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  1. Jotel me this

    How old was this tree? Metal found in wood!

    I was cleaning out the ash from my fireplace and found this 4.25" screw eye! I was burning splits recently and in no matter, shape, or form, was any part of this screw eye sticking out of the wood pre-burn. This means the original tree grew around the entire thing (metal wire attached and all)...
  2. bill3rail

    It's that time of year again. Danger lurks at each stove!

    Spotted this on another website (Not Pellet Related) and notified they need to have hopper lid for safety. Bill
  3. C

    Napoleon HMF200 major design flaw - want feedback!

    Hello everyone! I have a Continental CHMF200 wood furnace (A Napoleon HMF200 with blue paint instead of red) that I had installed at the end of March. I want to say up front that I love it for the most part - it burns hot, efficiently, and does an amazing job of heating my house. However, I...
  4. VirginiaIron

    Dropping your rounds before you are finished

    Ok, I am thinking of making a push through splitter with a fixed wedge. My thoughts are leaning towards a box wedge design but research seems to indicate that knots will start to foul things up. With that in mind, I was thinking of using both so I was surfing the www looking for ideas to keep...