I'm always concerned about coming home to missing wood, although it hasn't happened yet. I would be royally pissed if I did though, so I can...
That is awesome slate work! Great job. I love the color of the stone against the yellow walls, it really makes the stone stand out. If you're looking...
A friend of mine has a couple of these stoves and they are AWESOME. It puts out some good heat and appears to be extremely durable in terms of paint...
I keep everything that I possibly can, to the point where trimming the tiny branches makes it not worth it. It takes me more time, but I figure I...
I have about 12-15 pieces of this in my wood I bought this year and boy is it a pain to split (4 lb maul and wedge). I've managed to get through some...
I have a 2000 Tundra (single cab) and can do 1/2+ cord of dry wood, or about 1/3 of green before the bed rides lower than I like. The truck still...
My F400 does this, and the front loading door is all I have. I've purchased a small dustpan that I keep next to the stove to do a quick sweep up each...
Beautiful! I loved the Catskills when I was in college (at RPI in Troy)... I do still get awesome color here, but that part of NY will always hold a...
Name: Patrick Age: 32 Location: Bedford, NH (Manchester suburb) Occupation: Senior Programmer/Analyst (Computer Programmer) Years Burning: Pretty...
I'm running a Jotul F400 and have found that the smaller splits allow me to burn at the temperature I want easier. I have burned larger stuff,...
My wallet was bulging quite a bit more than it would have been had I used the dealer as the installer, but that's about the only drawback. I had my...
This is pretty much my intention. If I can do 24/7 with wood, I'll do it, but I have a feeling a couple of the furthest corners of the house (kids...
In the manual for my Jotul Castine, it says to make 3 small, break in fires. Each fire should be brought to the following temperature for 1 hour,...
That gnarly stuff looks like Elm to me! I have a few pieces in my pile I've been splitting and they are awful! I finally found the technique you...
I had the same decision to make, and toiled for a few weeks on it, but in the end went with the Castine for the same reasons. You won't be sorry,...
Isn't this called OCD? I have it too! Something in me requires me to stack everything, nice and neat...
Excellent looking shed! Not knowing if you have these problems out there like I do in NH, you may want to put down some small grid wire on the...
I do the same as others on here in regards to funky shaped pieces. I place them on the tops of my stacks so they don't cause instability problems on...
I'll certainly stay in it. I had been burning on my FP for the past 10 years, but it really only heated the room it was in. I decided on a stove to...
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