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  1. Socratic Monologue
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    Is a treehugger still a tree hugger if he burns wood?

    Fair enough. But I oppose encouraging people to engage in some practice (such as wood burning) and using terms to describe it that make it seem...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Dec 16, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  2. Socratic Monologue
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    Is a treehugger still a tree hugger if he burns wood?

    I believe his license to practice was revoked, therefor he is not a doctor anymore.[/quote] Well, he still has an M.D., so he is a doctor, but...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Dec 16, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  3. Socratic Monologue
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    Is a treehugger still a tree hugger if he burns wood?

    Could you please explain how these practices are carbon negative? The case of your brother seems like simply a very efficient use of fuel. And the...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Dec 16, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. Socratic Monologue
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    Is a treehugger still a tree hugger if he burns wood?

    Edit/addendum: I posted the below without seeing your latest post Dune, so it doesn't take into account the subtleties of your carbon...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Dec 16, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. Socratic Monologue
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    Is a treehugger still a tree hugger if he burns wood?

    Point #1: correct—I didn’t intend to answer the OP’s question. My comments were directed only at NH_Wood’s claim. Point #2: Also correct,...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Dec 16, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. Socratic Monologue
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    Is a treehugger still a tree hugger if he burns wood?

    Just to clarify, I myself was making that claim as a reductio ad absurdum (that is, to make the point that an analogous claim about wood burning...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Dec 13, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. Socratic Monologue
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    Is a treehugger still a tree hugger if he burns wood?

    I didn't make any claims about methane, nor about mercury released from coal burning, nor trade imbalances nor national security. Nor is it true...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Dec 13, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. Socratic Monologue
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    Is a treehugger still a tree hugger if he burns wood?

    I've read/heard this claim enough times to suspect it is, like many truisms, not true. Indeed, it is not: http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/news/473...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Dec 13, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. Socratic Monologue
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    chimney fire

    Hi nervous! Lots of good advice from the old-timers here, but I reread your original post and noticed that you are depending on the word of the...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Dec 13, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Insulating air duct from furnace

    Oh, I should've thought of that. I've got safety on the brain whenever it comes to burning wood in the house (hope I never lose that attitude!),...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Dec 11, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. Socratic Monologue
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    Insulating air duct from furnace

    Thanks, everyone! This makes me feel much more confident. Last season I was dissuaded on this forum from attempting to insulate the furnace itself...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Dec 11, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. Socratic Monologue
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    Insulating air duct from furnace

    I posted this question on The Boiler Room, but am still looking for more feedback. Hopefully someone here has some advice for me. I have a US Stove...
    Thread by: Socratic Monologue, Dec 11, 2010, 9 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. Socratic Monologue
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    Warm air duct insulation

    Yes, I only shoot the IR gun at a dull surface. The round duct is actually black stovepipe (installed by previous owner -- not what I would've used,...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Dec 9, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  14. Socratic Monologue
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    Warm air duct insulation

    Hello all, I have a US Stove 1557 (this is a warm air central furnace) which is ducted independently of our propane furnace. The wood furnace sits...
    Thread by: Socratic Monologue, Dec 9, 2010, 3 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  15. Socratic Monologue
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    Need work boots

    No, but I was buying "higher-end" foreign ones for maybe $80 (rip-off, I'm sure). I'm hoping that the Red Wings will last longer than that. They...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Nov 22, 2010 in forum: The Gear
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    Need work boots

    I finally broke down and spent the $200+ on a pair of Red Wings (sorry, don't know the model off hand). Really durable, comfortable, waterproof and...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Nov 22, 2010 in forum: The Gear
  17. Socratic Monologue
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    Second question on noodling

    Actually, I was thinking of trying a full chisel to try to speed up the cutting. Sounds like that didn't work for you though.[/quote] I'm...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Nov 21, 2010 in forum: The Wood Shed
  18. Socratic Monologue
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    Second question on noodling

    Dave11, I just finished noodling a good part of a 32"+ bur oak with a 55cc Husqvarna running an 18" bar, full chisel. I experienced the same slow...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Nov 20, 2010 in forum: The Wood Shed
  19. Socratic Monologue
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    Came too close to having a very, very bad day today...

    I've almost finished cutting and splitting a 32"+ bur oak that fell in a windstorm a few weeks ago. The trunk was about 7 feet off the ground,...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Nov 12, 2010 in forum: The Wood Shed
  20. Socratic Monologue
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    Advice/tips on chain sharpening needed

    One of the things I like about the folks on this forum is that when asked what time it is, you all give enough information on the subject to build a...
    Post by: Socratic Monologue, Apr 15, 2010 in forum: The Gear
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