htmlstart firewood . April 2004 - Laying in firewood
txt 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.
jpg 040407_01 . 1 BC SN George heading off in the skidder
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jpg 040407_03 . 1 BC SN George heading off in the skidder
jpg 040407_08 . 1 BC SN At the log dump -<br>about to drop the firewood log in the drink
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jpg 040407_11 . 0 BC SN Here it comes
jpg 040407_13 . 1 BC SN It's hung up on the left end -<br>we dinged the prop pulling it loose
jpg 040407_16 . 1 BC SN Leaving the log dump
jpg 040407_15 . 1 BC SN Towing it home -<br>it insisted on steering the boat
jpg 040407_20 . 1 BC SN Peter corraling the log in Edna Bay
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jpg 040407_24 . 1 BC EB Tied up at the dock
jpg 040408_13 . 1 BC EB High and dry on the beach
jpg 040408_07 . 0 BC EB Firewood log from George
jpg 040408_08 . 1 BC EB Log and meter stick
jpg 040408_11 . 1 BC EB Log and meter stick
jpg 040420_04 . 1 BC EB Greg Barlow cutting rounds
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jpg 040420_06 . 1 BC EB Setting jacks to roll the log
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jpg 040420_08 . 1 BC EB Setting jacks to roll the log
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jpg 040420_10 . 1 BC EB The log is rolled -<br>finishing the cuts
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jpg 040420_13 . 1 BC EB Finishing the cuts
jpg 040420_14 . 1 BC EB Finishing the cuts
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jpg 040420_16 . 1 BC EB Triumphant logger
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jpg 040420_18 . 1 BC EB Tree hugger
jpg 040420_19 . 1 BC EB Greg splitting rounds
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jpg 040420_22 . 1 BC EB Doug George, Greg Barlow, Bob Howell.<br>I ran into Bob at Lund dock. He and his<br>wife are headed to Alaska. I invited<br>them to stop in.
jpg 040420_23 . 1 BC EB Greg in repose
jpg 040421_02 . 1 BC EB This is from one round -<br>about 20 trips up the steps from the beach
jpg 040421_03 . 1 BC EB After six or seven rounds we have this ...
jpg 040421_04 . 1 BC EB ... and this ...
jpg 040421_05 . 1 BC EB ... and this.
jpg 040421_11 . 1 BC EB Doug sharpening our chain saw
jpg 040421_14 . 1 BC EB Doug cutting a round
jpg 040421_20 . 1 BC EB Doug splitting a round ...
jpg 040421_25 . 1 BC EB and splitting ...
jpg 040421_27 . 1 BC EB and splitting ...
jpg 040421_30 . 1 BC EB and splitting
jpg 040421_31 . 1 BC EB Done.<br>The whole process took him under two minutes.
jpg 040421_32 . 1 BC EB We'll tackle the rest of the log in June.<br>The far log is bug-eaten and is going to sea.
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