One option for chopping big logs is to use a splitting maul. These long-handled tools have a much wider and heavier cutting head.

Wood burning, which goes by pyrography when it’s feeling fancy, has been an art form for centuries. [PapaJ06] puts a new twist on it by using a microwave oven transformer to generate fractal ...

"Foul play has been ruled out and the deaths were found to be accidental in nature and are believed to be caused by electrocution from fractal wood burning — a technique in which high-voltage ...

Almost from the beginning, I was convinced that there were ways I could produce images with these modestly priced tools that were ... describe in a moment Genuine Fractals. Though it is not ...

The image of the Mandelbrot set is one of the most recognizable representations of a fractal. But what's behind the entrancing picture? In this interactive, learn a bit about how we generated our ...

Wet or green wood, characterized by high moisture content, introduces a host of problems when used as fireplace fuel. Burning ...

In addition, I spent two winters in a log cabin with only a wood-burning cook stove for company ... in the Home Improvement, DIY, and Tool space. As a former residential and commercial carpenter ...

Wood-burning fireplaces offer a mix of nostalgia and simplicity. Being able to gaze through glass doors and actually see ...

Using traditional tools, like saws and chisels ... they release pollutants like aluminum oxide that damage the ozone layer. But burning wood simply produces water vapor and carbon dioxide, a cleaner ...

Wood burning stoves are becoming increasingly popular, which has led to growing concern about their health and environmental impacts. There is no clear consensus about the impact of pollutants ...