It's wonderful when you find something solid like that. Old Stanley planes really were built to last and work better than most of what you can buy today.

Sonic pulses" sounds like one of those gimmicks that would never work on a commercial scale. But the thing is, sound waves can actually mess with insect larvae in the soil, not just scare them off. It might be cheap enough to try on a small plot compared to fumigating the whole place.

Well, I learned the hard way too. I used those creosote logs for years until I pulled out my liner and found that orange gunk stuck on like bad wallpaper. Now I just stick to a good chimney brush and a shop vac, since I'm already clumsy enough without adding sticky residue to the mix. My neighbor calls me the "orange liner lady" now, which is fair I suppose.