Firewood Splitting

Splitting White Oak Firewood

I got out for 3 1/2 hours today and worked on splitting White Oak logs I got about 3 years ago.  It was a crisp morning, in the high teens. After a few hours I felt a calmness.  This mornings splitting reminded me how good we feel when we persevere.  I came close to calling …

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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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