Do I love firewood?

[70t351w]

Am I the only one who seems obsessed with getting the wood cut, hauled, split, stacked and sold? For me I like to use a saw, get outdoors, Tell ya the truth I like everything about it. I dont like hauling it to much. Seems like I always need to cut more. I dont even have a fireplace. That meens I sell it. I like the customers. Heck last year a lady gave me $100 for about 30 sticks of wood. Call me crazy I think I am addicted to work.

 

[papossefan]

I know exactly how you feel. I don't burn wood right now either except at camp which is only a few truck loads a year but I love to cut and split wood! I am always helping friends of mine cut wood to heat their homes or cutting some wood to sell. Sometimes I think I am just plain crazy, but there is something I love about doing it!

 

[PA Plumber]

Ain't noth'n wrong with work'n for a liv'n. Run into that once in a while myself.

 

[70t351w]

I cut about 30 cords this last Jan, Feb. Four cords went to a guy that helped.
There is alot of guys from PA on here. How much will a cord sell for in your neck of the woods? I have seen it in dallas for $300 not delivered! I dont live there though. I sell it for about $185 plus Delivery.

 

[PA Plumber]

I cut about 30 cords this last Jan, Feb. Four cords went to a guy that helped.
There is alot of guys from PA on here. How much will a cord sell for in your neck of the woods? I have seen it in dallas for $300 not delivered! I dont live there though. I sell it for about $185 plus Delivery.

Around $130 delivered; for hardwoods.

 

[redprospector]

I cut about 30 cords this last Jan, Feb. Four cords went to a guy that helped.
There is alot of guys from PA on here. How much will a cord sell for in your neck of the woods? I have seen it in dallas for $300 not delivered! I dont live there though. I sell it for about $185 plus Delivery.

Wow, if I think about it real hard I can remember delivering & stacking a cord of oak in Dallas for $75.00. But that was a few day's ago.

Andy

 

[Bowtie]

I help all my friends cut wood and cut my own wood every winter. I hate this time of year because Im itching bad to get into the timber to cut, but its still a little too warm here to do it all day. Working up wood is a great hobby.

 

[70t351w]

Some days I will drive around looking for land developement where the trees are being dozed. I always get permission though. One time the dozer operator loaded 16' logs on my trailer. The dozer was a D-9. One slip on the clutch and the old truck and trailer would have been toast.

 

[JohnnyT]

Still cheap here, hardwood facecord= 8ft x 16" x 4 ft tall goes for $55, $65 delivered.

 

[Steve128]

Firewood

Am I the only one who seems obsessed with getting the wood cut, hauled, split, stacked and sold? For me I like to use a saw, get outdoors, Tell ya the truth I like everything about it. I dont like hauling it to much. Seems like I always need to cut more. I dont even have a fireplace. That meens I sell it. I like the customers. Heck last year a lady gave me $100 for about 30 sticks of wood. Call me crazy I think I am addicted to work.

Sounds like you enjoy what you do! Smart man. I agree, I like everythings about it. My boy's and I cut, split and deliver about 5 cords a year to the elderly at our church for winter use. They enjoy the free firewood and we enjoy their smiles. Everybody wins.

 

[Patrick62]

You ain't the only one

I work with a guy who would be best called "obsessive, compulsive" when it comes to wood. Some people never learn.

If I can cut 1 cord a week, then I will have cut a bunch in a year (for me).

I like running a good saw. I like loading a truck heavy. I like watching a splitter cram it's way thru a knot. I like delivering a load of wood. I like getting paid for it. I like the big smile I see when I arrive with a load!

-Pat

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Am I the only one who seems obsessed with getting the wood cut, hauled, split, stacked and sold? For me I like to use a saw, get outdoors, Tell ya the truth I like everything about it. I dont like hauling it to much. Seems like I always need to cut more. I dont even have a fireplace. That meens I sell it. I like the customers. Heck last year a lady gave me $100 for about 30 sticks of wood. Call me crazy I think I am addicted to work.

You've got a lot of fellow woodnuts here who feel the same way. Now you gotta get a stove and burn some of it yourself and really get hooked on it!

 

[70t351w]

I got a outdoor fireplace. Does that count?

 

[redprospector]

I got a outdoor fireplace. Does that count?

Nope.

Andy

 

[Wood Scrounge]

Am I the only one who seems obsessed with getting the wood cut, hauled, split, stacked and sold? For me I like to use a saw, get outdoors, Tell ya the truth I like everything about it. I dont like hauling it to much. Seems like I always need to cut more. I dont even have a fireplace. That meens I sell it. I like the customers. Heck last year a lady gave me $100 for about 30 sticks of wood. Call me crazy I think I am addicted to work.

I have serious obsession issues with firewood myself, I only need at max 4 cords but I always scrounge up ~6.
If I had the time I would collect 100.

 

[wahoowad]

I drift off to sleep each night thinking about how and where to make my next firewood stack out in the yard.

 

[Mr. Firewood]

last night while enjoying a moosehead beer on the patio I grabbed a split of red oak and held it up to my nose and took a few good long whiffs, I am screwed:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[70t351w]

last night while enjoying a moosehead beer on the patio I grabbed a split of red oak and held it up to my nose and took a few good long whiffs, I am screwed:hmm3grin2orange:

THIS IS GREAT!!!!! THE FIRST TIME MY OLDEST SON HELPED ME SPLIT WOOD IT WAS SOME LIVE OAK. BEING A BBQ LOVER HE SAID "MMMMMM" I SMELL BBQ, I SAID "SMELL THIS!" HOLDING THE WOOD UP TO OUR NOSES HE SAID "IS THAT WHAT BBQ COMES FROM?"
THIS THREAD GIVES ME HOPE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ME.

 

[CharlieG]

Love Firewood

Not only the smell of freshly cut and split hardwoods, but the sight of neatly stacked rows of drying wood, with the criss-crossed ends to keep them that way. Nothing like job satisfaction .

 

[wood4heat]

I got a outdoor fireplace. Does that count?

I say yes! Last 4th of July we had friends over for a barbecue swimming and fireworks. While waiting for it to get dark we built a fire in our fire pit and sat around BSin. I thought it was great!