Monday I venture out of the shop to a friend’s house where I will pick up a “resident” that I am tending here at the shop. A Wood Lathe. It’s a loan to try out and see if I want to further my adventures in wood turning. This should result in some birch bowls and other things showing up in the Etsy store for purchase. I have zero idea how this will go, I’ve been watching a LOT of youtube videos and I am a bit intimidated, but also pretty excited. This weekend I am cleaning up from the chaos of holiday Yule Log season while trying to figure out…

The 2023 fall and winter season in Maine was VERY wet. That means wet logs, a lot of sap in the wood, and a lot of rain. Our Yule logs are generally quite green in 95% of the logs we ship. Now that the holidays are over, some folks want to save their Yule logs for future years instead of burning them. The best advice I have to offer in doing this is to store your logs in an open-air situation, not wrapped in cellophane or closed in an air-tight container. Allow them to air dry in the open completely, or store them in the open air. Closing a wet…

Still no electricity here at Yule Log Central, but early this morning I got the garage “hot wired” to run off generator power. All orders were cut, drilled, and packed this morning and will be going out with this afternoon’s pick up. Our brave women of the Brownfield Maine mail route are still in action and able to pick up and deliver. We weren’t “late” on any orders, but didn’t want anyone to see the holiday without a Yule Log.   We have fared the storm well, no real damage. Just no electricity and we have to flush with buckets from rain collection. We are thankful to have a generator,…

Today the shop was closed. Today Maine was bombarded by a South-eastern storm that hammered us with unusually warm temps, but also heavy wind and rain. The power has been out all day, which makes running saws and what not safely a challenge. Orders placed on 12/16 before end of day or earlier were filled and shipped today.   One way or another we will resume operation tomorrow (Tuesday 12/19/23) to get your orders out ASAP.

Fehu Works shop has been in full force and we’re keeping up with orders as they come in. Orders placed on one day, are shipping the following day. If you want your log by Christmas, the surest safe bet is to order on or before December 16th. We’re located in Maine, so the longest shipping times we are getting is 5 days. That’s to California and Hawaii. Closer destinations like Chicago, Maryland are estimated at 2 or 3 days, New Jersey, and similar areas are 2 day estimates. After the 16th, we will still be shipping same or next day, but chances of getting your log by the holiday may…