The house I grew up in had two fireplaces. I don't remember the log lengths being regular -- anywhere 12" - 20". My mother couldn't tolerated the smell of oil, baseboard heat. So she claimed. She kept the thermostat at 65 and had us stoke the fires. Started every one with NYT. There were plenty mornings I dressed under the bedcovers. LOL.
You be careful. I'm saving for my Pocket Chain Saw. I may have a need for one in spring. Hobo House has a gas furnace and no fireplace. Truth to tell, gas powered tools scare me. Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
You be careful. I'm saving for my Pocket Chain Saw.
He recommended a Stihl and I bought a 16" saw in Feb. of last year. It has been handy, though I am prone to dulling the blade due to an inability to stop the blade from hitting the ground. We have rocky soil here. But my neighbor showed me how to sharpen the blade and I purchased a sharpening kit. Where I grew up over in Oklahoma there was not enough wood for anyone to buy a chainsaw or crosscut saw. Another skill learned late in life. As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
