Who is cutting wood?

Running saw to cut ski run is the hardest thing I had ever done, after a 6 hr shift i would shut the saw off and pop an extra strength robaxecet before everything seized up, we weren't even collecting the wood, just dropping it flat for the new ski runs but 10 days of that and by ski season I was in skiing shape

A couple of pretty tough first nation bro's cut truck loads or shovel snow or any number of hard labor jobs in town but they don't have too many options to make money, can you do another job that pays you well and just buy wood delivered ?

also when you add up gas/ wear n tear on truck & saw how much do you save cutting your own and then you also gotta split it ?

GF just had 2 cords of split dry delivered for 480 $, Lars told me " yeah I was at work so the wife did it today " she ain't actualy that manly, lars buys logs by the 7 axle truck load, she just ran the firewood processor which cuts to length/ splits perfectly/ drops the wood right into the 3 axle trailer, so maybe there is an easyier less painful way to collect wood ... pay someone ?

I own a industrial grade saw did all that cutting for ski passes but for home heat I burn gas

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Crib full, so about 3+ cords for the winter, about 2 cords of maple which doesn't split very well and 1 cord of doug fir which splits so well.

Alright cool, thanks for the tips! I like being out doing it and the conditioning from the hard work is great, so I don't see myself paying for someone to deliver it. Unless I just get too short on time. I'll keep at it and see what happens.

when you work that hard make sure you drink lots of water and you won't feel as bad

GF and I used the big wheel barrow like in the pict^^ and we didnt feel near as bad stacking the 2 cords of delivered wood ...a big labor saver

back when I did collect wood I liked transporting it in 6ft logs cuz they were easier to stack in a PU or trailer bed , bucking/splitting at home, we were towing a big trailer with roomey's f-350 on a muddy road, coincidently a week later the transfer case blows, be careful about overloading the equipment

What kind of flatbed truck are you seeing carrying 2 cords? That’s 8’x8’x16’

dood that's 8 cords - double one of those measurements to get 2 cords - fkn basic math

1) Cut it to stove length
2) Use the wheelbarrow if you can
3) Drink lots of water
All mentioned previously. But...
4) Suck it up, princess. Think about the people out there running saws and throwing the stuff for +/- 16 hrs/day on fires.

I buy a couple cords of rounds in July when it's cheap, then split and stack gradually through the summer to save my back. Too lazy to get my own anymore and I don't mind supporting those willing to do the hard work.

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I buy a couple cords of rounds in July when it's cheap, then split and stack gradually through the summer to save my back. Too lazy to get my own anymore and I don't mind supporting those willing to do the hard work.

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^^ This.

Last time I cut, dragged, loaded, unloaded, bucked 6' 12" diameter logs was 3 years ago. It ended up being lousy wood for a fuckload of work.

Now I just find someone with rounds through the granges and feedstores so it's just spitting and stacking.

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dood that's 8 cords - double one of those measurements to get 2 cords - fkn basic math

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Thank you! Fucking long morning today!

Does anyone season their wood anymore? I’m using stuff that was split more than five years ago.


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Yeah there's no "easy" way about it except some tips like those above make it easier. I dont think it's too bad but I've also been working construction for 20+years. I've got a pretty good setup here as it's about 2hrs/trip door to door to cut/load usually 1/2 to 1/3 cord. I usually try and split a good chunk of it and then slowly split the rest with an electric splitter throughout winter with coffee and weed.

Half cord in a taco? I hope you’re using airbags.

I’m seasoning my own wood. It’s all come off my little property from thinning and pine beetle kills. Pine, madrone, manzanita, Doug fir, incense cedar, and oak. Madrone is my favorite for heating. I have at least 2 more winter before I need to find another neighboring “wood lot,” head head into some public lands, or buy from a woodmonger.

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If you are gona be close to power the electric splitters are awesume, way cheaper/way more convienent than a gas powered splitter

you can check wood with a moisture meter but we are not that far from where the pine beetle got started in Tweedsmuir so there is lots of dead wood around

I tried an electric splitter finally. I was great.

Yeah ^^ way better than gas powered IMO, for a few years I was splitting all the wood for a back country lodge with a 6 ton, instead of lining in a gas powered splitter the electric packed easily in the heli, never needed any fuel or maintenance.

We had a crew of 7 so a guy loading rounds, a guy stacking all the split and a guy pulling the lever for 2 days straight,

you can jam a piece of fire wood up against the safety button and let the hydralic pump run continuously

From your postings I assumed wood in Canada would be like a US emo child and cut itself.

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Does anyone season their wood anymore? I’m using stuff that was split more than five years ago.


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I try to fill up the wood shed two bays every 2 years so at most have 4 years worth at least 3 years worth on hand in fall. So all wood has seen at least two summers.

As far as cutting wood in a day goes depending on slash pile can get 1.5 to just less than 2 cords in a day by my self. Sore next day for sure. Slash piles usually don't have a lot of stuff have to split so with two summers of seasoning I leave up to 6" unspilt. Here's a pic from the other days haul, abit has been stacked. Cut it in 4' lenghts to stack to get more wood in trailer. Should be close to 2 cords, mostly D Fir but if spruce was in way took it. Attachment 339154

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Does anyone season their wood anymore? I’m using stuff that was split more than five years ago.

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I’m not sure how you could get by without seasoning wood unless you find a consistent honeypot stash of aged dead wood, like in an old burn. My deal is that the local national forest has an area where you can cut green piñon and juniper, so my stack has green stuff at the far end and I rotate through past years’ cutting that has seasoned. No way I could burn the stuff the year I cut it.

I was just wondering because it seems like people are talking about putting up wood for this winter.


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I've still got some seasoned but I'll definitely be burning wood I cut this year. Not ideal but I've got a couple good spots of dead and slash piles.

I'm prob wrong but I feel with the new stoves that they burn so much more and efficiently that I'm not as concerned about creosote buildup. I also just pulled and cleaned the liner and was amazed how little buildup there was. Our stove runs all winter as it's our primary heat source. Chimney fires scare the living hell outta me.

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Seems like most here are our west....

I'm on the EC, 3 acres of woods that hadn't been maintained in years. A 30” log is a bear to deal with but yields a lot of wood.

I try to season at least a year, the oak is better after 2. This winter will be burning a mix of oak, beech, maple and birch that's been stacked for 2 years. If I run low I've got birch that's will be about a year old by the time I get to it. Got a decent pile of oak that was dropped 4 years ago, bucked this spring and split this summer. Need to stack before snow flies.

I try to drop the dead/dying and in the way trees in the fall or spring.

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From your postings I assumed wood in Canada would be like a US emo child and cut itself.

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and the freeway dividers are planted with free range MJ

“Seasoning” :)
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“Seasoning” :)
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Watch for insects and bugs in the wood in that pile.

wow that is heavily paraphrased

should be"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." so a completely different meaning.


how about “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.”

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wow that is heavily paraphrased

should be"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." so a completely different meaning.


how about “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.”

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Pretty good post, but a record-setting wrong thread location.

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Watch for insects and bugs in the wood in that pile.

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Yeah. We get the widow for sure. I usually get dressed for the job. That pile (two former oak “sprouts”) is in its next stage of processing.
-limb/fell trees
-buck into manageable sizes
-do nothing for a year
-throw downhill (away from garage structure) during early wildfire evacuation near spot where trailer can back into (that’s where I’m at now)
-transport by trailer to processing/splitting spot
-process/buck/spit
-pile/stack for winter use

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Yeah. We get the widow for sure. I usually get dressed for the job. That pile (two former oak “sprouts”) is in its next stage of processing.
-limb/fell trees
-buck into manageable sizes
-do nothing for a year
-throw downhill (away from garage structure) during early wildfire evacuation near spot where trailer can back into (that’s where I’m at now)
-transport by trailer to processing/splitting spot
-process/buck/spit
-pile/stack for winter use

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Deeper meaning in what I posted, I'd be cautious on bringing this wood into any indoor space on account of rot, pests, bugs, insects. If using for outdoor fire pit I'd have no hesitation storing (outdoors) and using.

jesus christ get a fucking life

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Pretty good post, but a record-setting wrong thread location.

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For the first time read Nobody Famous' sig line and thought thats not right

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For the first time read Nobody Famous' sig line and thought thats not right

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Ah, needed context.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.’

-Winston Churchill, House of Commons, 22 October 1945

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Deeper meaning in what I posted, I'd be cautious on bringing this wood into any indoor space on account of rot, pests, bugs, insects. If using for outdoor fire pit I'd have no hesitation storing (outdoors) and using.

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I see whatcha mean. This is how we roll. That oak needs another year (or more) before we burn it. Used for indoor heating.

After everything else is has been politicized It had to happen ... the politicization of wood cutting

Does anybody have a recommended updated version (?) of max Weber? His writing always put me to sleep.

defensible spacing beetle kill up at the ski hut
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What’s the over-under on electric splitters?