Category Archives: Home and Homestead

Chainsaws, cc to bar (inches) ratio

October 11, 2011

Home use: 2.5:1 Firewood: 3:1 Professional Cutting: 3-3.5:1 depending on wood Never should you have a saw with more bar than engine. Why? It’s frustrating, it means more sharpening with no wood-cutting gain (long bar, but can’t bury it in … Continue reading →

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Yay for Maine babies!

October 6, 2011

The Harold Alfond College Challenge allows Maine residents under the age of 1yr old to have a fund started and receive $500 just for opening it. No strings attached except you can only use it once you are 18 years … Continue reading →

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Half done

October 3, 2011

This weekend I worked on installing our Class A chimney with my brother. We got all of the interior work finished. We did check out the outside portion, but it turns out my roof is higher and steeper than I … Continue reading →

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New faucet…again

September 30, 2011

A little over a year ago I replaced our upstairs faucet with a new one. I was happy it was a ball valve unit and used a single handle for water control. I was not happy with the seemingly poor … Continue reading →

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Nursery update

September 28, 2011

The drywall is all up and painting has begun. I’ve also started to hang the new door. So far I have the new door jamb in and found that I had measured a little too tight and had to shave … Continue reading →