tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710325166074275740.post5944556012475038196..comments2023-04-02T10:44:21.551-05:00Comments on The Travis McGee Reader: Cottonwood boles at 20 pacesJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00034752526895428019noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710325166074275740.post-47752242056734244292013-11-06T12:14:37.990-06:002013-11-06T12:14:37.990-06:00My father was fond of saying, "Cut your own w...My father was fond of saying, "Cut your own wood and it will warm you twice. Once when you cut it and once when you burn it."<br /><br />(Cutting wood was one of his favorite things to do in his spare time. As was having his children assist in cutting and splitting wood.)<br /><br />(He wanted, but never got, a log splitter. The wood splitting was always done with axes, a sledgehammer Dwight Brownhttp://www.sportsfirings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710325166074275740.post-8569149508047835082013-11-05T23:16:51.906-06:002013-11-05T23:16:51.906-06:00This is broad-leaf country, so I don't see muc...This is broad-leaf country, so I don't see much pine -- just enough to appreciate what you report. I've given up on splitting the stuff. The last one I had was small enough that I could cut it into ridiculously short lengths and burn the rounds. <br /><br />Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034752526895428019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710325166074275740.post-42518714837213760352013-11-05T16:02:06.931-06:002013-11-05T16:02:06.931-06:00There is a level of satisfaction that is hard to e...There is a level of satisfaction that is hard to explain when it comes to splitting and stacking firewood. With the advancing years there is also a level of pain, particularly back aches, that comes with splitting wood and is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid.<br /><br />A friend with who won't burn pine offered me a LOT of pine that needs splitting. I don't much like splitting Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09245646229814895145noreply@blogger.com