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Before and at the old place, I used this contraption to dump wood into the cellar bulkhead. That was appropriate because the wood stove was in the cellar. At the new place, the wood stove is in the living room so I now go from the porch, to a wood cart, to the living room. I took a railing off...

This is an addendum to my Heat Activated Wood Stove Fans post earlier. My goal is to move heat from my main living room where the stove is installed towards the original house. The new living room is 12x25 with 12 foot vaulted ceiling. It steps down to normal 8' ceilings as it goes into the...

Who has a heat activated fan on their wood stove? What are your thoughts on it. Gimmick/conversation piece or an integral part of your home heating scheme? Since our home reno/addition I have been turing to Reddit to seek answers to many questions. And one thing I found across the board in...

I am building a raised hearth platform to reinstall my woodstove. When I went to pick up the 2x4's at Lowes I noticed they felt a little wet. I had to rip 1/2 inch off of them and used my moisture meter and they read 11-13%. These will just be supports under the 3/4" avantech that holds the...

I honestly think the situation can be different for lots of scenarios. I am looking for what you do and why, also, I'd like to get your opinion on my scenario. Here is my situation. The room our wood stove is going to go in is 12x25 with a vaulted ceiling about 12' at the peak. The wood...

To keep a good heating fire going all night, the single best thing you can do is to drink a full glass of water before turning in. That will assure that you will get up in the middle of the night, or early morning, to pee, and then you can add a stick or two to the stove while you are up! It...

We are finally, after nearly 20 years, finishing our basement. Our house proper has 3/4" maple floors. They are beautiful and I don't want the basement to look cheap by comparison. So I'm thinking maple floors once again in the basement. But the existing floor is concrete and I don't know that I...

I've got myself into a situation over home heating fuel wood. I've got a years worth of 2-3 year cut split stacked and covered. Naybe more. Then I cut a couple more good sized hardwoods earlier this year, and have 3-4 months of heat in a few stacks around the property. (I won;t get into the...

We recently became acquainted with a local tree company and had a load of wood chips delivered for a small ground cover project out front and had a good bit left over. So we spread them on our walking trails. I’m sure they’ll wash away and turn into dirt in a year or two but looks pretty nice...

As some may know, I have a saw mill and have been doing some woodworking projects. I know that most sources say wood should be around 7-9% moisture for furniture and such. I mostly dry wood in my basement which is not heated or cooled. Just stacked and stickered. It works but takes just as...

Hello everyone. I use a translator, so I can write with mistakes. I'm new to the forum and would like to ask you for help. I purchased a new Woods TPR 7200. Unfortunately, it was delivered without a user manual. I couldn't find it on the manufacturer's website. Is there a way to find it on the...

My Mom has gotten a bad diagnosis recently. We have been trying to help create as many good memories as possible, for her and for our family. We built some wooden tulips before Easter and had a painting party and cooked a big breakfast with close family, it was a really good time. This time...

I was given 15 pounds of fine thread drywall screws intended for drywall attachment to metal studs. Have drywall I want to attach to wood studs. Will they work for same?

I have a jd 3520 with cab, loader and 3rd function. Is there somewhere I can put fittings on the tractor, hook hydraulic lines to them and run to the rear of the tractor to hook to the control on a wood splitter? Thank you

Here is a easy process to remove the blades or fins from Teks wood to metal screws.

During the warm months when the stove is not in use, dampness enters from the chimney and causes corrosion. I tried using Damp Rid and other moisture absorbing products, but there is just too much moisture for this to be effective. The flue has a damper but it doesn't seal completely and...

Wife called me yesterday. She's at an estate sale. Place out in the country, last day, closing in 2-3 hours.... has a pile of wood. She's told it's white oak. She wants to build a greenhouse, thought this might be good to use for shelving, screw backing to maybe mount something on the...

Did the skirting around this deck cause the treated lumber to decompose like this in 13 years? Was I crazy for expecting more time before having this type of problem? Deck was built in 2011 and there is a concrete patio under the entire deck with this solid skirting all around. Note, a couple...

I wouldn't say I am new to woodworking. I've made several nice looking but not fine built-in shelves for my house that turned out very well. All painted, not stained/finished. These were all using bought lumber. No serious joinery. I am currently making a set of shelves from white oak off of a...

I have 3 trailers with wood planks for the deck and I have been annually brushing on Olympic transparent sealer stain, but each year it flakes off and needs re-applied. I've seen/read where old timers use used motor oil mixed with diesel or kerosene and brush it on the wood on a hot summer...

I have a Split-Fire wood splitter that I use with my LX2610. I had previously used it on a B3030 and L3540 I once had. I would often be splitting word when I had a snowblower on back, and too early to remove it. I made an "A frame" so I could hang it off either my bucket with a center hook or...

Our situation: We have a lot of wood of all sizes from trees that fall or ones we take down. A lot. We have been harvesting the wood if over 3-4" and sometimes even keep the some of smaller stuff - all for firewood. But in the process we generate piles of the brushy/small limbed/twiggy stuff. We...

I have an old trailer and the wooden deck is rotting out and needs to be replaced. I thought there was thread about this but I can't find it. So, what do folks recommend for a new deck to carry my 7K lb tractor?

Made a quick video, hopefully it is helpful to anyone considering a 3 point splitter. I picked this one up for $250. I added the "table" area at the back to keep logs from falling down. I added a control rod coming from the tractor hydraulic block to the area where you stand. This is a simple...