We haven't had a terribly cold winter, but the old Resolute has been humming most every night since late October.
I miscalculated the wood load though. I had a good supply of seasoned oak, and augmented it with one more kiln dried load.
As we have a neighbor who has let the yard go feral, so previtt or whatever you want to call it, along with ivy, invades my wood storage area. I've had a few 45-50F days, I decided to clean it up and retrieve some errant tosses when I last stacked my wood.
I found about a week's worth of good seasoned wood. Cool. Got rid of overgrowth too. Bonus.
After stacking the seasoned wood, I took at look at some massive oak chunks I'd retrieved two years ago. A friend had a massive oak that had been trimmed; the big branches had been down in shade for a year. So, 3 years old, one the ground, two years stacked.
This morning I picked up a big red 12lb Maul. Maybe the best $29 I've spent in a long time.
I took too massive stumps and turned both into Resolute size chunks in short order. Laying on the couch now typing this, I know i did it. I can feel it.
Now I've got ample wood for the next 3 days. Given what remains, I'll get through the cold and into the spring - and starting my wood lot for next starting in late April.
All in all, I love owning and using a wood stove.
I miscalculated the wood load though. I had a good supply of seasoned oak, and augmented it with one more kiln dried load.
As we have a neighbor who has let the yard go feral, so previtt or whatever you want to call it, along with ivy, invades my wood storage area. I've had a few 45-50F days, I decided to clean it up and retrieve some errant tosses when I last stacked my wood.
I found about a week's worth of good seasoned wood. Cool. Got rid of overgrowth too. Bonus.
After stacking the seasoned wood, I took at look at some massive oak chunks I'd retrieved two years ago. A friend had a massive oak that had been trimmed; the big branches had been down in shade for a year. So, 3 years old, one the ground, two years stacked.
This morning I picked up a big red 12lb Maul. Maybe the best $29 I've spent in a long time.
I took too massive stumps and turned both into Resolute size chunks in short order. Laying on the couch now typing this, I know i did it. I can feel it.
Now I've got ample wood for the next 3 days. Given what remains, I'll get through the cold and into the spring - and starting my wood lot for next starting in late April.
All in all, I love owning and using a wood stove.
