I’ve been spending time on the back of a tractor, contemplating all the mysteries…
Lately…
19 Wednesday Aug 2015
Posted Gentleman Farming, Living, Seasons, time, Totem Hall
in19 Wednesday Aug 2015
Posted Gentleman Farming, Living, Seasons, time, Totem Hall
inI’ve been spending time on the back of a tractor, contemplating all the mysteries…
12 Friday Dec 2014
Posted Family, Gentleman Farming, Seasons, Totem Hall
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27-ton, chainsaw, chopping wood, family, farm boss, farm chores, farm equipment, farm tools, fireplace, firewood, front-end loader, hydraulic, kubota, laurel oak, log-splitter, nephew, Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus virginiana, southern live oak, splitting wood, stihl, troy-bilt, winter fire
So, besides the feeling of power and glory, compensation issues really, the main reason that I chainsaw is for firewood.
On the ground is a Laurel Oak (Quercus hemisphaerica) that we took down because it was growing too close to a Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana). Don’t you just love the Quercus rolls off the tongue? Go ahead say it really fast three times over.
After the initial felling, the main trunk is broken down into smaller sections known as rounds, using the Stihl Farm Boss, which I referenced in an earlier post.
I tractor up and use my front end loader to move the rounds from the tree site to the well house shed where I can split the wood.
Now, I used to split wood using wedges, hatchets, axes, and mallets, but that was before my enlightenment. At the shed, out comes one of my favorite boy toys, the Troy-Bilt 27-ton hydraulic log splitter, and a complete exercise in brute power,strength, and dominance.
From there it is just what you would expect. Stack the wood.
Burn the wood. Enjoy the life…
29 Wednesday Oct 2014
Posted Gentleman Farming, Seasons, Totem Hall, Totems
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art, chainsaw, farm boss, farm chores, firewood, local critters, nature, stihl, totem poles
I like my chainsaws.
I like the power.
I like the danger.
I like the dirt.
I like the sawdust.
I use them.
I use them a lot.
I chop trees down.
I chop trees up.
But
I cannot make art.
At least not with my chainsaw…