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The Most Basic Woodworking of All: Cutting Firewood
The holiday season is a wonderful time to catch up with friends and family, who inevitably ask me what kind of woodworking I’ve been doing lately. With some chagrin, I have to say that I’ve been so busy that I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Wood and Woodwork
Tagged chainsaw, diy, fire wood, firewood, maul, sledgehammer, splitting, splitting wedge, trees, wedge, wedge and edge, woodwork, woodworking
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Requiem for a Shade Tree
One of my favorite things about our little suburban yard has been the 100-year-old post oak tree–a species of white oak that you don’t see much down here on the coast. It was a beautiful shade tree, sheltering the west … Continue reading
Posted in Lumber, Power Tools, Wood and Woodwork
Tagged chainsaw, oak, post oak, rot, rotten wood, splitting wedge, steel wedge, stump, tree removal, tree rings, wedge, white oak
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