Suzie Park wrote:I thoroughly enjoyed this thread, even though I "should" be doing other things right now. The photos, the amazing drawings, the inspiration, DANG you are the firewood whisperer - WOWWW.
Much love to you, Peter, Mimi, ChimiChanga, and the people and places in Japan.
From Suzie in the Austin area. Got our permaculture swales/berms being done this week by an awesome guy. Onward to rejuvenating some already pretty but could be prettier/healthier Tierra.
Spent a lovely 2 hours yesterday with our bees and my smoker lasted 2 hours which is amazing! I am still a novice at getting it lit, but chopped a bunch of branches this week with my pruners and the bigger pieces with the miter saw, so now I feel smoker fuel-rich.
Satamax Antone wrote:I wished we had a dump of snow!
Fox James wrote:Lovely looking mountain …..
Mark Brunnr wrote:Thank you for the great update! That frozen water situation looks rough! Is that space not in an insulated area, just too far from the heat? I once had a bathroom that was at a far corner of a house, over an uninsulated space that was too short to get into, and the water pipe could freeze unless I left the faucet slowly dripping or blew a space heater in (water was far cheaper). I wonder if one of those heat differential fans people put on their stoves could blow warm air from the top of the barrel over towards the sink to help any?
Recently EdibleAcres posted a little video on their wood splitting stump, perhaps it would save you from bending over a few thousand times a year and speed up kindling production? Essentially a stump with a few boards attached for a more stable base, and a small tire sitting loose on top that you pack with wood, then chop it all up before removing it:
I've also seen a person use a chain with a bungy cord on the end to hold the wood up instead of a tire and that is adjustable but you could hit the chain with the axe too.
Gerry Parent wrote:Hey Pete & Co.
That gives a whole new meaning to batt insulation. Well done utilizing inexpensive and natural materials to achieve a simple goal.
Will you be covering them up with anything or going with the ‘truth window’ look?
Fox James wrote:I have a cat that likes doing that, my tip is give him some water …