Wood Stove With a Blower vs. Without One
Essentially, what a blower does to a stove is helps it move the warm air throughout the house more effectively.
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2 Great Ideas on How to Store Kindling
Kindling wood is the crucial element of a successful burn – if you have none, good luck lightning those firewood pieces of yours. Because it is essentially small twigs and sticks, it can be very hard to manage if you don’t figure out how to store all that.
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Screw Log Splitters vs. Hydraulic | The Differences
We all heard of and seen standard log splitters – the ones that have a wedge that goes back and forth, splitting a log. Though that’s not the only type of splitter out there. Those who are aware enough have probably seen something which looks like a screw doing the exact same thing… How good…
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Burning Slab Wood – A Good Idea?
Here’s the deal – slab wood is cheap. And i mean, a lot more inexpensive than, for example, a cord of regular firewood like oak, pine.
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This is Why Your Chainsaw Doesn’t Cut Straight
A chainsaw which cuts crooked is not a good one – not only will it ruin the actual cuts of the logs you want to buck, but also put the saw itself into more of a danger, as there is a higher possibility of getting it pinched.
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3 Reasons Why your Chainsaw’s Chain May be Sparking
Seeing a chainsaw throw sparks at you isn’t normal – that being said, this does not mean right away that there is something that wrong going on with it. Nonetheless, it is an issue that should be solved as soon as possible, as it may be an early sign of the saw’s wear.
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What to Keep in Mind When Stacking Firewood On a Hill
Not every wood burner has that perfect spot on their property for stacking the firewood they prepared – maybe it gets just too little sunshine, perhaps the wind doesn’t blow as well there. In other cases, the place itself might not be too level, or even worse, be a straight up hill.
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Is a Standing Dead Tree Seasoned?
Picture this – you’ve been slacking on your firewood prep this season, and it turns out that the fall has come. You figure out that it could be possible to down some dead trees and start burning them right away. If a tree is standing dead, it should be good to burn, right?
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How Long Does it Take for Firewood to Dry after Rain?
Your perfectly seasoned wood stack recently got rained on – what now?