tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post8868571395273243876..comments2023-06-27T08:28:42.184-07:00Comments on Home on the Hill: Sharpen the SawArt Blomquisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459183702519561248noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post-37691759580459382162010-02-09T13:52:07.110-08:002010-02-09T13:52:07.110-08:00You are ever so right about this. Sharp tools are ...You are ever so right about this. Sharp tools are key. I learned to sharpen knives when I worked slaughtering (processing, gutting...) fish (salmon). For our chainsaw we now have both an 'real chainsaw sharpener' (electric) which does a fantastic job and then out in the field we re-edge with a file or switch chains when that's gone too far. It is amazing how much faster the sawing goes with the chain sharp.<br /><br />Careful if you get a shredder. Dangerous tool I've read. Not like the safe things you have such as chainsaws... :)<br /><br />Keep warm and not too winded!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />-WalterWalter Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720110642967540506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post-17808684576326415672010-02-08T22:25:40.012-08:002010-02-08T22:25:40.012-08:00That really is fantastic. I have more time than m...That really is fantastic. I have more time than money so it seems like a great fit. A wood chipper is something I have been thinking about. Lot's of uses for that around a farm. There are local suppliers but it's touch and go. The mills don't want to sell to the little guys even - just too much trouble. It dawns on me that I know of a couple of old sawdust heaps too. <br /><br />The kicker with the whole process is that the end product just goes into the garden. Sweet.Art Blomquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459183702519561248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post-69334013055871415552010-02-08T22:24:55.386-08:002010-02-08T22:24:55.386-08:00That really is fantastic. I have more time than m...That really is fantastic. I have more time than money so it seems like a great fit. A wood chipper is something I have been thinking about. Lot's of uses for that around a farm. There are local suppliers but it's touch and go. The mills don't want to sell to the little guys even - just too much trouble. It dawns on me that I know of a couple of old sawdust heaps too. <br /><br />The kicker with the whole process is that the end product just goes into the garden. Sweet.Art Blomquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459183702519561248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post-60362410491979344942010-02-08T16:44:48.916-08:002010-02-08T16:44:48.916-08:00After commenting, while the idea was fresh in my m...After commenting, while the idea was fresh in my mind, I did a quick search and found a documentary about Jean Pain on Youtube. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHRvwNJRNag<br /><br />and also:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGCj7NA0OIs<br /><br /><br />Actually seeing the process from beginning to end makes it seem even more doable and even more interesting. Now I just need to find me a large capacity wood chipper (lots of cedars to shred on the farm).Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post-7049643668458970702010-02-08T16:23:40.517-08:002010-02-08T16:23:40.517-08:00Rich, That's sure an idea that has been percol...Rich, That's sure an idea that has been percolating around my brain. Shredding up the waste piles is even more efficient than cutting them up for firewood. I have got to do some more research into biofuel. Why can't it be done on an industrial basis. It has got to be economical.Art Blomquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459183702519561248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post-51539842736785678062010-02-08T16:02:10.917-08:002010-02-08T16:02:10.917-08:00There is an account of a man in France using piles...There is an account of a man in France using piles of wood waste to build a methane producing and compost producing bio-digester (if that is the correct term).<br /><br />http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/methane_pain.html<br /><br />It would be an interesting idea to build some sort of wood shredder, and build something similar to try to produce both compost and energy. <br /><br />Just think, you could have a wood powered skid-steer to plow the snow out of your driveway, or a methane heated greenhouse that gets its fertility from the composted wood waste.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.com