Build a Log Deck for Splitting Firewood

Reader Contribution by Dave Boyt
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Seasoned Firewood

“Have all your firewood cut and split by the Fourth of July,” the old-timers say. That sounds good in theory, but in actual practice, we are doing well to get the wood cut and split a week before we need it. Fortunately, we have a plethora of seasoned sawmill slabs to mix with the green firewood when we need a good fire. In past years, I scoffed at anyone who cheated by using a hydraulic log splitter, but now that I’m pushing 60, it is the preferred way to make little chunks out of big ones. I figure ten gallons of gas for the saw, tractor and splitter is a fair trade-off for a year’s worth of fuel, when my neighbors are paying $800 a month to stay warm.  Even though our southwest Missouri home is passive solar, we still burn two or three cords per year, and I’m always on the lookout for better (easier) ways of getting it done.

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