The joy of getting firewood

[jbett98]

As I watched an emergency doctor put over thirty five stitches in my left leg, the joy of firewood cutting disappeared.

 

[Stomper]

Yeah, chain mail suits would've been nice but not practical.

 

[mjbskwim]

I used to love the HELL out of cutting and splitting firewood (to sell) during the couple years I spent as a gypo-logger. My buddy would cut and buck the logs then stage them with the D7, I'd cut them into rounds then go to town with a 10# mall & knock out 5 cords before lunch.

Good honest hard work that would either make you into a SUPER-BEAST... or break and kill you. HELL YEAH!!!

I'm retired so time ain't money to me and I ain't broke or dead yet

 

[Stomper]

You tough old goat!

 

[Caveman Jim]

Stop it, you all just stop it right now!!!!
My back hurts from just reading about all youz guys cutting firewood (which I used to love B4 the injury)..

 

[Bon Sauvage]

Does anyone here use a russian stove? I guess they are pretty, darn efficient.

 

[jbett98]

Russian stoves take a huge amount of space, weigh a ton or more and unless you live in a sub zero region, not worth the expense.

 

[mjbskwim]

I still think the rocket stove mass heaters are the bee's knees . Very efficient but you have to split the wood down to almost kindling.

So I come back from the woods with about a cord on my poor little half ton. Neighbor asks 'who's helping you with this?'
Helping me? Nobody, why?
Well you aren't a old man but you ain't no spring chicken either.
Had to laugh and say I had done this kind of work forever and was just dumb enough to continue.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Back when the kids were still at home & young I'd keep them busy helping in all the chores around the property.
It kept them out of the riff raff that abounds in our small rural town.

I once helped a friend clear some acreage for all the firewood I could want. I played a joke on my big strong teenage son by placing a few rounds of Spruce in the splitting pile & we all laughed from afar as the maul bounced off it every time he swung at it. I yelled over at him "hit that thing like you got a sack".... Sorry son but that round must have rolled out of the stack destined for the hydraulic splitter.
It was funny though.... and gets brought up a time or two when there is a gathering.....

 

[erudne]

I have one load of kindling left to cut and seven loads of big wood left to split, this year. Next spring it starts again

 

[Alderman]

Cut a lot of wood this year. Fifty acre logging next door to my place with lots of good wood with easy access.

 

[filsonhand]

View attachment 301070 Cut a lot of wood this year. Fifty acre logging next door to my place with lots of good wood with easy access.

I'm jealous

 

[ditchtiger]

I've friend that repeats the line about firewood, It heats you twice. First when you get it, then when you burn it.

 

[mjbskwim]

View attachment 301070 Cut a lot of wood this year. Fifty acre logging next door to my place with lots of good wood with easy access.

I'm jealous

All I want for Christmas is some alder for smoking meats
No alder over here,at least good alder

 

[jbett98]

When I was young and selling firewood for a living, I had 8 pack abs.
Now that I have turned 60 and have central heat, I'm down to a 2 pack.

 

[mjbskwim]

On a good day you can see my 6 pack.......
stretched out as big as a 12 pack

 

[erudne]

Same here, I was a Life Guard and used to do about 100 sit-ups a day

 

[mjbskwim]

Well from splitting wood since the 60's my core strength is still pretty good.
George Foreman was one of the first to use wood splitting as part of his work out regiment.
No sell those splitters and get the maul out

 

[jbett98]

If I was to ever get back into the firewood business, this is how I would do it.

 

[ditchtiger]

If I was to ever get back into the firewood business, this is how I would do it.

Can it stack the wood also?