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    Safety reminder - Spring yard work

    I'm glad he lived to learn his lesson. Hope he will make a fine recovery. The only saw I take with me up my ladder (with my feet no more than 5 ft...
    Post by: Ash_403, Apr 24, 2013 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Who has not ran an ounce of gas yet?

    I've not had my furnace (NG) turned on at all this heating season. And, I don't plan to...unless I can't help it, or get lazy. ;em Last heating...
    Post by: Ash_403, Nov 19, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Red Elm?

    Is the bark kind of soft and flakes fairly easily? The bark just doesn't look quite right to be Mulberry. Larger Red Elm does have deeper furrows in...
    Post by: Ash_403, Nov 12, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Wood ID pleasd

    A tree of course. :) It's not a bad firewood at all. I have some. They grow quite well around my area. Seem to be in old fence rows, and the...
    Post by: Ash_403, Oct 2, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Firewood Hoarders Club, LTD......

    Cord Hoarder. I have between 8 and 9 cords. About 2 1/2 still "seasoning". Cheers
    Post by: Ash_403, Oct 1, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Hilarious CL ads

    There is another forum that I used to frequent, that a member actually admitted to doing just that. He would wick the used oil through a cloth,...
    Post by: Ash_403, Oct 1, 2012 in forum: The Inglenook
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    Hilarious CL ads

    I have never seen a silver maple with that many leaders. Or is it really 2 or 3 trees grown together. I really can't tell from the pictures. I...
    Post by: Ash_403, Sep 25, 2012 in forum: The Inglenook
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    Echo vs Stihl

    The Echo CS-510 and 520 are pretty good cutting and well built saws (somehow I know). Though I've never owned a Stihl MS290, they sold, and keep...
    Post by: Ash_403, Aug 25, 2012 in forum: The Gear
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    Stupidly Simple Homemade Tools

    Nice. I did the very same thing when I rebuilt my K301 out of my IH Cub Cadet 129 a few years ago.
    Post by: Ash_403, Aug 2, 2012 in forum: The Gear
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    Tree ID

    The leaves are not round enough or big enough for Hackberry. It looks like American Elm, or possibly Siberian Elm to me. But definitely Elm....
    Post by: Ash_403, Jul 22, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Indiana Good Place to Dry Wood

    Today was the third day in a row for rain in my area. The ground is soaking it up quickly now. (Well the rain stopped about 1 hour ago.) My area...
    Post by: Ash_403, Jul 19, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Indiana Good Place to Dry Wood

    Yep, no problems drying firewood here. I'm keeping some small shrubs, small trees, perennial flowers, and the garden watered. The grass will come...
    Post by: Ash_403, Jul 13, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    They say it's oak- Tree ID Plesase

    I have some old, bark-less American Elm that has those same kind of "thorny protrusions". Is the wood color fairly light?
    Post by: Ash_403, Jun 28, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Re-planting Maple trees??

    Red Maple tolerate poor drainage soils. (No prolonged standing water though.) It's considered a bottom-land tree in some forests around my area...
    Post by: Ash_403, Jun 10, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Splitting big elm score by hand!

    Hand splitting (maul) Siberian Elm is as much fun as beating your brains out. I gave up on about a dozen rounds (had to noodle them). 12 swings...
    Post by: Ash_403, Jun 10, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Bar length choice vs power

    Exactly why I run the size bar listed for each saw in my signature. The CS-520 50cc. It came with a 20" small radius bar, and a .325" low...
    Post by: Ash_403, Apr 19, 2012 in forum: The Gear
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    Last frost date; anyone thinking of planting early this year?

    Yep, beets are coming up, same with the radishes, and sugar snap peas. I have 20 tomato plants started already inside....just waiting for a few more...
    Post by: Ash_403, Apr 16, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    sharpening wedge

    I sharpened my splitting maul (hand filed to perfection, heh) a few weeks ago. It was worth a try for splitting some Siberian Elm rounds. It did...
    Post by: Ash_403, Apr 10, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    It feels good to be burning again!!

    I fired the stove up at about 6:00 PM this evening. I'm just burning some Elm chunks, and a little of the messy (thought I'd burn it all up this...
    Post by: Ash_403, Apr 10, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    How long for red maple to season?

    I have done it with a 1/3 to 1/2 cord for the last three years. Always dry. Cheers
    Post by: Ash_403, Apr 6, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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