Roy Bellingan
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Nothing! Because I just installed one, and I can not wait to start the fire!
What Is In Your Stove Right Now?
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AILDWarrior
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5F outside and finally getting a break from the wind. Dimensional lumber kindling for a cold start with some bigger chunks of spruce to follow. Hope everyone is staying warm out there!
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Oak, black birch, maple and 1 spruce. Cat is digesting its meal happily. 🍻
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The shorties are done. And tonight's low will be 32, not 35, and tomorrow will get to 45 (I think I was mistaken above with my 58 - I now presume that was 48). Anyway, I'm reloading with a full load as I won't let the stove go cold tomorrow.
Well not entirely full, some shorties and not enough thin splits to fill some gaps.
Well not entirely full, some shorties and not enough thin splits to fill some gaps.
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davemill
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New member...We just took delivery of about 2 cords of Madrone rounds, cut from trees killed in the 2020 CZU fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains. So for the foreseeable future it's gonna be Madrone. This batch is dry enough to split super easy and burn hot.
I was at work during the day so, I'm unsure what the dragon was fed today. Not super cold out but enough to keep the dragon eating.
With the sun hidden by clouds, makes one realize how wonderful radiant heat is.
Getting cold tonight, and with some winds. Been feeding the old girl B ash, red and norway maples, and both red/white oaks.
Tossed in a couple of split shorties at the base of the fire next to the coals. Good feeders for the dragon's inferno.
With the sun hidden by clouds, makes one realize how wonderful radiant heat is.
Getting cold tonight, and with some winds. Been feeding the old girl B ash, red and norway maples, and both red/white oaks.
Tossed in a couple of split shorties at the base of the fire next to the coals. Good feeders for the dragon's inferno.
I have found that madrone is easiest to split when green. Then a hand ax works but when it is well seasoned, it's a bear to split without hydraulics.
I didn't burn during the two days of high winds but started today after taking out some ashes. The outside temp is around 37 tonight, the basement was 75 with the temps up here 70 & 71.
We have five splits of ash going for heat tonight.
We have five splits of ash going for heat tonight.
