Easy Way To Measure Firewood

Easy Way To Measure Firewood WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 31-2-34 "The feedback I get is unbelievable," says Benny Hofer, inventor and marketer of the Mingo firewood marker that makes it easy to cut wood into 14, 16 or 18-in. lengths. Hofer didn't start out to make a marker. After the loss of his oldest son in a car accident, he immersed himself in work, including cutting firewood. One day when he forgot his measuring tape, the idea of a rolling marker came to him. "I developed a prototype and found a mold builder. A friend in the food drier business helped me get it into production," he says. "It has given me something to do, and because it is all made and assembled here, it creates a few jobs in our town and helps the local economy." The device is available from Hofer's website for $29.95. It is also featured in the Northern Tool Equipment catalog, and Hofer says it will soon be available in other catalogs as well. In addition, he is looking for a distributor to promote it to retail stores. "Each can of standard surveyor's paint will mark up to 75 cords of wood," says Hofer. "It's 20 times faster than other marking methods and helps you cut firewood precisely, saving unneeded cuts." While developed for cutting firewood lengths, Hofer says it has also proven valuable to block layers, construction workers and others needing to mark out regular intervals fast. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, SMH, Inc., P.O. Box 1478, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805 (ph 888 267-5965; fax 208 267-4620; smh@themingomarker.com; www.themin gomarker.com).

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