Who here Makes Their Own Firewood related stuff?

Heres my chainsaw carrying "case". I wasnt about to shell out the $$$ they want for the real ones at the dealer .



It holds the saw, a gallon each of bar oil and gas, felling wedges, some rope, a rag, scrench, and a hatchet

I made a pickaroon out of a sledge handle and a bolt that I sharpened to a point, but it sucks. I need to figure out how to remake it so it works. It basically bounces off wood right now. It would make a killer weapon for zombies right now.
I will be making a wood trailer for my garden tractor this year and need to plan that out. Its a basic frame right now. About a 6 foot by 6 foot bed.
Also, I need to put a trailer hitch on my tractor to pull the trailer.

Sorry, this is the "what have I done" thread and not the "what I need to do" thread. I digress.

I also made a splitting maul from a quality steel maul head and sst tube handle, that thing will split anything without fear of breaking the handle now. I can post a pick if anyone is interested.

Sinngetreu said:

if anyone is interested.

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Always

I have posted this one before. All hand forged.

Sisu said:

All hand forged.

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Nice. Definitely hand made!

Sisu - that is impressive work right there!

Thank you Bob! I am going to make another one that will be for larger diameter logs. It is just a matter of finding the time to spend at the forge. I haven't had much of that for a while.

wahoowad said:

Nice. Definitely hand made!

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The best way of getting what you want!

Well I have saved you pic so that I can refer to it when I find time to play at the forge. That time has been lacking lately except for a knife I am hammering out for my bear guides son.

Keep the pics of your smithing skills coming. I love that stuff!

Wow! I am impressed. I can say I made a very rustic (inexpensive -- $22) 30" high table for a niche in the house I'm renting in order to use it for my laptop. When I move to Oregon, I plan to turn it upside down and use it to hold splits in the garage (the ones that will be brought in to burn next).

jillybeansisme said:

Wow! I am impressed. I can say I made a very rustic (inexpensive -- $22) 30" high table for a niche in the house I'm renting in order to use it for my laptop. When I move to Oregon, I plan to turn it upside down and use it to hold splits in the garage (the ones that will be brought in to burn next).

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I like the resourcing idea.

ClintonH said:

Sometimes I brew my own beer to drink by the fire. That counts, right?

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Counts in my book.......Dehydration causes cramping in the muscles . Park the saw and rehydrate...

A log lift and buck.

whoops

More power to ya!

Yeah your right..... He does need power. A gas powered saw. LOL.

Jags said:

I remember when you were working up this solution, Dtrain. I thought for sure that you would have a gas saw by now.

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Nope. I love to use that saw. But for full disclosure, I've had a few cords of rounds dropped off to help get ahead of the game. But I recently got my hands on a two man saw. Just need to find someone to work the other end. I think it won't be too hard as long as there is a cooler full of beer sitting next to the buck!

Also just finish my wood hauler for the yard

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That one there is my great grandfathers (That's what I was told anyway). Gotta get her fixed up and put her back to work.

DTrain, It's great to see old family relics still in use. I have a small collection of family lumberjack items. I'll tell a short story....

My Grandpa was born in Norway in 1874. He came to the USA in 1900. He worked at various logging jobs in the north woods of WI and the U.P. of MI. My Father was surprise baby in 1920, when Grandpa was 46 years old. I was born in 1960, my Dad was 40 and Grandpa was 86. My Father's other siblings had no children, so I'm the baby of the family and I never had kids. I'm now 53 years old and once in a while use my Grandpa's saws. One hangs in the kitchen(2-man) and one's in the garage (1-man). There are still old cant hooks, a few more saws, and even a few, still razor sharp, scythes in the old shed at the family cabin. I have been slowly putting the items to use. My sister actually inherited the cabin, but I know she'll never use any of that stuff. She's told me to use whatever I want. The saws look like they were sharpened and hung up in the 1950's and never touched again. I have my uncle's old chainsaws too, but they're cleaned up and retired to a shelf in the garage. I won't part with them.... too many memories.





The rounds in the garage are only temporary until the snow melts and I can get them split and stacked outside.

My first pickaroon. The pick itself is made from a grade 8 headbolt, the body from some stainless tubing. Loaded a whole cart without bending over!

Jags, Did I load that picture right? 626.6 KB, is that too big a file?