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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How do You Keep a Holz Hausen Dry?

Holz Hausen Covered by Tarp

Once you crack the roof on your Holz Hausen wood pile water will find a way in.  So how do you keep the wood in your Holz Hausen dry when you take it apart? It’s simple.  You cover the pile with a tarp.  Preferably not a gaudy blue tarp like I used before last nights …

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Firewood Cutting Opening Day 2016 Season

Noodling Rotted Sugar Maple Log Firewood Cutting

Yesterday I got out to start firewood cutting for the 2016 wood burning season.  I’ve already got plenty of seasoned wood for this year.  It was a crisp fall day and I felt a need for chainsaw. I grabbed the 036, cleaned the air filter, checked the chain tension, filled the chain oil and fuel tank and …

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