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    Firewood Moisture Content: How to Test It Before You Pay for Water

    September 20, 2026October 9, 2026 UpdatedOctober 9, 2026

    Firewood moisture content decides your winter heat, not species. Get the 20 percent rule, the meter test, and how to spot wet wood before you pay.

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    Wintertime Woodcrafting: Maul

    December 30, 2021October 9, 2026 UpdatedOctober 9, 2026

    Depending on where you live in these United States, you’re currently either enjoying some unseasonably warm weather, enduring record-setting snow, or some variation in between. While our country may have a fair amount of temperature variation, one thing tends to remain constant right about now: growing season is at an end, hunting season is running…

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    How to Fell a Tree

    October 21, 2020April 22, 2026 UpdatedApril 22, 2026

    So there’s a precarious looking arbor sitting trunk-distance from your humble home. Or maybe you just need firewood. But before you start swinging that axe or pushing that saw, you may want to know a few actual methods for how to fell a tree. Read on for some tactics that may come in handy, when…

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