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Tuesday Afternoon Diversion: Splitting Wood

By Kevin Robinson in Arts & Entertainment on Jan 21, 2014 9:10PM

Here's a great cold weather trick if you find yourself needing a fire in the woods and don't have a hatchet handy. Just remember to select dry wood for your fire, or you'll wind up in a cloud of smoke and not very warm.