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Firewood Cutting, and some safety tips
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post Aug 15 2014, 05:41 AM
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You got photo-bombed by a Deer! smiley-laughing021.gif


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post Aug 15 2014, 09:07 AM
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Deer was probably thinking who brought the giraffe in. giggle.gif Child needs to stop growing upward and start growing outward. Only 14 and stands around 6'1" smiley-shocked003.gif Gets the tall part from both sides of the family but got my fast metabolism. biggrin.gif


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post Aug 22 2014, 08:12 AM
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Here is a picture of Dan working............ slaphead.gif ....No wonder he complains about his back hurting after doing wood. giggle.gif


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post Aug 22 2014, 09:09 AM
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LEGS! Cripes his legs are about as big as the trees.... use them! biggrin.gif


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post Aug 22 2014, 09:23 AM
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Ha! He does, all day long! Amazing how many trees we can cut down in the same time as others cutting in the area. happy112.gif They will be there when we get there and still there when we leave with more wood than they have loaded. Days cutting Aspen are a breeze to us compared to the Pines though and a lot less messy of a clean up. Was amazing to see how much growth there has been since we cut that big one down. smiley-shocked003.gif Yellow flowers and grass was so high that you could barely see the stump and the rest of the trunk left not cut up yet. Here is a picture of the area after we let the light in. happy088.gif


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post Aug 22 2014, 09:44 AM
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Great pic and it looks like you have a lot of standing dead trees to work with still.
What are your experiences with burning Aspen for heat? Just curious cuz I get some in the mix every year.


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post Aug 22 2014, 10:02 AM
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We always get a mix also of what we cut down. I have found that Aspen burns a little quicker than the pine but a lot less pitchy, so not as much build up in the chimney. I also like to use Aspen for kindle. In smaller pieces it seems to start the fires pretty quick, then I add a piece of pine. The pine does burn longer and hotter though but also a dickens to chop. chores017.gif Love chopping the Aspen, is almost like butter compared to the knots in Pine. Plus it smells good burning I think. happy.gif


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post Aug 22 2014, 08:57 PM
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post Aug 23 2014, 08:11 AM
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I told him...... blink.gif "Turn around but don't move fast, it's right behind you." He lost the smile on his face and slowly turned around. giggle.gif

Cool enough last night with all the rain that we had the wood stove going for the evening.


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post Sep 13 2014, 01:11 PM
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QUOTE (swizz @ Aug 22 2014, 09:44 AM) *
Great pic and it looks like you have a lot of standing dead trees to work with still.
What are your experiences with burning Aspen for heat? Just curious cuz I get some in the mix every year.


Here is a picture of the mix we have going on.......pretty even amount of Pine and Aspen so far. happy112.gif
Lots of chopping to do though!
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post Sep 13 2014, 07:35 PM
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Looking real GOOD! chores017.gif


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post Sep 14 2014, 08:03 AM
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Lots of hard work but well worth it for us!! Also lowering our BMI at the same time. laugh.gif biggrin.gif
Still several loads to get yet but almost done.
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QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Sep 13 2014, 01:11 PM) *
Here is a picture of the mix we have going on.......pretty even amount of Pine and Aspen so far. happy112.gif
Lots of chopping to do though!
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That picture kinda looks like what youll see up in the Medicine Bow Mountains in Wyoming all over the place!
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post Oct 18 2014, 08:36 AM
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Enough wood for the winter now, so only chopping left! extra_happy.gif Was actually a rough season of wood gathering for us but we made it through it ok. Dan did get hit by a tree by another cutter when working for them, but he is ok...sure was a close one! whew.gif

As a family out cutting, we still have a perfect safety record to date though!
Working together as a team sure pays off in more ways than one!!!
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QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Oct 18 2014, 09:36 AM) *
Enough wood for the winter now, so only chopping left! extra_happy.gif Was actually a rough season of wood gathering for us but we made it through it ok. Dan did get hit by a tree by another cutter when working for them, but he is ok...sure was a close one! whew.gif

As a family out cutting, we still have a perfect safety record to date though!
Working together as a team sure pays off in more ways than one!!!
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I have noticed just about everytime I am out cutting that the end of the day seems to be the most dangerous. I used to cut firewood and sell it as a way to get by when I wasnt making much. Seemed like I would get tired and make mistake. Guess it takes some experience to learn when to put down the saw and head in for the day. I have a stihl ms 441 with a 30 inch bar that I thought would make cutting easier. Turns out cutting with a 13 pound saw makes for a long day. Back to the ol 026 for bucking up wood. thumbsupsmileyanim.gif

Good luck on chopping. Dad always made me do it the manual way. I can still hear him saying you will that me for this one day. Getting those nice callused hands sure does help keep the scrapes down when diggin for crystals.

Seems like those two big pieces in your wood pile would make great chopping blocks.


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