Hi again to all my firewood buddies here! It’s been awhile but I’m still a firewooder at heart and am checking in. I’ve been busy with work and family a lot but finally have gotten some good man stuff going on lately. The winter has dragged on through my normal firewood routine long enough that I’m usually sick of it by now, but recent developments have made it worthy of a post. First off, a barn is finally underway!
That should be the biggest news this week but somehow I’m more excited by a random scrounge hit by a farmer buddy who wanted to know if I was interested in firewood from a few trees his Dad just cut down. They were not the usual scrub one might expect from such an inquiry. Not only did he have 40+ year old locust and hard maple trees to offer... he delivered!
I also gained two truck loads that I more than willingly loaded myself. Man that locust is heavy. Good as coal we say right? I love it as much as Osage orange.
Now for my last trick to reallly pull off a great week...
In our area there are a lot of Amish/Mennonites. Good people. They think a lot like we do. Hard workers. Like so many around here(including my contractor friends who sub to them) we hire them a lot for things such as my barn. A group of six of them erected that first pic in less than sixteen hours. They get it done! And square within a half inch from corner to corner! Hard workers! Anyhow, from an old friend who had them build for him I discovered that on their few breaks they picked up his old maul and would wack away at his firewood pile. They’re mostly early 20’s kids showing their strength. So for funsies...I set a testosterone trap tonight!
I split a few rounds with my heavy fiskars Hammer of Thor to entice them. I was actually amazed at how the big thing worked as well. I’ll report back to see if they get “caught”. I hope they save me some!
That should be the biggest news this week but somehow I’m more excited by a random scrounge hit by a farmer buddy who wanted to know if I was interested in firewood from a few trees his Dad just cut down. They were not the usual scrub one might expect from such an inquiry. Not only did he have 40+ year old locust and hard maple trees to offer... he delivered!
I also gained two truck loads that I more than willingly loaded myself. Man that locust is heavy. Good as coal we say right? I love it as much as Osage orange.
Now for my last trick to reallly pull off a great week...
In our area there are a lot of Amish/Mennonites. Good people. They think a lot like we do. Hard workers. Like so many around here(including my contractor friends who sub to them) we hire them a lot for things such as my barn. A group of six of them erected that first pic in less than sixteen hours. They get it done! And square within a half inch from corner to corner! Hard workers! Anyhow, from an old friend who had them build for him I discovered that on their few breaks they picked up his old maul and would wack away at his firewood pile. They’re mostly early 20’s kids showing their strength. So for funsies...I set a testosterone trap tonight!
I split a few rounds with my heavy fiskars Hammer of Thor to entice them. I was actually amazed at how the big thing worked as well. I’ll report back to see if they get “caught”. I hope they save me some!
