Video: For the newbies (like me!): One-Man Cordwood Operation: Complete Process

If you are like me, you're new to this and you are interested in how much work and effort is involved in cutting or felling trees and splitting wood. Well, I was nosing around on youtube and I came up upon this great video.

From the video description:

"This video is a complete description of what's involved in preparing a cord of wood for sale or personal use. After viewing, I think you'll agree that a cord of wood for less than $200.00 in 2013 is a bargain - especially if it's delivered to your door."
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I dunno if I agree with that; but this is great video on showing how it's done, especially if you are one person.



Needless to say, working with wood and more importantly, burning it ---- is a big investment. One well worth it. But, just the same, it really isn't for everyone.

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Can't believe I watched a large part of that.
I admire the gentleman's strength, but he could use a cant hook.
And I admire his skin of steel, but I could not split/stack oak without gloves. (And furthermore, it beats the heck out of the gloves.)

 

What he showed is a small part of getting trees outta the woods, and it helps a TON to have some equipment to help.
When you're carrying rounds one at a time 150 feet or more in your arms, that's where the real fun is.
Anyway, you're right, it really isn't for everyone.

 

Must be nice to have a tractor bucket to put the log on the splitter for you. One reason I don't care for the big logs.
He sure is a methodical fella.

 

I really enjoyed the part where he was talking facing the camera while the saw was running, then he turned it off and walked away.
I LOL.
Oh, and he never did give a final time.

 

Had a hernia I didn't know about at the time too.
I won't allow myself to use that method anymore.....too time consuming, and my back will thank me.

 

LOL I have watched that vid twice within the past year. I don't work everyday, but when I work I do the work of three people. I need to play catch up, my kiddos have kept me busy the past couple weeks. The wood pile is calling!

 

I too was shaking my head when he did that.
But hey, I give him full marks for effort . Anybody can take a quick video of something and post it on youtube, but when you start trying to put together something instructional or informative with progressive structure and then editing the various clips together, it starts to become a lot of work. In fact, my guess is it took him more time to edit that video then it did to process that cord of wood.

 

Oh yeah, no doubt. He put a lot of effort into that.
I just thought it was funny, because it reminded me of my wife trying to talk to me while there's noise all around and she's walking away from me at the other end of the house......then get upset that I can't hear her.

 

Did we marry sisters?...wait my wife is an only child!

 

She thinks I need hearing aids, which may very well be true, but when she's in her sewing room, and I'm in the kitchen (40' away) with my head in the fridge, and the dogs are barking......it's a bit tough to hear her whisper.

 

That would kill me ... sometimes what I do now practically kills me. I almost always take a hand truck with me to haul rounds from the cutting site to where I can get my tractor and cart. Only a couple weeks ago finished cutting up a white oak that required 66 steps up a hill to get to my trailer (yes I counted as it took about 25 trips to get it all out) . Lifting them into the cart can be a challenge sometimes if I get a bit lazy with the noodling of large rounds.

 

Yeah, there's plenty of room for efficiency improvements, but he said he wanted to show how much work it is to do wood, so it would be counter to his point.

 

Don't do it, hearing aids are for people who like to listen to other people.