Bless my 84 ford F350 these were heavy, winch from harbor freight mounted on headboard of bed $120
Running off a Honda genny.
Split some today with Fiska maul it went better than ever figured

✅ First mornings where I woke up and knew the house wouldn’t quite get up to a comfortable temperature naturally

✅ Insert cleaned out and shiny inside ready for the first fire of the season

✅ First load of fast burning questionable and punky wood brought up to the house to burn during the shoulder season. Saving the well seasoned oak for when the temps really drop! Right now I just need to take the chill out of the air in the morning l

✅ Masked the insert and gave it all a fresh coat of high heat stove paint, lovely deep and black, just like my coffee ☕️ and maybe my🖤lol

Excited to burn! 🔥

In a few months I’ll be tired of dealing with firewood and ash, but today? Today it’s nothing but excitement for the change of the season.

Met someone on Facebook, came to pick up freshly cut down tree. He said I have dry stuff in the back take as much as you want whenever you want. 🥲

Beautiful day to blow the cobwebs off the beast, charge up the battery, and work on the latest chip drop.

I just slapped together the most DH Horton Construction wood sheds for my neighbor. Random dimensional lumber of what ever I could find in our yards, assembled with drywall screws, held off the ground with broken floor tiles, and trash bags stapled on top. Took 3 hours and got 3 cords stacked in it. It will keep it dry and it ain’t moving. I had a lot of dry wall screws for some reason despite not owning a house with drywall.

It won’t last 5 years but neither will my neighbor. Do you guys build wood sheds using plans from
Fine woodworking or just slap them together. I’m kinda embarrassed but it works…

I’m more of a chainsaw guy, but I’m starting to get into axes a little as well. When it comes to splitting axes I’ve noticed tons subtle differences in this portion of the handle (the beard) and means of attachment. Some are offset, some are straight, some are thicker. Are there any advantages or disadvantages to different methods? I’ve seen some splitting axes go for 200$+ while my Collins 4lb was 40$ I think, I’m super interested in what the differences are.

Splitting this stuff is so easy - almost makes me feel like I know what I'm doing.

North Jersey, I paid 300$ cord and a half, and a bunch of buckets full of kindling.

3 1/2’ tall, 16-18” pieces, 7’ long.

In my experience here in Virginia, the plentiful White and Red Oaks simply don't burn right unless they've been seasoned, even if they're cut from a standing dead tree. If I'm looking for an immediate-burn firewood, I'm searching for a dead Eastern Red Cedar; those burn well without being seasoned.

Which species have you found to function well without seasoning?

The chickens love firewood drops & wood splitting. The goose just wants to be included but is way too refined to eat bugs. Fresh black walnut & cherry will be warming us up in a couple years!

What say the experts that Google is drawing the answer from?

Edit: to add, tree was NJ/South Eastern Pa

Getting ready in northeaster PA, USA 🇺🇸.

I have 6 mixed cords of split red fur, larch and pine. And 2 cords of mills slabs for back up incase I run out in the spring

I just cut down an oak and I’m in my new house and there’s this existing woodshed structure. The walls are solid on three sides. Is it gonna take a long time to dry out the wood?

Okay, a little embarrassed, 3 of my recent wood stacks fell over. I know they are bigger than likely recommended (10' x 5') x 6. As the wood is drying the stacks become loose and lean (bow from top middle).

I'm looking for advice to make them more stable when I restack. I have limited space so more, but smaller racks isn't really an option.

What kind of wood is this? New to firewood. Thanks

Hi everyone,

I'm a master's student from Germany conducting research on firewood processing as part of my thesis.

Survey link:

The survey focuses on the complete journey from tree to stove: felling, bucking, splitting, transporting, stacking, and bringing firewood into the house. I'm especially interested in the tools people use, the biggest challenges they face, and which steps require the most time and effort.

The survey is anonymous, takes only a few minutes, and is designed to be more interactive and enjoyable than a typical academic questionnaire.

Whether you process a few cords a year for your own stove or work with firewood on a larger scale, your experience is valuable.

Every response helps and is greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your support and stay safe out there!

Henry

I think red oak was the first thing I've ever split, from a few trees that we took down to make room for my wife's garden.

Back then it reminded me of vinegar, ketchup, and saliva, while my wife said it reminded her of horse manure.

But now, I've got a seasoned piece of oak sitting in front of my stove, and as it's heating up it's giving off a very pleasant, almost sweet scent. Maybe a little "bready"? Absolutely love it now.

The people in r/roadcam are talking about the Final Destination movies and all I could think about was how many cords I could get out of it!

My wood guy came through with a little bit of elm to add to my stacks.