2022 Firewood Season Completed

Holzhausen Wood Pile

I barely had any seasoned firewood in the summer of 2022. As a result, I almost purchased a couple of cords of firewood at $250 a cord to keep the house warm. Fortunately, or unfortunately, my dump truck broke down, and I didn’t want to pay for firewood delivery. I knew it was going to …

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Firewood Cutting Tools

Firewood Cutting Tools

Firewood cutting tools can make or break a day of cutting firewood. Let’s discuss the firewood cutting tools I’ve been using to cut ash from three inches to a little over a foot in diameter. Wetterlings Splitting Maul The Wetterlings maul is an extremely well-designed splitting maul. The bit transforms to a single ridge as …

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Read the Chainsaw Cut

Closeup of Lines From Chainsaw Cutters

The other day while the sun washed across a fresh cut I noticed the sharp, self-feeding chain traced parallel lines into the log. The distinct spacing between the lines is because the chain is razor-sharp and the depth gauges are filed right. The cutters are taking just the right amount of wood with each pass. …

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