The key to using firewood as a fuel to warm yourself is to utilize each of the three steps to their fullest potential.
The first step is to forgo the chainsaw in favor on the hand axe. The piece of wood below is ten inches in diameter and four feet long. We will cut the log into two pieces.
This is the first series of cuts. Notice that one side is at an angle while the other goes almost straight down. This knocks out wedges of wood. At this point, your coat comes off.
Halfway through one side and you become shirtless and you pant. You also realize that the cut is getting deeper. It’s time to roll the thing over.
This is the view of the other side facing up. At this stage you take photos just to catch your breath. Notice the onset of POD!
After ten minutes of work, the log is about to give up the ghost. At this point you wonder if it’s ever going to cool off enough to warrant a fire.
This is the final cut. Go inside now, cut the AC on, and get some iced tea.
This is first of three steps of staying warm using firewood. The second is to build a fire, of course. The third step is to invite someone over who likes to cuddle in front of a fire. I have a photo up of the second step.
The third step is difficult to photograph because when done properly there are no free hands.
Take Care,
Mike
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Comments: 46
Clever photo essay as well!
I admire anyone, male or female who can run a chainsaw.
I don't want to do any of that anymore.
However, my only source of heat is wood.
And as with wood heat, if the fire is burning, I'm usually in my underwear. Wood heat is hot!!!!
It does much better than propane at heating my old (1943) trailer and addition. And for much, much cheaper.
I just call the wood man though. At 45 bucks a heaping truck load I already have enough to last me the winter and has only cost about 270 dollars. A minimum fill on the propane tank would have been $572. (And that would only last a little over a month and only keep the upper level warmish). (I had them come get that ugly thing out of my yard last week - haven't used it in 2 years).
I have to wait until later to sharpern the axe. If I sit down the mutts will mob me.
I don't want to do it, but I can't get anyone else to do it for me so....
The Dawgs are kicking ass, as they should.
I cannot believe that old myth is still running around. The flamethrower and the chainsaw are the two worst weapons you could use against Zombies. A chainsaw fills the air with zombie blood and you know what that causes, don't you?
you didn't use the saw while you were nude sunbathing did you?
I never had to do any real chopping but I do remember hauling armloads of logs in from the wood pile... that generated it's own share of heat!
Rose, I mowed my grandma's lawn for years using a push mower... she didn't get an electric one until long after I passed the job on to one of my cousins... by then she'd moved to a house with a much smaller yard!
Mike, I was an only child for the first seven years so by the time my next younger sister was old enough to do chores I had already been helping my Dad put up storm windows in fall and painting fences as needed. Mowed lawns, shoveled snow, raked leaves, shoveled snow, helped with the vacumming on weekends, did I mention shovelling snow?
Just stay inside until the next day and it will melt.
Why do you think I moved to Texas?!
The trick in the northwest is keeping the wood dry....
It's snowed twice in my lifetme in Georgia. well, twice it stuck around.
No problem with that here. It hasn't rained in a decade.