For me, cutting, splitting, stacking, and maintaining firewood is so much more than it seems. It’s a process and a place of peace for me. I love the smell of wood, from cutting to burning it. I love the satisfaction it brings all through the process. It gives me a place to retreat when things aren’t going my way, and it restores me. Wood cutting and burning is a simple pleasure that is beyond measure for me. I love it! Been doing it for nearly fifty years and I fear the day that I won’t be able to do it. Seize the day, and the wood.
This is the advice i come here for sir. These little things nobody would think of sharing because to anyone who grew up on a ranch its obvious? Yeah, that’s the gold for your channel. Thats what us city slickers come to your channel for. Living vicariously through you. Keep em coming sir thanks.
Glad to see you still in the Wyoming Traders vest!!! U will be happy to know we got a foot of snow with negative temps all week. Fully bundled up here. Horses are grateful for the alfalfa. Stay in touch friend
Oh lord that rings true. I’m from northern Ontario Canada. Learned how to swing an axe at the age of 8. It’s sad that many don’t really know any of the “survivalist” trades anymore
Sitting by the fire, watching your video, same sentiments on a full woodshed and a barn full of hay, takes a load off your mind when you know you've put up enough hay and firewood for the winter.. hope your enjoying being back in Kentucky. We're all transplanted Kentuckians, that landed in southern Indiana, have a piece of ground in Wyoming that we spend a good bit of time at too.
I started splitting wood mainly for enjoyment last summer, physical work and being in the woods. ive watched close to 50 videos and guys who really knew what they were doing. and read two books about firewood might i add. I didn't know about the younger wood being tapered really enjoyed this video
Love Red oak great slow burning wood . Yes hard to start but I even save the wood pile bark and scraps . Always in a metal bucket for easy starting . Glad your settled in guys . Thanks
Here’s the deal You are so spot on on some many things it is definitely the little things that will break you I just came across your channel and when my wife heard you say what brings you joy and peace, wife taking care of the home firewood and hay she said as I did that there’s a real down to ear man on the pre winter wood Towards the end of summer or first of fall or when weather permits I go out find my trees I’m gona fell for that next year and scor them all the way around the base just so they will start drying out while standing I have had the privilege of cutting a year /season ahead the last 10-13 years and doing that then getting them cut split and stacked in a covered area makes burning wood easier I do mix in some fresh green and if we have a bad winter I always got a few extra loads to sale for extra cash Alabama winter is up and down so never know but I always try to do 4-6 cords then most folks here buy by the truck load not cord the down side to doing this is I am usually cutting wood when it’s still humid and hot but I’m not freezing and working in the cold to get wood up I rambling on so like your channel me and the wife been 30yrs this month so we have learned alot of the years inside and out
Great advice! It is the little things that make all the difference. You’ll never have so much pride in a stack of firewood until you’ve processed it yourself. If I may, I’d like to add a few things about equipment for those starting out. Don’t skimp on your chainsaw. I prefer Stihl but Husky’s are great too. A 20” bar should cover most of what a homesteader needs. Buy from a dealer if you can. Get a good set of chaps, gloves, eye and ear protection and most of all a good set of boots. You’ll be in the woods and a saw will make you bleed out in minutes. Nothing to be afraid of, but might as well protect yourself. A Pickaroon (look it up 😉) is my second most important tool besides my saws. Your back will thank you. The process is hard work, but it’s the most rewarding task I do for my family and it will whip you into shape in no time.
I was born in the 70s and remember the oil embargo. As an eight-year-old I would spend my weekends in the woods helping my father, grandfather and uncle fall trees, log them, haul them home, split them, stack them and burn them in multiple wood stoves to stay warm. Good times😁
Thanks Dewayne for your wisdom: it’s the little things that make you or break you. I find that often in your videos about specific things you like, you share great wisdom.
Just gotta say, i have a wood cookstove too and i absolutely LOVE it! Its an older one but it works great. A barn of hay is great too! My jerseys and dairy goats appreciate that
Good advice. I cut ours in the spring, split it and it is ready for the winter. One of my favorite things to do in life is split firewood. My 21 year old son knows how to do it too.
Great video Dwayne! I absolutely love the style of content, specially, with how heavy some of the other content has been. I live in southern Ohio so the weather we’ve both been dealing with has been very similar. It would be awesome to someday do an interview with you comparing and contrasting the way you live as a man in your late 50s with grown children and me being in my early 30s just starting my family. Once again, great content thank you!
Love the “wait, who are we…” moment. Watching this I was reminded of my grandmother sticking 2-3 foot logs of Mesquite in her fireplace. She would sit beside the part sticking out and slowly move the wood in as it burned away inside. I can’t help but shake my head and think about how lucky she is that she didn’t burn the house down as they rolled out from time to time. 😂
Minnesotan here. Love what your doing Dwayne. My Dad loves your videos and had shown them to me a few years ago. this is a dynamic subject and a conversation piece. depends on the purpose of your fire; location, Cooking, heat, incense/cave man TV, or all of the latter. I agree of the type of lumber for length of burning and however there are those who love the incense factor of Campfires not only for cooking. it also matters how you stack it on the fire. i like the log cabin style in the camp fire however when i'm cooking i might stand the logs up for cooking kinda like a stove pipe log. incense? birch can smell good even mixed with pine. I like to stack my firewood piles from thick to thin. because going from kindling to the long burn and the convenience of finding where i am at at that particular time of needing firewood. I've camped off grid for many months and there was ALOT of firewood available.
What you say is good advice! I save some of the crooked forked pieces in a pile and use them to keep the fire going on warm days whey I still need a fire but don't want to burn night time wood. Wild cherry is the most wonderful wood to smell, reminds me of cherry pipe tobacco.
Well, well Dewayne - looks like you’re settling-in nicely to your new(ish) surroundings! You’re looking relaxed and joyful (especially on this channel)! We love both channels, btw. I listened to the end of this one but didn’t hear what kind of cigar you were enjoying - (Usually you let us know). Hope you enjoy be back in Kentucky!
Darn I could've used this a couple years ago! Wonder how much hassle I could've saved myself lol. Gonna implement these pointers this season, it's much appreciated!
We told this young guy at work years ago that the knots would explode when burned so he needed to sort those out. He came in the next day and asked us how he should get rid of the bad ones. Feel sort of bad about that now that I'm older he took it like a champ.
I feel like your story is unfinished. What was the result? What did you advise him to do, specifically, to get rid of the knots? Is this something obvious people who grew up camping would know?
Never had a wood cook stove, but burned wood for 25 yrs. 20 to 22 face cord of hard maple and cherry a winter every year. I miss it, esp splitting . Here at home, we now burn pea coal. It's great heat, but you can't cook on the stove we have if you had to, and it needs power to run the fan. The wood shed still has 10 face cords in it and the wood stove is in the back shed just in case it's needed and could be changed out in about an hour. All great info for someone new to burning wood. Stay safe and warm.
Ash is a longer burner that needs a good under-fire or coals. We have that on the mid east coast. Our favorite is actually red or white oak. No shame in hickory, except that it could be more value in furniture or tools over firewood. For our cabin use, it feels like a shame to ever buy firewood. I have a lot laying already on the hill. Bless you for your sharing of your thoughts , ideals, and sometimes dislikes. It's honest help. I'll never get tired of hearing about Jesus either. He's my savior.
Dewayne, try and find some Mulberry to use for firewood. Burns longer than any I have used other than maybe Post Oak. Love your channel! May God bless you!
Empty feed bags are a good way to collect the little bits of wood for kindling. Stack them up in a dry place and bring a bag in as needed. Keeps it handy and contains the mess.
Hey Dwayne, good video. Since firewood is normally sold by the cord, maybe explain how much a cord is. Theres always one unscrupulous firewood seller who will try to short someone on a load. Found over the years its usually someone elderly and mostly elderly women. I hear the stories and shake my head how someone could do that.
Stack your wood on Two / 2 x 4 / slats Keep above ground and at least 1 1/2 inch from house or structure. Clean regularly. Keeps mouse 🐁 rat 🐀 , termites at bay.
Thanks for this new video Dewayne. I really appreciate your advices and your teachings on both of your channels. The last one about momentum was really helpful. I was wondering, after you gave us some book recommandations, what about making some music recommandations too? I am curious about what you like to listen to. Keep up the good work my friend!
In case I have to burn wood that is not ready, I keep a stash of fatwood at home. It usually comes from the heartwood of pine. Often found where branches meet the trunk on downed trees. Also, it can be found in the trunk. It has a very strong smell of turpines. You will know when you find it. You can buy it online. I like the smell but it is strong. Many use the resin filled shavings (or small slices) to start a fire. It starts slow but grows quickly (use small shavings or slices) and hard to extinguish but helps wetter wood to catch fire because it burns slow and strong. Easily found at ground level in older felled pines. Make sure you have good air draw up the stove pipe (light a match and watch its direction) before lighting the fatwood. The smoke of the burned resin is black and is probably toxic at some level. If you use it too often you might want to inspect your stove pipes a few times per year. Great fire starter.
My Dad was a professional chopper and keeper of firewood and he kept that wood cook stove well fed year round until they finally got an electric oven. But they kept that cook stove to make cornbread and biscuits especially in the winter months.
Another thing when splitting rings of wood 🪵 is use an old car 🚗 tire . Put the ring of wood 🪵 in the old car tire and spit it keeps the wood together. Anthony Peter De Vries. From New Zealand 🇳🇿. God bless ✝️
loving your words always . lot of love from myside from pakistan . i wish someday i met you if i ever come to america .i would love to explore america and i am watching many channels of traveling in america but you are kind of cherry on cake . i mean different than the all the channels what i usually use to watch .
I enjoyed splitting wood as a kid (sledge hammer & maul), i was not happy when my dad got a log splitter & then got rid of the wood stove. 😅 We've got a pile of wood need splitting, but my kid's (young adult's) ruined the handle of my sledge hammer & lost my mauls. Husband had to have an axe & then a dbl bladed axe. Only used it once. Its good work out.
Be sure not to stack that close to the house if you have wood siding, there's a risk of termites, carpenter ants, carpenter bees and such. With metal siding, not as much of an issue. Before you start stacking wood in the spring, pull out any unused bits and give the area a really good cleanout. Plan on using any leftovers from this winter's wood first thing in the fall or over the summer in the fire pit. We heated with wood when I was a child, there's nothing like the soft crackle and hypnotic dance of flames in a woodstove or fireplace.
When i was a kid we had a fireplace in the house. My dad would have us split wood and i will never forget how hard of work it was and i wasnt a big kid. 😂
Timely and very valuable for me as we move North to South Dakota to a small acreage in May. One concern I have with stacking my wood under my patio is wild fire. We have a canyon behind us full of trees. Any recommendations in regards to storing wood and wildfire prevention? I'm considering putting it in the garage, but space is limited.
If you have a wildfire come up the canyon and make it to your house, the firewood that you have stacked under your patio is going to be the least of your worries. Stacked under the patio and don’t worry about it.
@@DryCreekWranglerSchool Ya, we put a rock buffer around the house and I plan to keep the grass short and trim the closest trees to give us a shot in the dark. I think I'd just hose down my wood stack under the patio worst case and if I have time, simply discard the pile into the woods. Most of the trees are burr oaks which I've heard are pretty resilient. Especially if the lower limbs are cut. Love both your channels!
Splitting walnut today,could have been a pretty good saw log but no need. Not much better than going out to the stack on a cold day and knowing you have way plenty until spring. Three stoves in my place
Im a single woman and pretty self sufficient and i think at least kinda tough but im also getting older and things like not being able to get wood someday are becoming scary thoughts.
The old expression rings true, splitting your own firewood warms you twice! Thanks Dewayne.
And if you're cutting your own forest it's three times! :)
For me, cutting, splitting, stacking, and maintaining firewood is so much more than it seems. It’s
a process and a place of peace for me. I love the smell of wood, from cutting to burning it. I love the satisfaction it brings all through the process. It gives me a place to retreat when things aren’t going my way, and it restores me. Wood cutting and burning is a simple pleasure that is beyond measure for me. I love it! Been doing it for nearly fifty years and I fear the day that I won’t be able to do it. Seize the day, and the wood.
Nice, I feel the same way here in my french farm.
This is the advice i come here for sir. These little things nobody would think of sharing because to anyone who grew up on a ranch its obvious? Yeah, that’s the gold for your channel. Thats what us city slickers come to your channel for. Living vicariously through you. Keep em coming sir thanks.
Best job ever. The job that warms you twice.
The tip about leaving spaces in the stack was something I hadn't thought of! When I was a kid I always tried to make them as compact as I could.
Glad to see you still in the Wyoming Traders vest!!! U will be happy to know we got a foot of snow with negative temps all week. Fully bundled up here. Horses are grateful for the alfalfa. Stay in touch friend
I was born in Northern Maine. I use to think my name was "get wood" until i was 12.
😂
This is hilarious.
Oh lord that rings true. I’m from northern Ontario Canada. Learned how to swing an axe at the age of 8. It’s sad that many don’t really know any of the “survivalist” trades anymore
Sitting by the fire, watching your video, same sentiments on a full woodshed and a barn full of hay, takes a load off your mind when you know you've put up enough hay and firewood for the winter.. hope your enjoying being back in Kentucky. We're all transplanted Kentuckians, that landed in southern Indiana, have a piece of ground in Wyoming that we spend a good bit of time at too.
Love your videos, huge fan from Iraq ❤️
I started splitting wood mainly for enjoyment last summer, physical work and being in the woods. ive watched close to 50 videos and guys who really knew what they were doing. and read two books about firewood might i add. I didn't know about the younger wood being tapered really enjoyed this video
Love Red oak great slow burning wood . Yes hard to start but I even save the wood pile bark and scraps . Always in a metal bucket for easy starting . Glad your settled in guys . Thanks
Barn full of hay and a good stack of firewood are better than money in the bank.
Here’s the deal You are so spot on on some many things it is definitely the little things that will break you I just came across your channel and when my wife heard you say what brings you joy and peace, wife taking care of the home firewood and hay she said as I did that there’s a real down to ear man on the pre winter wood Towards the end of summer or first of fall or when weather permits
I go out find my trees I’m gona fell for that next year and scor them all the way around the base just so they will start drying out while standing I have had the privilege of cutting a year /season ahead the last 10-13 years and doing that then getting them cut split and stacked in a covered area makes burning wood easier I do mix in some fresh green and if we have a bad winter I always got a few extra loads to sale for extra cash Alabama winter is up and down so never know but I always try to do 4-6 cords then most folks here buy by the truck load not cord the down side to doing this is I am usually cutting wood when it’s still humid and hot but I’m not freezing and working in the cold to get wood up I rambling on so like your channel me and the wife been 30yrs this month so we have learned alot of the years inside and out
I am that one person that needed to hear this. Thanks.
I sell black locust firewood for a living in the winter down here in WNC. Great stuff. Rewarding work. Feels great
I would just like to thant you for all that you do. May GOD bless you.
Great video Dewayne! Simple, down to earth, and useful. Appreciate it!
Splitting logs is man’s work. Lived off grid for a while, giving me nostalgia.
Great advice! It is the little things that make all the difference. You’ll never have so much pride in a stack of firewood until you’ve processed it yourself.
If I may, I’d like to add a few things about equipment for those starting out. Don’t skimp on your chainsaw. I prefer Stihl but Husky’s are great too. A 20” bar should cover most of what a homesteader needs. Buy from a dealer if you can.
Get a good set of chaps, gloves, eye and ear protection and most of all a good set of boots. You’ll be in the woods and a saw will make you bleed out in minutes. Nothing to be afraid of, but might as well protect yourself.
A Pickaroon (look it up 😉) is my second most important tool besides my saws. Your back will thank you.
The process is hard work, but it’s the most rewarding task I do for my family and it will whip you into shape in no time.
Lived that life for 30 years. Great way to live! Started to get back into it little by little after a long hiatus! Great tips!
God bless you, sir.
I was born in the 70s and remember the oil embargo. As an eight-year-old I would spend my weekends in the woods helping my father, grandfather and uncle fall trees, log them, haul them home, split them, stack them and burn them in multiple wood stoves to stay warm. Good times😁
Thanks Dewayne for your wisdom: it’s the little things that make you or break you. I find that often in your videos about specific things you like, you share great wisdom.
Live in Canada and heat my house with wood since I've lived in it, best source of heat you can have. Power goes out, -40 outside stove stays going
Just gotta say, i have a wood cookstove too and i absolutely LOVE it! Its an older one but it works great. A barn of hay is great too! My jerseys and dairy goats appreciate that
My horses take my barn full of hay for granted. spoiled !
thank you for useful advice
Thanks for the knowledge!!! shots to you & Momma!!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🕊️🕊️🕊️🫂🫂🫂
Good advice. I cut ours in the spring, split it and it is ready for the winter. One of my favorite things to do in life is split firewood. My 21 year old son knows how to do it too.
Love your work ! This is so peaceful and relaxing, keep it up men💯🧉🐐
Great video Dwayne! I absolutely love the style of content, specially, with how heavy some of the other content has been. I live in southern Ohio so the weather we’ve both been dealing with has been very similar. It would be awesome to someday do an interview with you comparing and contrasting the way you live as a man in your late 50s with grown children and me being in my early 30s just starting my family. Once again, great content thank you!
Love the “wait, who are we…” moment. Watching this I was reminded of my grandmother sticking 2-3 foot logs of Mesquite in her fireplace. She would sit beside the part sticking out and slowly move the wood in as it burned away inside. I can’t help but shake my head and think about how lucky she is that she didn’t burn the house down as they rolled out from time to time. 😂
Thank you, learned a couple new things today. God Bless!
Minnesotan here. Love what your doing Dwayne. My Dad loves your videos and had shown them to me a few years ago.
this is a dynamic subject and a conversation piece. depends on the purpose of your fire; location, Cooking, heat, incense/cave man TV, or all of the latter.
I agree of the type of lumber for length of burning and however there are those who love the incense factor of Campfires not only for cooking. it also matters how you stack it on the fire. i like the log cabin style in the camp fire however when i'm cooking i might stand the logs up for cooking kinda like a stove pipe log.
incense? birch can smell good even mixed with pine.
I like to stack my firewood piles from thick to thin. because going from kindling to the long burn and the convenience of finding where i am at at that particular time of needing firewood.
I've camped off grid for many months and there was ALOT of firewood available.
For sure. I love cutting & and stacking firewood for sure Dewayne.
A Great Video Dwayne love to hear this advice brother super useful.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I wasn't aware of these tips
rlly respect and appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us
What you say is good advice! I save some of the crooked forked pieces in a pile and use them to keep the fire going on warm days whey I still need a fire but don't want to burn night time wood. Wild cherry is the most wonderful wood to smell, reminds me of cherry pipe tobacco.
Dwayne i love stacking wood, there is no better warmth, than the warmth of a woodburner xx
Good vid. Dwayne..keep em coming our way.
Love to See teaching Videos Like that
Well, well Dewayne - looks like you’re settling-in nicely to your new(ish) surroundings! You’re looking relaxed and joyful (especially on this channel)! We love both channels, btw. I listened to the end of this one but didn’t hear what kind of cigar you were enjoying - (Usually you let us know). Hope you enjoy be back in Kentucky!
Thank you. Sorry about the cigar, I just forgot. It was a Tabernacle.
@ thanks. I really enjoy the balance you put into your life. I’m sure it brings much peace. God bless you, “momma’” and your entire family.
Thank you, so grateful 🙏
I learned the hard way why I got some wood for FREE! LOL! Dang stuff had spiral grain and I had to cut it instead of splitting it. Live and learn.
Darn I could've used this a couple years ago! Wonder how much hassle I could've saved myself lol. Gonna implement these pointers this season, it's much appreciated!
We told this young guy at work years ago that the knots would explode when burned so he needed to sort those out. He came in the next day and asked us how he should get rid of the bad ones. Feel sort of bad about that now that I'm older he took it like a champ.
I feel like your story is unfinished. What was the result? What did you advise him to do, specifically, to get rid of the knots? Is this something obvious people who grew up camping would know?
Thank you Dewayne. Hopefully you're settled in your new home.
I feel the same way. Nothing like heating with wood.👍
Never had a wood cook stove, but burned wood for 25 yrs. 20 to 22 face cord of hard maple and cherry a winter every year. I miss it, esp splitting . Here at home, we now burn pea coal. It's great heat, but you can't cook on the stove we have if you had to, and it needs power to run the fan. The wood shed still has 10 face cords in it and the wood stove is in the back shed just in case it's needed and could be changed out in about an hour. All great info for someone new to burning wood. Stay safe and warm.
Ash is a longer burner that needs a good under-fire or coals. We have that on the mid east coast. Our favorite is actually red or white oak. No shame in hickory, except that it could be more value in furniture or tools over firewood. For our cabin use, it feels like a shame to ever buy firewood. I have a lot laying already on the hill.
Bless you for your sharing of your thoughts , ideals, and sometimes dislikes. It's honest help. I'll never get tired of hearing about Jesus either. He's my savior.
I'm blessed to be in Michigan with lots of choices for wood. Even scrub wood like Mulberry and osage orange make good hot fires.
Dewayne, try and find some Mulberry to use for firewood. Burns longer than any I have used other than maybe Post Oak. Love your channel! May God bless you!
Empty feed bags are a good way to collect the little bits of wood for kindling. Stack them up in a dry place and bring a bag in as needed. Keeps it handy and contains the mess.
Thank you very much!
Yessir it was - 35 here in ontario and when you went out side you smell the woods stoves going good
I can start a fire in Arizona and Idaho but I can't start a fire in Wisconsin. Thanks DeWayne :)
That ending zoom-in on the firewood was killer 👍
I'm here in WI be glad to give you some help. Just let me know when and where.
Wisconsin ain’t to bad I live here and we use a wood stove
@@jaimhaas5170 thanks haha I was just up there with family some time ago
Great advice!!
This is the advice i come here for sir
Hey Dwayne, good video. Since firewood is normally sold by the cord, maybe explain how much a cord is. Theres always one unscrupulous firewood seller who will try to short someone on a load. Found over the years its usually someone elderly and mostly elderly women. I hear the stories and shake my head how someone could do that.
Nice helpful video. Thanks
Thanks D 🙏 For All You videos
Appreciate the knowledge. Thank you sir
Stack your wood on Two / 2 x 4 / slats Keep above ground and at least 1 1/2 inch from house or structure. Clean regularly. Keeps mouse 🐁 rat 🐀 , termites at bay.
This helps me. I appreciate it ❤
I’ve always had a wood stove and wouldn’t do without one! When we buy wood we want 2 cords of day wood and 2 cords on night wood!
Thanks for this new video Dewayne. I really appreciate your advices and your teachings on both of your channels. The last one about momentum was really helpful. I was wondering, after you gave us some book recommandations, what about making some music recommandations too? I am curious about what you like to listen to. Keep up the good work my friend!
God bless! Here in AZ, don't burn Palo Verde! Nasty smelly wood!
Aah, great reminiscing. Thanks Dwayne
Love watching this man nerd out. 5 stars
In case I have to burn wood that is not ready, I keep a stash of fatwood at home. It usually comes from the heartwood of pine. Often found where branches meet the trunk on downed trees. Also, it can be found in the trunk. It has a very strong smell of turpines. You will know when you find it. You can buy it online. I like the smell but it is strong. Many use the resin filled shavings (or small slices) to start a fire. It starts slow but grows quickly (use small shavings or slices) and hard to extinguish but helps wetter wood to catch fire because it burns slow and strong. Easily found at ground level in older felled pines. Make sure you have good air draw up the stove pipe (light a match and watch its direction) before lighting the fatwood. The smoke of the burned resin is black and is probably toxic at some level. If you use it too often you might want to inspect your stove pipes a few times per year. Great fire starter.
My Dad was a professional chopper and keeper of firewood and he kept that wood cook stove well fed year round until they finally got an electric oven. But they kept that cook stove to make cornbread and biscuits especially in the winter months.
Another thing when splitting rings of wood 🪵 is use an old car 🚗 tire .
Put the ring of wood 🪵 in the old car tire and spit it keeps the wood together. Anthony Peter De Vries.
From New Zealand 🇳🇿.
God bless ✝️
Stack firewood bark side up to prevent the elements such as rain and snow from getting into it thereby facilitating drying.
loving your words always .
lot of love from myside from pakistan .
i wish someday i met you if i ever come to america .i would love to explore america and i am watching many channels of traveling in america but you are kind of cherry on cake .
i mean different than the all the channels what i usually use to watch .
🎉🎉🎉🎉 thank you
I keep a good supply of fat lighter on hand, too. Can't beat it for getting a fire started from scratch.
Is there a man alive, who does not enjoy chopping and stacking wood? If there is I am yet to meet him. Love a good wood stack.
Sweet...can't imagine having such good hardwood to burn...basically use aspen/cottonwood & jackpine right now here in the frozen north🇨🇦✌️🙏✝️
Winter has arrived in full force in Western Canada
Sending love from egypt 🇪🇬
I enjoyed splitting wood as a kid (sledge hammer & maul), i was not happy when my dad got a log splitter & then got rid of the wood stove. 😅
We've got a pile of wood need splitting, but my kid's (young adult's) ruined the handle of my sledge hammer & lost my mauls. Husband had to have an axe & then a dbl bladed axe. Only used it once. Its good work out.
Be sure not to stack that close to the house if you have wood siding, there's a risk of termites, carpenter ants, carpenter bees and such. With metal siding, not as much of an issue. Before you start stacking wood in the spring, pull out any unused bits and give the area a really good cleanout. Plan on using any leftovers from this winter's wood first thing in the fall or over the summer in the fire pit.
We heated with wood when I was a child, there's nothing like the soft crackle and hypnotic dance of flames in a woodstove or fireplace.
If you cut your own firewood try to do it in late fall through the winter when this sap is out
Very true. Good point.
When i was a kid we had a fireplace in the house. My dad would have us split wood and i will never forget how hard of work it was and i wasnt a big kid. 😂
We love you pap's
Relatable. Totally. Who can resist a stack of firewoods.
Thanks for the tips. As always.
Timely and very valuable for me as we move North to South Dakota to a small acreage in May. One concern I have with stacking my wood under my patio is wild fire. We have a canyon behind us full of trees. Any recommendations in regards to storing wood and wildfire prevention? I'm considering putting it in the garage, but space is limited.
If you have a wildfire come up the canyon and make it to your house, the firewood that you have stacked under your patio is going to be the least of your worries. Stacked under the patio and don’t worry about it.
@@DryCreekWranglerSchool Ya, we put a rock buffer around the house and I plan to keep the grass short and trim the closest trees to give us a shot in the dark. I think I'd just hose down my wood stack under the patio worst case and if I have time, simply discard the pile into the woods. Most of the trees are burr oaks which I've heard are pretty resilient. Especially if the lower limbs are cut. Love both your channels!
So glade I got to come home and watch this after work
Splitting walnut today,could have been a pretty good saw log but no need. Not much better than going out to the stack on a cold day and knowing you have way plenty until spring. Three stoves in my place
Dang...walnut😲...love to have me some of that but live in the north 🇨🇦✌️🙏✝️
@@RobertMclaren68 Yes as a wood worker it sort of bums me out but a lot of it is not good to saw
@LeatherHomestead-io8dt yes I understand...I'm also a woodworker👍 unfortunately all we have here north of Minnesota is birch & black ash basically
Great video Dewayne,how has your Tony Lama boots been and have they held up well,thanks have a blessed evening
He's like a badger with a hat on.
Best way to split firewood is to have somebody else do it.
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thanks a lot writing down 🙌
Amen brotha
Im a single woman and pretty self sufficient and i think at least kinda tough but im also getting older and things like not being able to get wood someday are becoming scary thoughts.
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Do you have osage orange/bodark trees in Kentucky? Those trees make the best firewood known to man!
DO ONE ON HOW YOU SPLIT EM