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ALONE & OFF GRID - First Snow Storm & Almost Out Of Wood - Ep. 70

ALONE & OFF GRID - First Snow Storm & Almost Out Of Wood - Ep. 70

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ALONE & OFF GRID - First Snow Storm & Almost Out Of Wood - Ep. 70 Jeffrey: Hey guys. a wood splitter here. We've burned wood most of our 63 years of married life with a couple of suggestions. First, stop pounding in vain on those big chunks with the splitting maul. Those mauls are good only for smaller pcs that pop easily. For the big gnarly stuff, get three steel wedges with a good sledge hammer (the back side of the splitting maul would work. When working with the wedges, use good leather gloves. When we were first married and learning about wood, I was helping my Swedish grandfather in law, and I started to split a 4' long pc of oak, working from one end to the other, using the three wedges to make a pc they could then saw into stove lengths pcs with the big buck saw powered by a tractor. Grandpa asked if I was going to use gloves. and I, in my ignorance, said -nah, I don't use them-. trying to impress him. and a couple mins later found a had a good slice on my hand. Those steel wedges will develop after some usage, leaves of very thin pounded over very sharp steel. Next, I would suggest to Nicole that when she is splitting some fire wood and she swings the axe and it gets stuck in the wood, not to try to undo the axes by putting it on the ground and trying to pry it loose with one foot on the chuck. to take both the chunk and the stuck axe and throw both up on the air over your head, holding onto the axe handle, and then bring both down on the back side of the axe so that the impact will drive the chunk down onto the axe. much easier. Next put one of those old auto tires up on the chopping block and put the chunk to be split in the center to keep the then split pcs from flying off every where. much easier. We enjoy your great videos.
Date: 2022-06-23

Comments and reviews: 9


Love how it feels like I'm there with you on the water. I would give anything to live with you and learn how to garden, it is why i will be following everything you guys do. I have arthritis and BPPV and I want to try and learn to eat healthier and minimize my amount of medications and go towards natural as much as possible. It will take me time to get there, but the more I watch you guys you inspire me. Keep up the good work you guys are doing! ------
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I want to see Nicole totally freak out on him for something, anything, doesn't something get on her nerves, Bears, bugs rain, wolves something got to push her off the edge sometimes. Come on I want to see the other side, the dark side of living off the grid, because no woman on this planet can be this adorable 24/7. Yeah no doubt about it Nicole is a total babe. But does she ever go off the deep end? Lol, lol
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Bro, charcoal the ends of the logs? Why? You guys do a lot of neat stuff, and I don't know why some times. I know for you guys its -common knowledge- but us city dudes, we don't have a damn clue. I'm guessing it makes the log last longer? Keep it from splitting? Dunno. Maybe you covered it in some of the early video's. But I'm working backwards lol
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I live in the inland maritime PNW just like you and also heat exclusively with wood. I sure hope you've got 3-4 cords of seasoned wood chopped somewhere b/c the coldest part of winter has just begun and its not going to noticeably warm up (or dry out ) for at least 4 months, maybe more.
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That-s very interesting about the WWOOF program, I had no idea this existed. Thanks for enlightening me on that, seems like a very fun thing to do when one is trying to find themselves, or may be genuinely lost in their purpose for this world.
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thats funny re the chips - I have had a dehydrator for over 13 yrs, and have learned to -under' season chips or crackers, because dehydratiing concentratrates whatever flavors are in there. So salt or acids/lemon can be easily overdone.
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Hey Nicole! I-d love to meet you and pick your brain for gardening info. Maybe next time you come to Phoenix we could meet up for coffee. That would be fun. I-m a harmless grandma who just started gardening this past year.
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Love the continuous use of logs for beams! You save so much time not milling them and they look a great. I am concerned about the logs used for the main porch that still have Bark on them. To much risk of rot
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Hi Jake and Nicole. just a idea looking at the wet floor in your entrance, you should cut the timber floor back a bit and lay some tiles to save the floor from getting too damaged. Love your home looks great.
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