I asked my 14 year old if he wanted to help me split some wood that me and Scotty Overkill got from our last tree job. He gave the typical teen answer ummm ok. Little did he know that it was fresh elm! This is his first time he helped me split because this is my first load of wood. I just bought a Monarch wood stove off of my 96 year old uncle. He finally decided he was too old to heat with wood. Here are some pictures of him in action. I think now he probably doesn't want to hear me say hey I got a load of elm do you want to help me split it?
Manual splitting with a 14 YO, awesome! He looks like he's ready to understand what a firewood hoarder is all about
Yes it is if you go to the pre-epa stoves thread I posted some questions that I have. Since you picked out what kindof stove it was maybe you could help me with my questions.
No way. He into lifting weights pretty heavy. I told him that this will work your musclesin a way that the gym can't!
Nice job, Dad! Good workout for the lad there. One of the only things I can use to get my 15yo daughter stacking is to tell her how good the work is for her shoulders and lats, which will help her on the swim team.
Break them in young. So many kids are so lazy. I am guessing he will turn out to be a fine hardworking lad.
blacksmith' s boys are good kids, he and his wife are raising them right. Nothing wrong with teaching them some good, hard manual labor..... And yes, that elm will make a man (or a MADMAN) out of ya for sure. Looks like I may be taking the splitter up to his place soon.....lol
He really surprised me. I planned on sharing the fun activities of this evening but he kept saying that he wanted to try another one. And finally 3 hrs later he said he was going to go back in the house. So while he was busy I was cleaning my saws and sharpening chains from the last job that me and Scotty Overkill did. It was definitely a nice quiet time for me and the youngest while my oldest boy and wife were at work!
I'll bet he really appreciated that ash! My boys used to split a lot of wood but for elm they, like me, used sledge and wedges; at least 3 wedges are usually needed else you can bury them into the log and not get them out! Fun times.
