by Alan Stankevitz | Oct 21, 2001
After much debate and realizing that a lumberjack I am not, I broke down and invested in a log splitter. There are many different log splitters on the market, from foot powered to hydraulic, gas engine models. One of the features that most models tout is the amount of...
by Alan Stankevitz | Oct 10, 2001
I gave up hunting through the wood scrap piles at a log home company. It was mostly slim pickin’s (whatever happened to him?) and the number of 150 mile round trip drives I would have to make to supply me with enough cordwood was just too much trouble. The owner...
by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 30, 2001
It doesn’t have the same ring to it as lions and tigers and bears, but they have been quite a menace over the last week. Monday morning the thermometer read 32 degrees and a heavy blanket of frost covered the ground, but by Thursday temperatures rebounded above...
by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 24, 2001
Autumn arrived a few days ago and the days are getting shorter and shorter. Working until 8 p.m. is a thing of the past now and by 7 p.m. it’s getting rather dark. Yesterday I had hoped to finish wall # 17, but it just got too dark to work. This week was another...
by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 14, 2001
Over the last three days I haven’t gotten much work done on the house. The terrorist attacks on America have made working a bit difficult. Every hour or so, I dial up the Internet to find out the latest news and listen to the radio while I work. It’s a...
