woodnthings

Lots of wood and lots of working.
I had a 70' poplar tree taken down, climber with tree spurs, and topped out. My son and I started splitting the trunk wood. It was so wet that when the maul struck the wood, water splatted out! Poplar is not a good wood for wood heat, not many BTU's per pound, and I had no intention of milling it but it was free. So, we'll split it and use it for heat anyway. When I asked my 14 yr old son "Wanna try this?" He said NO! I said "Try it, it's a challenge."
He said OK. He ended up splitting poplar for 2 hrs! I was very impressed.

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slatron25

Now that brings back memories from my teenage years. Hard but gratifying work.

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Tim

rocklobster

That's great that your son was up for a challenge and wasn't too afraid of the hard work. That says a lot of good things about his future.

Rob

A Regular Guy

I know this is off topic a bit, but what camera did you use to take those pics?

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woodnthings

It was one of those Christmas time promotions, about $150.00 or so and for another $50.00 they throw in a photo printer, worth about $150.00. Kodak Easy Share software, 10 MP, 3X zoom, 3" LCD screen.
www.heartlandamerica.com has item no. G8-97746 and is a 14MP recond. version for $149.99. bill

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If you're not making dust, you're gathering it. Measure once, cut once, cut once again for good measure.

Sleeper

Your boys done well
My son used to help me around the place, but now he’s made a career out of the Army and I have to do everything myself. They keep him pretty busy.

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JohnnyB
"I do what I do well, but I still like to dabble in what I don’t do well"