- Oct 3, 2007
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We've been in our house (our first) nearly a year now. I started scrounging as soon as we got all of the immediate stuff done like painting, fixing little things, etc... I started out with no saw (and no stove) at all and eventually picked up an Echo CS-400 18". The maul, wedges, and sledge came from my dad. Little by little I picked up powerline trimmings, Craigslist freebies, free firewood days along with lots of hardwood pallets. Eventually I bought a barely used Englander 28-3500 add-on furnace from another Hearth.com member for a great price. Also along the way I picked up a non-running old McCulloch 610 60cc with a 20" bar for free. $80.00 at the saw shop was all it took to get running like a top again. After spending nearly $1500 on oil (all while keeping the house at a chilly 66 degrees) this past winter I'm looking forward to keeping our windows open in January
Anyway, here are the fruits of my labor thus far:
Despite the aching shoulders, poison ivy, and time spent humping rounds into the backyard, it's a damn good feeling to look outside and know that my supply of heat is within 10 paces of my back door.
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Despite the aching shoulders, poison ivy, and time spent humping rounds into the backyard, it's a damn good feeling to look outside and know that my supply of heat is within 10 paces of my back door.