outside of one of the splits that looked the most seasoned to me, and it read 12%. I split the split in half, and the middle capped the meter at 35%. Same with two other splits...
Just stacked in banana boxes about 140 cu ft of very dry kindling. If I have to I can run a month on that alone. I still have another 40-50 cu ft, but ran out of boxes.
I stopped being worried some time during the past month. I'm up around 3+ cords stacked now, with more wood laying around on site. I'm constantly working at it. Building wood racks, getting pallets, thinking about plans for a woodshed in the fall, splitting, stacking, etc. I now have access to a few free cords of dry deadwood on the ground lined up. Can go and cut it up and bring it home any time, as needed. I'm still working steadily at taking apart a Locust tree and bringing that home to process (next year's firewood). So it's becoming apparent that
(1.) I can do this
(2.) I like doing this
(3.) Wood burning may become a way of life for me.
I'll know better about that in a couple of years. Good chance I won't drop out of wood burning.
(1.) I can do this
(2.) I like doing this
(3.) Wood burning may become a way of life for me.
I'll know better about that in a couple of years. Good chance I won't drop out of wood burning.
I always get nervous this time of year...but this one is special.
My house is getting jacked up TODAY!
Soon I will be living in a tree house.
Funny you should mention that...because that is actually some of the plan for this year!
I had 7 cords pre-flood and recoverd about 4 cords. I cut up my Hickory flooring that was damaged and plan on burning that.
With the cabin going up 5 feet I need to invent a dumb waiter for WOOD and GROCERIES!
Nervous????
Like a CAT!
My house is getting jacked up TODAY!
Soon I will be living in a tree house.
Funny you should mention that...because that is actually some of the plan for this year!
I had 7 cords pre-flood and recoverd about 4 cords. I cut up my Hickory flooring that was damaged and plan on burning that.
With the cabin going up 5 feet I need to invent a dumb waiter for WOOD and GROCERIES!
Nervous????
Like a CAT!
THATS FUNNY! yeha, moisture meters..gotta love em. 35% in the middle huh. You want that in the 20% anyways if you ask me
Jay777 said:
I'm in the same boat (with the same meter). I had some 13" diameter oak rounds that have been cut to length for years, even have a little rot here and there on the outside. I cracked a couple open last night and pegged the meter at 35+%. Safe to use this year? I thought fore sure they would be, but I'm not so sure now...
I have 2-3 cords of mixed split and stacked in various locations around the farm. Plus another 3-4 cords of tulip poplar in the form of dropped trees that need to be cut and split - should be ready for mid-late winter. Then another 2-3 cords in hardwood deadfall and various old trees that have been down for 3-4 years and burned really nicely last year. The big chore is gathering it altogether and bringing it up to the house.
We're finishing up a big addition to the house and I will need to install the woodstove for the new section before winter sets in. Not sure how much more wood having a second stove will require or if the output from the new stove will require less feeding of the old one. Hmmmm... maybe I'll replace the old Country Flame with something new and more efficient if we have any money left over.
Anyway, still on the lookout for more wood. It's not like I won't use it eventually.
We're finishing up a big addition to the house and I will need to install the woodstove for the new section before winter sets in. Not sure how much more wood having a second stove will require or if the output from the new stove will require less feeding of the old one. Hmmmm... maybe I'll replace the old Country Flame with something new and more efficient if we have any money left over.
Anyway, still on the lookout for more wood. It's not like I won't use it eventually.
Nervous, nah...I was nervous in Vietnam. Nothing can compare to my nerves back then...so everything is gravy now. I got to go up to the roof now and take some photos that "Be Green" requested. he did help me do the install along with Mike at Englander Stoves, and Ray at Duravent tech support.
And i'll tell ya, I was more nervous of getting a bullet in the back from a peace keeping force than I was worried about getting shot by V.C. or N.V.A. regulars...It's real common in war for all you uninformed.
Listen to me Adirondackwoodburner.... What does the Bible say about worry?... That it never gained one man/woman one extra day of life... So relax. You are cool, you are prepared, and you are adaptable. Worry more for the people that had the opportunity to change and adapt, but didn't...and now it's too late for them. Although in my opinion it's never to late for anyone. And people always deserve another chance ...even 2nd ,3rd , 4th et.seq.
And thank you for responding to my unpopular military service in Viet Nam. I was spit on when the plane brought us home in California. ...Army...Airborne...Ranger. A year after my discharge I was working a crappy job in a textile mill. I did miss the military life and re-enlisted in the Marine Corps, but this is all off subject,...everyone has a story and mine is boring.
And thank you for responding to my unpopular military service in Viet Nam. I was spit on when the plane brought us home in California. ...Army...Airborne...Ranger. A year after my discharge I was working a crappy job in a textile mill. I did miss the military life and re-enlisted in the Marine Corps, but this is all off subject,...everyone has a story and mine is boring.
What does the Bible say about worry?… That it never gained one man/woman one extra day of life… So relax. You are cool, you are prepared, and you are adaptable. Worry more for the people that had the opportunity to change and adapt, but didn’t...
Cool........ I've got to remember that
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Cool........ I've got to remember that
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Those that do not learn from history ....
My Moms down in Florida. She's been getting updates on this project all along. She thinks it's way, way, :coolsmile:
My Moms down in Florida. She's been getting updates on this project all along. She thinks it's way, way, :coolsmile:
Doing The Dixie Eyed Hustle said:
Think that anybody but the Marine Corp has the rank of Gunnery Sargent.
Doing The Dixie Eyed Hustle said:
Tell that soldier that we appreciate what she is doing for us. Toughest job in the Army. An MP has to deal with the bad guys AND the friendlies. And sometimes it is hard to tell the difference. :roll:
I will.
I should clarify she's in the Army Guard.
Spent her 27th Bday in a Hazmat Suit. She was thrilled.
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