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| Raven | Jul 27 2011, 01:30 PM Post #31 |
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I know if you burn very dry, well seasoned wood you will have less smoke. It will still smoke and the smell of burning wood will be noticed but you won't get as much smoke. In our area there are a majority of people that burn something so I am not sure that it would be an issue here but if you burn after dark and only seasoned wood it would help. During the winter I am not sure what we would do other than keep a vigilant patrol going to stop any aggression right away if possible. I do know that we wouldn't be the only ones in the area burning wood. I had always considered light control but not smoke control. Food for thought! |
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| HandFarming | Jul 28 2011, 10:18 AM Post #32 |
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In a enclosed tight situation, burning hand-sanitizer to cook and stay warm in an old can works too. The thing about burning alcohol - no odor, no fumes (actually releases some oxygen into the air) and light. Its a home-made sterno fuel can. |
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| Grizzly | Sep 19 2011, 10:56 PM Post #33 |
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Well, firewood season is quickly moving in. I was just talking with my father-in-law about the seasonal chimney cleaning which should always be done. I have had to do it in the middle of winter before and that is NO fun. Which brings up another point ( for those that burn wood) make sure you have some extra chimney pipe on hand. It's not expensive and they do go bad once in a while. I even got a hand operated forming tool to make chimney pipe if I have to. Still need to pick up some extra sheet metal to have around. Also remember your wood cutting supplies. For now it's chainsaw parts, extra chains, spark plugs, ect. along with the old hand tools, good axes, splitting mauls, wedges, buck saws and ways to sharpen them, and don't forget extra handles for these cause you Will need them, especially if you have new commers helping. And a good stockpile of strike anywhere matches. |
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| HandFarming | Sep 20 2011, 08:51 AM Post #34 |
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Good reminder. Time to grab a few extra chain sharpening stones and chains. We're switching over the chimneys this year though. It's not fun to deal with back drafting when the wind is blowing the wrong way. It really makes burning wood a hassle when you smell like smoke all the time...even when it's a sweet maple! The smoke less chimney also adds extra heat so we will either hopefully burn a lot less wood or be twice as comfortable. So, for the first time ever, the wood pile is starting to look like it might last until the last fire in March next year. . .dreaming! |
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| HandFarming | Sep 20 2011, 08:53 AM Post #35 |
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Raven, you are right. If you burn dry wood you won't have smoke from the chimney visible except when you load it with new wood. Burning mainly at night may help. |
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| Grizzly | Sep 20 2011, 11:02 PM Post #36 |
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In the past I've done alot of research on chainsaw sharpening and was looking at the fancy powered grinders but went with the old fashioned hand files and they do a great job once you get the hang of it. The powered grinders take too much off shortening the life of the chain not to mention you need "power". The little file gadjet called "file-n-joint" will work as good or better than any powered machine. It holds the file in the exact angle that you need for each cutting edge. Get only good quality files and you can have a factory edge each time you sharpen. One more item I'd recomend, and still need myself, is plastic wedges for felling trees. If your sure which way it's going to fall then you don't need these but if the direction is questionable, they are a must have, I found this out, jambing your saw is no fun and very time consuming, not to mention you can destroy your saw. |
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| HandFarming | Sep 21 2011, 04:12 AM Post #37 |
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HA! The DH had a chain saw stuck in a tree or two. Might have to get him some hedges for Christmas. =)) |
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| Grizzly | Sep 21 2011, 10:43 PM Post #38 |
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Fleet Farm usually handles those plastic wedges but they are always sold out. I know they aren't much for price $5-$8. I still use the steel ones but you really have to watch for your chain on the saw. Next project would be to come up with a steam powered log splitter or anything else other than gas. Nothing beats hydraulics when it comes to wood splitting. |
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| HandFarming | Sep 22 2011, 08:10 AM Post #39 |
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I do like splitting with an axe once in a while - but we put away 6 cords this year and couldn't live without one....and the neighbors use it too. I do it to strengthen my back and balance. I saw a guy on youtube that used solar panels to power batteries that ran a winch motor to drag logs up to his shed, electric chainsaw cut (also was used in the woods to fell the tree) and then split it with an electric splitter. A buck saw would have been faster - but the guy would have been dead putting up the wood. |
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| Grizzly | Sep 22 2011, 10:05 PM Post #40 |
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One time I used an electric chain saw and, if they are kept sharp, I was amazed at how well it worked for smaller wood. All you heard was the sound of cutting wood. Let go of the trigger and it was dead quiet and almost no weight to it. Don't know If I would ever want to own one but it wasn't as crappy as I imagined. A friend bought an electric log splitter for small splitting jobs inside his shop but I haven't seen it in operation yet. He got it at a pawn shop so he got it cheap. |
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