Splitting Firewood on Salt Spring Island
I have a ton of wood to split as you can see. Think of it as a workout and it goes a little easier. March 24, 2010
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Is that your backyard?
What a beautiful looking place to chop wood. So peaceful listening to the birds as you chop wood. My arms are hurting just watching you.
Yes it is in the back of my property . There is forest all around us.
It is a peaceful place, nothing but the birdies and me. I’m the only one making the noise during this vid., lol
Good way to work out life’s aggressions.
Exactly!!
Some tips for ya you never want to smack a round in the middle always right on the edge then the opposite edge it should be in half.
I used to be in the firewood business I could have those large rounds of fir split in 30 minutes depending if those have wind twist.
Seeing as it is your own wood no need to be busting your ass you can end up with a hernia.
I know it, and the next day my wood chopping friend said the exact same thing. Split around the edges of those big rounds and it goes so much easier. It sure does, wish I would have done it that way right from the start. I did manage to split all of that wood you see me chopping. Still have a couple more logs to saw and split. I was busy today.
All you don’t want to do is put your back out or you will be screaming for the kids to pack dad back to the house LOL.
A lot of work cutting firewood if you use it for primary heat it does save you some money. Many people have gone to pellet stoves. Fir firewood is 180-200 dollars a cord Most people burn 2.5-3 cords a year.
That’s it, I have to watch my bakc because once in a while my lower back kills me. We only use wood heat here,although we have electric base boards in every room. Those we never turn on because they are way to costly. Wood heat feels much nicer. I burn Eucalyptus and Arbutus as well. I sawed up a bunch of Eucalyptus wood today.
I was house sitting for one of my neighbours they use wood for primary heat. I couldn’t take it baby sitting the wood stove and turned on the electric heat. Their electric bill was a little more expensive for the 2 months.
Never burned Eucalyptus before is it aramatic (smell) while its burning.
I’m burning Eucalyptus wood this evening in my air tight stove. It’s only aromatic when you run the chainsaw through it or if you use the leaves in a pot of water on the wood stove. I grow many species of Eucs. on my property.