Wood burners

[Leon103]

Having had a discrepancy involving the axe and my thumb I have used the money from the sale of my electric fire I removed recently to buy myself a Kindling Cracker for splitting some of the fatter logs and making some ...kindling.

I do all my own kindling.best method is a massive old tyre. Fill right with logs, a nice sharp axe and just walk around the tyre hitting each log to your desired size. The tyre keeps them all in place and makes the job so much easier.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Looks like a good bit of kit Clint.

 

[Agentgonzo]

I do all my own kindling.best method is a massive old tyre. Fill right with logs, a nice sharp axe and just walk around the tyre hitting each log to your desired size. The tyre keeps them all in place and makes the job so much easier.

I have overhanging trees. All my kindling is just windfall twigs and DIY offcuts

 

[Leon103]

I have overhanging trees. All my kindling is just windfall twigs and DIY offcuts

This reminds me that I need to trim my trees. Got over a dozen to do but they will be seasoned until next year.

 

[LeeH]

Link? I just use a Fiskars axe, it if ever hits my thumb it’s coming off. It’s like a razor.

 

[Clint]

My huge apple tree needs a trim so everything off it will be cut to size and bundled up to go in the log store. I usually fill at least 2 garden bins with trimmed twigs etc so it'll be plenty for next winter.
Yes Chippy...my thumb is worth keeping.

 

[Clint]

Link? I just use a Fiskars axe, it if ever hits my thumb it’s coming off. It’s like a razor.

I got mine off Fandango fire tools,comes with a Christmas offer of a free lump hammer. It's got a 5 year warranty so I'll definitely test that out.

 

[Cwrw666]

I have overhanging trees. All my kindling is just windfall twigs and DIY offcuts

All our wood is off our land, if I take down some ash or sycamore I use all of it from the trunks to the twigs. Never have to chop bigger stuff down to kindling.

 

[Clint]

My kindling cracker has arrived. What a doddle!

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

My kindling cracker has arrived. What a doddle!

Just watched the video and I think for me personally it would still be quite difficult to use. Most women just aren't built with the physical strength that men have.

I've bought a small electric saw that we do ours with. I'm terrified of it though lol

 

[Clint]

Lisa,no great amount of strength needed. The hammer does the work. It really is ridiculously easy...and quite safe. I've had a play and can easily split wood down to half inch if needed.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Lisa,no great amount of strength needed. The hammer does the work. It really is ridiculously easy...and quite safe. I've had a play and can easily split wood down to half inch if needed.

Wow, sounds ideal. We have a garage full of my FIL's old tree to use up, when it's eventually dried.

 

[AlBrew]

The remains of what was our garden jungle. Built a log store from bits of wood I found in the loft, should keep the fire pit going for a while.

Before

After

 

[gavp1979]

The remains of what was our garden jungle. Built a log store from bits of wood I found in the loft, should keep the fire pit going for a while. View attachment 80061

Before
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After
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Some transformation that

 

[Monkhouse]

My 8 year old yeoman exe 5kw, since we are showing off our stoves!

 

[Shirley Bassett]

For kinderling I cut up pallets with a circular saw. I put a small axe through the cut pieces. I save the corner blocks in banana boxes, which stack neatly, to at least 6 high, to be used as a last resort, when I’m out of logs.

I don’t use the compressed blocks, nor the blue or red painted pallets.

 

[Cwrw666]

For kinderling I cut up pallets with a circular saw. I put a small axe through the cut pieces. I save the corner blocks in banana boxes, which stack neatly, to at least 6 high, to be used as a last resort, when I’m out of logs.

I don’t use the compressed blocks, nor the blue or red painted pallets.

I do. Burn a treat. The nails are PITA though.

 

[LeeH]

Don’t think I’ve posted ours burning. We’ve only had the heating on twice this year, and have 3 years of wood to log at the current burn rate.

 

[Shirley Bassett]

I save the nails, and put them in batches in a bean tin in the recycling.

I put the ash on the garden.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I thought burning pallet wood was a big no no when using wood burners.