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How We Built An Outdoor Bench
This year we had to buy new outdoor furniture for our screened in sunroom. The previous set lasted about 12 years but alas, the sun and elements did a number on them. I was sad to see them go they were so comfortable, but it was time.
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Bin there. Dump that.
This Saturday morning we load two cord for a long distance delivery and when we get back there, unload the kiln, load the truck and store the bin indoors for the rainy days.
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A day in the life of Woodchucker’s
7 hours condensed into 45 minutes. Pretty much the whole day was handling firewood that included unloading the kiln, loading two deliveries and then reloading the kiln. One of the deliveries was to https://www.fossilfarms.ca/. Consider them for your next Maritime vacation retreat.
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Fiskars hookaroon… here’s a tip.
We bought this hookaroon in the fall of 2022 and didn’t really start using it until about a month or so ago. The tip broke off yesterday. Hoping to get a warranty claim put through.
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Nova Scotia RCMP Map
If you look back to our second last post on making custom maps, you will see the six maps we made for the Royal Canadian Moutned Police (RCMP). We have done three more of the larger ones since that post and now we have another one to build but this one will be a bit different so I thought I would show you.
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Custom Map Of Nova Scotia For RCMP
No stopping us now!! We’re on a roll. We were contacted by the Pictou County RCMP requesting a map of Nova Scotia similar to the other 6 maps we have done for them. Since then we have completed two more, all similar in size with the badge number included. For this one, we were asked if it was possible to have the RCMP crest in the lower right hand corner.
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Making little wood into littler wood
In today’s video we are preparing for the 2026 firewood splitting season in the Maritimes. Jim outlines a workflow involving the activation of heavy machinery, including a skid steer, a truck-mounted log loader, and chainsaws.
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Internet vs Reality v2.0
We really enjoyed creating the first installment of Internet vs Reality, so we thought we’d give it another go, even if it means figuring things out as we go.
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The Grind – Tag Team
Today’s video is a compilation video of a morning’s work at the firewood log pile.
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It’s always the little things
The 2026 firewood production season starts off with the inaugural operation of our log loader deck, grapple and log blocking station. I did loose audio along a portion of the day, so there’s some music to enjoy while watching us go through the motions of producing firewood.
