Marathon County Maple, Day 5

Sap's not running, it's too cold, so we took the opportunity to re-level and sort of insulate the cook box.

I didn't have my camera with me when we were doing the leveling, so this is mostly the finished result.


We dug some field stones out from a pile removed from, well, a field, and dumped/shoveled them along the sides


There is some dirt mixed in with the stones


The business end of the firebox. We tried to straighten the sides with a portable hydraulic press, with limited success—3/16" plate steel doesn't bend well when it's cold, but it sure warps when it's hot.


All set for the next batch of sap.

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