Firewood Cutting

Frozen Wood – Bane of Sharp Chainsaws

dull chainsaw cutter from frozen wood

I cut and split most of my firewood in the winter. I have the time and it’s an excuse to get outside. However, one disadvantage of cutting firewood in winter is frozen logs. I sharpen chains more often when cutting frozen wood. Frozen wood dulls a chain just as fast as hitting a rock or …

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Noodling

A Hand Full of Noodles - Sugar Maple Flavor

I’m almost done splitting my wood pile.  I’m down to the giant rounds I put off to the end. When handling giant rounds I use a technique known as noodling where you use your chainsaw and cut with the grain of the wood.  The result is long strands of sawdust that look like noodles. Below …

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