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It that time of year to get the main heat source cut stacked and in the wood shed. I was able to get about a cord in today.
On a side note...
What the hell was I thinking having wood for a main source of heat, then thinking it was a good idea to do all the work myself???? I bet whomever ended up with that chainsaw is cursed with having to use it a lot. If a person was smart, they would sell their chainsaws to pay someone else for firewood, or to put in a propan heater.
This is why people have children.
You just have to spread it throughout the year... kill a pig and smoke it invite all your friends and have a logging party then bring home your 5 cords stack them and periodically cut Spilt and stack 10 logs or so throughout the summer That’s how we did it growing up
Time has been very short this year. The last several years, that is how I did it, even if it was just cutting down the tree and stacking it in place to pick up later. Having a second job is sometimes a curse when it comes to getting stuff done around the house.
As for the kids, they will be 5, 3, and 1 at the end of the month. They help some now, but in a couple more years, I hopefully will have more help.
Several years were spent cutting wood for heating my house. Broke it up over 3-5 months. Neighbor and I split cost of spliter and a long day of spliting wood. Kinda miss it. Neighbors would let us cut dead fall on their property.
First you fell the trees then cut and chip or haul the slash, split the rounds, move and stack the wood, stock the wood box, feed the fire, clean and disperse the ash, and finally scrape and brush clean the chimney. Sounds like a whole lot of fun.
I burned about four cords last winter, and it was a mild winter.
Fwiw, I don't begin cutting firewood until summer bird nesting is over and the flowers have gone to seed. The first of September is a good time to start and there's plenty time until the serious snows happen. I'm a year ahead on my stacked wood supply and hope to get three years supply by next spring.
Started cuttin today. The fall fun has begun.
I'm only to about 3 1/2 cords so far. With all the birds migrating this early, it makes me wonder if I should have an extra cord.
at least you're saving on gym membership?
I need to get about a cord for "winter" here (big air quotes)... the heat pump doesn't work well when it gets below freezing at night, a fire really helps those nights- and a LOT cheaper than space heaters.
but it's still too hot to start cutting here... I've got plenty of dead Oak to chop up, and my neighbor across the street has even more (but I don't think much Oak), and no fireplace.
Got a friend in Ward that will be putting up 14 cords for this winter.