April 2004 - Laying in firewood

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In California, Nero's Firewood would deliver a cord of dry, split oak. At Stuart Island, George gave us a big fir log to buck, split and dry.


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George heading off in the skidder


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George heading off in the skidder


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At the log dump - about to drop the firewood log in the drink


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Here it comes


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It's hung up on the left end - we dinged the prop pulling it loose


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Leaving the log dump


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Towing it home - it insisted on steering the boat


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Peter corraling the log in Edna Bay


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Tied up at the dock


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High and dry on the beach


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Firewood log from George


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Log and meter stick


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Log and meter stick


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Greg Barlow cutting rounds


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Setting jacks to roll the log


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Setting jacks to roll the log


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The log is rolled - finishing the cuts


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Finishing the cuts


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Finishing the cuts


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Triumphant logger


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Tree hugger


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Greg splitting rounds


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Doug George, Greg Barlow, Bob Howell. I ran into Bob at Lund dock. He and his wife are headed to Alaska. I invited them to stop in.


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Greg in repose


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This is from one round - about 20 trips up the steps from the beach


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After six or seven rounds we have this ...


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... and this ...


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... and this.


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Doug sharpening our chain saw


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Doug cutting a round


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Doug splitting a round ...


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and splitting ...


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and splitting ...


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and splitting


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Done. The whole process took him under two minutes.


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We'll tackle the rest of the log in June. The far log is bug-eaten and is going to sea.

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