I did my annual sweep yesterday. I've burned probably 2 full cords this season, oak and hickory mostly. The sweep produced about 1.5 cups of very...
I knew better. (Funny how most confessions start that way, huh?) I had just built up the morning fire, was having a nice cuppa and reading the...
Well, not all at once, but in pieces. Here's the thing.....wife wanted to replace a small area rug, 6'x9' . It is a made of jute, not dyed, natural...
I can't recall ever seeing a discussion or suggetions on this, so I feel that some may find it useful. I thought about posting it on the tools...
http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2008/12/tile-stoves.html
Not sure if this picture will post, or not....if it doesn't, well, guess it never happened!
My wife staged an intervention this morning, along with the rest of the family and some of my closest friends. It was painful, but I had to face up...
So I see that my neighbor down the street has an oak tree on his curb...probably 18" through the middle, easily an 80 y.o. tree. Closer looks reveals...
We had an inquiry earlier in the year about what kinds of wood we Southerners find to burn. I was taking an inventory this morning of the wood I've...
True story. I bought my current house about 4 years ago (1960's vintage ranch, with major update renov), and ripped out the gas log insert last year...
Failure to plan ahead has come home to roost for me, I'm afraid. Due to a shipping snafu I don't care to bore you with, I'm only holding a 6" steel...
I've been intrigued by the idea of a quicker lighting fire using the "top-down" starting method, and decided to give it a try. Let me first sort of...
So....I have a nice slab of 6/4" limestone left over from my hearth installation. (Let me give you some free advice...don't ever try to move a 200...
On the subject of steel, hammer driver wedges: About 30 years ago I collected a piece of one in my right lower leg. Came off like a bullet from a...
Hello all. First time poster here, although I've done quite a bit of reading over the last months. I'm convinced that there is a wealth of experience...
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