[TheForge] cutting wood

Thu Jan 21 08:09:23 EST 2010

Too cool...Would take a lot of wood and work to make a substantial supply though...

Thanks Rich
Mark 

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Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 3:54 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] cutting wood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXMUmby8PpU

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Freeman
Sent: 20 January 2010 20:51
To: Bob Ehrenberger; Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: Re: [TheForge] cutting wood

Can pellet stoves burn (dried) chipped wood?  Municipalities around here chip wood (wet) for disposal of prunings, etc., and some make it available free as mulch.  Come up with a way to dry the "mulch" and you might have cheap fuel.

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Bob Ehrenberger <eforge at centurytel.net> wrote:
> Mark,
>
> I'm kind of a do it myself sort of guy and have been cutting wood 
> since I was in Jr High, some 45 years now. I have always enjoyed the 
> wood cutting process, it makes a nice change from blacksmithing.
>
> The gas to cut wood runs about 1/2 gal for a 2 or 3 week supply.  I 
> cut wood on my own farm so it is just a couple hundred yards from the 
> house, not much truck gas there.  The splitter uses less gas than the 
> chain saw. When growing up we did all the splitting by hand, dad 
> didn't get a splitter until my brother and I moved away. Actually my 
> brother and I got the splitter for him, we were concerned that it was 
> too much work for him.
>
> Some of the pellet stoves can also burn corn, which would solve some 
> of the supply problem. Though I don't like the idea of using food for 
> fuel,  the ethanol thing has really driven up the cost of corn for 
> annimal feed.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark A. Pesetsky" <pesetsky at princeton.edu>
> To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Blacksmithing List 
> Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 7:41 AM
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] cutting wood
>
>
> How much does it cost per day w/a traditional wood stove/fire place? 
> Pellets are much more efficient and more readily available. A battery 
> backup unit solves the power issue. Loading pellets is much easier 
> than hauling wood. Additionally, if one is cutting/splitting/stacking 
> and then transporting the wood into the house, isn't that a lot of 
> work? What does that translate into if one puts a dollar amount on 
> their time? Not to mention the fact of gas costs to run splitters and 
> drive a truck to get wood? Is the $7 a day then still to lofty to heat

> a house?
>
> Just simple questions that have come to mind. I pose them because I am

> entertain the notion of purchasing a pellet stove to take the place of

> my oil heater and have that become a backup unit for heating.
>
> Any other thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Mark
>
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Ehrenberger
> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 3:29 PM
> To: theforge
> Subject: [TheForge] cutting wood
>
> Frosty,
>
> I used to have a power wagon with a boom and wench on it.  I would cut

> trees into 20'-30' lengths and drag them back to the house to cut up 
> later. It cut down on the number of times I had to handle the wood. I 
> wish I still had that old truck, but it was getting hard to keep it 
> running.
>
> I have a friend with a pellet stove,  he likes it but it costs him 
> about $7/day to run. That's way more than I want to pay for heat, plus

> you need electricity to operate the feeder.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>
> ----Original message ----
> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:40:40 -0900
> From: "Jerry Frost" <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
>
> Paul: Sounds like you've been lucky enough to not need PT OT or ST 
> (Physical
> Therapy) (Occupational Therapy) (Speech/Language Therapy) so you 
> probably don't know. Either the PT or OT therapists can drop you to 
> your knees with a finger tip so it's only wise to try and keep on 
> their good sides. The Speech Therapist has a different set of get back

> options, in my case She can easily stop me from ever operating a motor

> vehicle on a public road. An accident resulting in a prolonged loss of

> consciousness REQUIRES recertification to legally drive again. Sucks 
> to be a professional driver right now. <sigh>
>
> Pellatized stove? We live on 15 acres of wooded land and I should BUY 
> wood? Uh . . . <snivvle> Actually seeing as my retirement job was as a 
> delivery driver for a local rental outfit I figured I'd just rent a
Cat
> 315 excavator w?thumb and simply push over, rip up and drag next 
> winter's firewood back to the ahop yard for bucking and splitting. Two 
> points, #1 excavators are more fun to operate than should be legal, 
> especially clearing forest. #2 excavator cabs are heavily armored,
tree
> proof hardly describes how tough they are.
>
> Good to be back Bro.
>
> Frosty the Lucky
>
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