I used to do that, the splitting maul I used had fiberglass handle.What my boys and I did today...
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That last one is my handiwork. Some freaking huge oak logs, some as big as a four seat restaurant table. Got a trailer full today and we're going back tomorrow.
My back aches just from looking at the pics.We actually got more use out of the sledgehammers and wedges today, but the maul got a workout. While we got good workouts, too.
My back aches just from looking at the pics.
I see your doing your part. Taking pictures while they work,What my boys and I did today...
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That last one is my handiwork. Some freaking huge oak logs, some as big as a four seat restaurant table. Got a trailer full today and we're going back tomorrow.
I see your doing your part. Taking pictures while they work,
and then taking credit for their work.![]()
Every spring for about 10 years I would buy a truck load of logs. I would estimate how many logs and figure how many logs to cut a day to accomplish the task in a month. Then proceeded to chop by hand, after about 3 years I started renting a splitter for a weekend. All neatly split and stacked for winter. Heated my Cape Cod house with a Vermont Castings stove situated in the living room, stove flu tied into fireplace. Some times part of the stove would get cherry red. Then I switched to coal for another 5 years which sat in front of the fireplace, then finally propane with a fireplace gas insert. Now in TX a/c is the main source of comfort, when temperature gets to be in the 50's I'm cold now.
Forgot to mention this was when I lived upstate NY.Every spring for about 10 years I would buy a truck load of logs. I would estimate how many logs and figure how many logs to cut a day to accomplish the task in a month. Then proceeded to chop by hand, after about 3 years I started renting a splitter for a weekend. All neatly split and stacked for winter. Heated my Cape Cod house with a Vermont Castings stove situated in the living room, stove flu tied into fireplace. Some times part of the stove would get cherry red. Then I switched to coal for another 5 years which sat in front of the fireplace, then finally propane with a fireplace gas insert. Now in TX a/c is the main source of comfort, when temperature gets to be in the 50's I'm cold now.
We went through 7 full cord each winter on the mountain; he'd drop the trees the year before to dry some. I limbed & bucked them, we hauled home the rounds for him to split. After he was killed in '21, I did it alone that fall... it about did me in. I miss that life, but damn it's nice to have an easier time of it now.Forgot to mention this was when I lived upstate NY.
Wood in a gas fireplace?Living in Katy we have to buy wood, mainly for use in the gas fireplace. We were talking about buying wood, grandson looked at his Dad and said they have to buy wood? They live in the hill country, wood is plentiful where they live.
Yes put wood in and after the gas gets it going turn off the gas.Wood in a gas fireplace?
Is it a wood fireplace with a gas starter?