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hickory log loaded into the truck

Our neighbor Frankie traded us lunch and this huge hickory log in exchange for helping him run some of his lines for an upcoming ABC pilot he's trying out for.

I'll cut the log in half and then split it up...it's way too big for our Jotul F 602 stove.



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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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Looks like a perfect splitting block
Comment by jim Fri Jan 24 21:30:51 2014
Log
Looks like it would make a great coffee table for a small space!
Comment by Sheila Fri Jan 24 22:01:49 2014





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