tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post8189698002883234687..comments2023-10-19T05:34:19.425-04:00Comments on Little House in the Big Wood: Brrr...Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-9714901000997952802011-10-05T09:00:13.858-04:002011-10-05T09:00:13.858-04:00Thanks Kymber. I try. :-)Thanks Kymber. I try. :-)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-39048146191201202232011-10-04T13:35:53.435-04:002011-10-04T13:35:53.435-04:00Wendy - you and the littles rock! and from reading...Wendy - you and the littles rock! and from reading through your back posts - you add a lot of value to your household by being a SAHM!<br /><br />i admire the crap out of you. and am learning much. thank you!kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-70079117230272391982011-10-03T07:48:48.973-04:002011-10-03T07:48:48.973-04:00Thanks Jambaloney, and welcome! No maple, we'...Thanks Jambaloney, and welcome! No maple, we're farther north than that. There is some birch available, but the logging companies have dibs on it. Our license allows us only 20 cords/year, and even if I wanted to, I'd have a real hard time finding that much. I also have personal issues with cutting live trees, when there is so much deadfall available. Our wood is about half and half pine and poplar, with a bit of alder, cherry, tamarack and birch.<br /><br />PP- The bigs and Husband have more important work to do than firewood, for the most part, since they're not around much with work and school. The littles and I are capable, so unless the weather really takes a nose dive, we'll keep plugging away at it on our own.<br /><br />If we had to buy wood, it would be several thousand dollars a year (average right now is $65/face cord). This is one of the monetary values I add to the household as a SAHM.<br /><br />Stove use is dangerous, and chimneys and pipes need to be cleaned regularly for safety. You do your best to produce less creosote. Burn dry wood over green, as little paper as possible, hot fires, not smoldering, etc. Jack pine is pretty much the best heat source we have available here.<br />http://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/articles/heating_value_woodWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-92022610186839742562011-10-02T11:36:26.299-04:002011-10-02T11:36:26.299-04:00That's a lot of wood. That would be a great ex...That's a lot of wood. That would be a great expense where I live. Of course, deadfall and lots of guys to haul and cut makes it very doable for you. I thought pine put too much pitch in the chimney and made the stove use dangerous.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-20650255874119174312011-10-02T09:56:16.133-04:002011-10-02T09:56:16.133-04:00i come from ottawa and have been to northern ontar...i come from ottawa and have been to northern ontario many times - you need LOT of wood to make it through the winter - boy are you stocking up - VERY impressive!!!<br /><br />just curious, do you have a lot of maple/birch readily available - looks like it from the pics.<br /><br />cheers!jambaloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084215893557618903noreply@blogger.com