7 FIREWOOD FACTS!

[@bwillan]

There is certainly lots of firewood snobbery going on in every region. If one engages their brain and applies a little critical thinking, everything you said in this video is exactly right.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@GregPrince-io1cb]

ahhhhhh but the phrase engage brain???? Doesn't that encapsulate 90% of modern day America?? They don't have to.... From dawn til dusk they are on auto pilot... no brain required... The rut gets deeper n deeper every day

[@John-wr6yo]

No ,it is not fire wood snobbery. I mean this man is right about certain aspects,but there is no way I'm gonna mess with cotton wood when i can spend valuable time cutting hedge,locust,ash,oak,or hickory,pecan. Screw that stringy shit wood.

[@nicolamogavero7822]

I agree a hundred percent it is a great work out, but one that I love doing. It keeps me rooted to the environment. And as a home owner I love burning wood to heat and enjoy watching. A warm fireplace is not only therapeutic for me but a great friend! I love your videos and I am learning a lot. Keep going! Nick

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoy the videos! Thanks for watching Nicola!!!

[@JamesBond-ds3es]

Love the whole process chopping the wood stacking sorting ready to burn. I agree 100% there is nothing like burning wood for warmth. I like millions of people struggle with poor mental health. I find sorting for my log fire helps so much. Thank you for videos.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, good hard work is good for the mind too!

[@markficarra8502]

Hi Chris, I stared selling firewood 4 years ago, I’m 60 years old with a full time job, this year I’ve sold 44 cords of firewood so far, it’s pretty much taken over my life!! I just wanted to thank you for all the things I’ve learned from you watching your channel! 🪵🔥😀

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

I started about 7 years ago, and I am up to 60 full cords. And yes, it definitely takes over. Or it seems to be that way.

[@InTheWoodyard]

That is awesome! Keep cuttin'!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Way to go Sir Daniel!

[@joeahopelto8032]

Speaking of reforestation, one of the best such programs is in Finland. I witnessed this process personally in 2015 on a visit to Northern Finland. There are 3 stages. 1. Clear cut - sorted by size. 2. Two years of fallow. 3. Ground prep and planting seedlings to regrow new trees. This resembles farmers rotating their crops each year. Wood is a really good renewable resource. 😊

[@digger413]

I'm always learning with your videos Chris, at 70yrs old thank you for this video who needs a gym when you have a wood yard 😅

[@stevepatch1809]

I started cutting, splitting and stacking my own wood last winter and after I did my first cord I realized that’s a lot of work for what they charge but I also realized I really enjoy it, my wife thinks I’m crazy but she’s not wrong. And once again I thank you for all the things you’ve taught me about wood.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it is a lot of work but worth it and it is normal for your wife to think you are nuts, mine does too!!!

[@ChuckAshley-x4q]

This man is exactly right. And when the trees are growing back it makes excellent habitat for rabbits and rabbit hunters like me.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Chuck...aim small miss small!

[@lifeontherez]

Great video Chris! Like I've mentioned before, out here we only have Spruce, Pine, and Poplar. Nobody understands that all firewood burns, I've had access to tons of free poplar but nobody ever wants to buy it. So it just sits there and rots, really sad to see. Wish more people understood what you're talking about.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, all wood burns and all wood is good...some is just better!

[@justinmccabe19]

Up here in Yellowknife a cord sells for $500 bucked no matter what type of tree. $525-600 delivered within our small city. The reason being, besides the equipment need, is that it's 150km(one way) out of town to get to the area where we are aloud to cut wood.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, more people means high prices and fewer people means lower prices....supply and demand!

[@radadventure2606]

I agree with all of your firewood facts. I love going into the forest (here in Victoria, Australia) to cut my own firewood. The self sufficiency, the exercise, the sense of purpose and achievement, the planning ahead, the processing, and then, the reward of a crackling fire in winter.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, wood is good!

[@AlfredPeeler-yj6sw]

I live in an area where there is plenty of oak, ash, hard maple, and cherry. I cut and split my own firewood, usually 2-3 cords every year. I stay about 2 years ahead. Always have plenty of well seasoned firewood. Your podcasts have been quite helpful and informative. Thanks for all the advice. Keep on choppin!

[@InTheWoodyard]

That is awesome... yup...keep cuttin'!

[@mr19471985]

I am 76 years young and I cut and split my fire wood, I do this to get exercise and it is free. Thanks for your support. I burn whatever will burn, pine, willow, box elder. poplar, this man is speaking truth, if it burns, it is good.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks so much and keep cutting!

[@robertblacksmith4355]

Morning Chris I like burning 🔥 free firewood in my woodstove 😅

[@InTheWoodyard]

YuP!

[@stewartwilson9991]

The best firewood is a mixture of everything my customers have been getting a mixture of hardwoods and softwood for years and they are happy and warm over the winter.

[@johndunbar2393]

For years, all I had access to, was cottonwood. Every time someone would ask me why I waste my time with that, I'd always say "Because it's what I can get. At the end of the day, it heats up the wood stove and that's the goal." I still to this day, prefer cottonwood, for those days where I just need to take a little chill off in the house, or garage. I will never understand "wood snobs". It's really crazy what people get wrapped around the axle about nowadays.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, all wood burns!

[@timothywilliams1359]

Merry Christmas! New subscriber here. (Your comments about trees and anti-loggers hooked me.) I am now harvesting maples I planted myself 30 years ago. Even though I have been heating my home almost exclusively from the wood I cut on my little five acres in Ohio, I actually have more trees now than when I started in 1993.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Welcome aboard! Yup, trees are the worlds MOST renewable resource!

[@clayphares3822]

We log in middle Georgia. You are 100% right. Tree huggers hurt the environment not help. Love the channel!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@cgriebel1]

Very well done. And I really liked the story about the customer that told his spouse to "take more clothes off" if she complained the house was too hot! LMAO.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!

[@pigpokingmonkeyslap292]

Here in Tasmania we start our annual month of wood gathering in November we cut on my parents property and wood has been harvested like this for 70+ years as Chris said trees grow back.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, thanks for watching!

[@fricknjeep]

hi there that was another good show . you need to do a foxworthy , if you make firewood you will .. have cuts bruises and splinters , if you do fire wood you will ware out more gloves than you can count . if you do firewood you may attract cats lol and so on , best to all john

[@InTheWoodyard]

Great idea!!!!!

[@balahmay]

There is so much about trees and forests that is just a fantastic gift of mother nature. We get an almost endless variety of products from wood. We can heat and cook with the wood from trees and do it using stoves that will function through power outages. Gathering the wood does give the exercise benefit plus the wood pile is like money in the bank. The trees capture carbon, produce oxygen, and stabilize soil. They provide habitat for thousands of different species. And just physically being in a forrest can provide health benefits as documented in studies known as “forest bathing”.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, all good points!!! Thanks!

[@unclestinky6388]

Regarding the price of firewood, we have to teach our young people that the way to be prosperous is to figure out what the market will pay for and to do that. The way to prosperity is not to do what you like and then complain that people won't pay you enough for it. The only way to prosperity for the most amount of people is to provide what the marketplace values, not to provide what you like to do and expect people to pay you for it. People generally place a low value on recreational firewood, kinda like renting a movie. People want to make a fire, like they want to rent a movie, but they can live without it if doing so cuts into what they place a higher value on.

[@InTheWoodyard]

All good points but I have found that people who heat with wood are the cheapest an dare trying to save money and want a deal. The market is the market and it will dictate prices not what you think, feel or want.

[@richardledsome7967]

Health benefits alone are a good reason to cut wood I'm diabetic i started cutting wood in May my sugar was over 200 now my sugar is 100 or less

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, exercise is good...my youngest son is a type 1 diabetic, he was 2 when he was diagnosed and is now 25, I know all about it.

[@MichaelRoberts-t7c]

You mentioned "iron wood" and got me interested. We don't have that here in NE Missouri but I am curious of what you would sell a 3/4 ton 8' bed pickup load, hand stacked. I like your videos and agree with everything you state. Thanks and keep up the great work!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Loaded and hand stacked would probably be 2/3 of a cord deepnding on how much of a crest is added. It would be ...$240 cash!

[@jeromeprzybilla9999]

Great info! Even tho I've heated with wood every year for the past 45 years, I always enjoy hearing you talk about the benefits of heating with firewood. Your neighbor from the Eleva-Strum area.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Right on! Wood is good!!

[@2011griz]

I'm 77. just bought some wood from an 'old guy' ;) who is 92 and still does it. Ole Bill says ... "I likes cuttin' wood. It's fun. And if ya can't have fun doing whatever it is you're doin' ... then what's the point of doing anything ?" Gotta agree with my man Bill. Besides ... he has a whole lot of great stories to tell about life in da U.P. ;)

[@InTheWoodyard]

Bill is a smart man!

[@jaybarnett211]

The # 1 wood we have here in nor California is madrone., very good btu. I believe just grows on the west coast.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, we do not have it here, sounds like good stuff!

[@LeBlancfirewood]

Might have found the best Firestarter yet. Had to cut down a white pine at my house the base rounds were to heavy to lift noodle them saved the noodles bagged in firewood bags. Throw a handful in with some kindling works great. Thinking about packaging in .75 bags and selling with my bundles

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, noodles are GREAT!!!

[@HowardBernard-hh4io]

Hey Chris! Loved the video! Lots of common sense. I would like to add one more fact. “Premium firewood” and “value added firewood” are hype phrases invented by content creators on social media channels. It’s a myth. All you need is dry wood. Doesn’t matter if it’s crooked or has knots or bark or misshapen on one end. It’s all going in my fireplace and it’s all going to burn. I like that you keep it real and are genuine. Keep up the great work and take care!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks so much for the kind words Howard! Keep cuttin'!

[@brucelaatsch8668]

Omg!! This was a awesome video with all facts!!! And anytime you bring up pine..... it's fine!!!😂

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you liked it!!

[@roncaron-l1r]

Morning Chris yes all wood burn we try them all . ( ty Ron )

[@jacklinn3636]

82 years old in Vermont. my only source of heat is firewood from my own property. I agree with about all your comments. In Vermont we have a sub spiecie of Hornbeem called "Hardhack" Instead of the smooth grey bark it has a flacky brown bark

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, we have it here too, we call it iron wood.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Yes , yes, yes, and yes!! I agree Sir Chris! 👍🏻👍🏻GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Sir Toddeth!

[@pyroman6000]

I agree with everything, just about. (I'm the buyer, so no I don't want to pay way more, lol) Something about the smell of woodsmoke... Hardwood smoke reminds me of Fall- my favorite season! Pine/spruce smoke make me think of camping. Just a good smell that brings back good memories! For that matter, so does the process of getting firewood. I always loved going out in the woods with Dad, and still consider splitting fun! Your comments on being outside are SO true. I HATE being cooped up inside! Maybe that's why corporate culture is so whack- being stuck inside all day every day has driven those folks crazy and sucked out their souls, lol. And for those spazzing out over CO2: Do you realize TREES filter it out of the air, and capture it? And young, vigorously growing trees do a lot more of it than mature, slow growing trees? Nature figured this out long ago. Grow stuff! It's good for the planet, and good for us! And plants aren't full of gack that hangs around for decades- they rot, and provide nutrients and organic matter that other things need to grow.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, you got it right!!!

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

1st off yes everything burns and even the ugly stuff if happy to turn to ash.. Douglas Fir here in the Pacific NW and the BTU is the same as Ash.. awesome stuff..😁👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it all burns!

[@compostjohn]

Yeah, wood heat is my favourite.... started with an open fire and backboiler when I left home in my late teens and have never looked back. Got my first high-efficiency stove in the mid-90s and have never looked back. Got a second one less than 10 years after that and have no regrets. Love collecting wood with my bike trailer. Love cutting with my solar-powered chainsaw. Love splitting with my Fiskars. LOVE stacking (my favourite bit of the production cycle).... and then love cooking on the stove, drying fruit, doing bathwater, drying my body.... and if lucky, making love in front of it. The stoves are the centre of our house and my life revolves around them!

[@InTheWoodyard]

That is good to hear that you are living right!!

[@sswoodprocessing]

I really enjoyed this video, Chris. Those are a lot of facts you shared about wood and what a valuable resource it is. Thanks!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stephentarasenko1603]

Excellent video again Chris…The Lord is undoubtedly smart indeed…

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thank you kindly and YES.... HE makes good stuff!

[@nancyroberts8348]

Informative, fun and funny!!! I just love your no nonsense...use your head perspective, which is a bit novel these days!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@noel3065]

Boy you nailed it today again. Here in centra Pa. where I live everybody and their brother has fire wood for sale and if you can get more than 180 dollars a full cord your doing good. If you go 40 miles away in either direction you might be able to get 200 dollars a cord. And thats all hard wood and red oak around here is king. Around here generally in 25 years the woods will get reharvested. thanks Chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@cutNdryfirewood]

I enjoy supporting your channel daily. I watch you with my little kids. Your family friendly channel is great. I’m gonna miss the Ash trees around me. Got Rock Maples coming in as the Ash die off. GNI 👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks so much for watching, I do try to keep it clean! Rock/hard maple is great wood!

[@samspade9980]

I live in southeast Kentucky and I have burned wood for heat most of my life. I used to sell some, but I my area it's just too easy to cut to command a big price. I do love cutting wood , my kids though? probably not so much. I'll keep heating with wood until I take my dirt nap😊

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, wood is good! Fire is great!

[@leonardlogterman3998]

Hi Chris: In a previous video, you complained about daylight savings time making it get dark too soon. BUT, we are back on normal time after Nov 5, so you should ask for DST year-round!

[@InTheWoodyard]

okay

[@brucebannerman6848]

One small point ,a cord is a neatly stacked pile of wood containing 128 cubic feet, measurements of length, width and height can be anything as long as l X w X h equal 128.

[@InTheWoodyard]

YUP

[@davidedwards3734]

Great video about wood!! We've lost a lot of areas cause people don't let the trees grow back!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks 👍 Yup, a lot of houses, parking lots and buildings are eating up the forests.

[@johnbalzano6588]

I cut my own firewood on my property. I do most of my cutting in the early spring. Within weeks of cutting a tree down there are 5 to 8 shoots growing out of the roots of the trees that i cut. By mid to late summer those shoots are as tall as me with leaves that look healthier than the tree that they are replacing.

[@InTheWoodyard]

yup!

[@sendyplumber]

That was a great video Chris! Tons of great information, chat all about things related to firewood! Up here in NW Ontario we have Black Ash. What kind of Ash do you have down there? Yes Birch is the most common hardwood you see here in our Firewood yards. Going west into the prairies there is some different hardwoods as well. Love the channel, keep up the great work friend take care.

[@InTheWoodyard]

We mostly have white ash here but farther north there is a lot of black ash. Thanks for watching!

[@ChristofferOrrmalmUtsi]

Hey Chris Carlson! The only wood that is not useable to burn is rotten wood. Birch rottens if it is not protected from moist even cut. Best suggestion I have about birch, stack it in the middle of a wood pile or burn it within one or one and a half years. Yes birch especially can start deconposing in the forest too. Birch is still useable even if it is rotten, look it up.

[@johnnyhomegrownholmgren9999]

Birch needs to be spit directly when it’s cut. 👍 And if you keep it off the ground and a roof over it, it will be useable for close to 5 years, with decent btu. Plus that the bark is an exellent firestarter!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, the bark is awesome fire starter!

[@iffykidmn8170]

Just as all wood burns all wood rots it is just at what rate compared to other woods, all birch is also not created equal White/paper, Black, Yellow, River.

[@lonnieholbert8898]

We have a ton of red ceder. Ive heard of people burning it but its so sappy that I consider it to dangerous for use. Better saved for fence posts. We in the south mostly sell ricks.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, ricks in the south, face cords in the mid-west it's face cords and in the east it is 1/3 cords.

[@cowboyjoyandtheRoughCuts]

Chris ~ Great info. today. This firewood Biz is a lot of HARD work! And I LOVE it! I just closed the woodyard after the 2nd year...Learned a TON and excited for next season (5-6 full cords drying). Heading to NC gonna have a campfire with the GF and burn it hot Baby! Got my first customer ready for delivery from the #2 Woodyard in NC. Gonna sell out and keep cuttin' ~ I will be expanding the types of wood (even though ALL wood burns) I want to explore other types. That was interesting for me in today's video! Thanks again! Did I mention I got a truck? CBJ

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching, good luck with the firewood sales!

[@savagefirewood]

Good day Chris that ending number 7 was spectacular 🤣 bang on with everything you said and delivered as usual educational, entertaining, and professional. Cheers 👌🏻🔥🇨🇦

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@jandblawncare8570]

Thanks for another great video! I agree with everything, specially the price of wood. I still cant wrap my head around the $180-200/cord guys. Using my ULTRA I can usually put out. a cord in an hour or so and can keep that pace for a few hours but going to get the wood, then cutting the wood, then bringing the wood back etc. can take hours. Those people just don't see the value in time just like most people who don't actually do the work. W have an abundance of Cottonwood around here and hate it! It snows here in again in July/August with the white fuzzy stuff, packs in a/c units, blows everywhere lol

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, firewood is work!

[@2011griz]

Ha! Great video ... esp the last section. Couldn't agree more.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@martiball4531]

Excellent tutorial today Chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Marti.

[@johnchristie1423]

You forgot about the lonely Larch or Tamarack , Larix laricina, which because of it's resin produces the most BTU of any wood. Good review. That tree got me into the wood business when studing the insects that effect it, larch sawfly

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it grows up in northern Wisconsin, not much here.

[@Andrew_From_NB]

Awesome vid that day Chris! Great points! Enjoy the sit and chat videos! 🔥💯👍. See you soon! Andrew from NB :)

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!

[@KevinHarvey-qw5mj]

Another great video Chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!!

[@michaeljheinz3336]

Good words Chris, have a great day.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks, you too!

[@crxess]

Thanks for another truly enjoyable video. Kept me entertained while I waited for the dew to dry off. Now I get to go back to work on my 4 cord Firewood shed for long term storage of Black Walnut. I've gathered mostly Walnut in volume this year along with Oak, Poplar, Ash, some cherry, and a little Ceder - All free to me. Every cord I cut up, Split and stack makes me feel good that I am accomplishing something, getting good exercise and saving money.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it sounds like you are living right!

[@westwindcharters9146]

Very well done.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thank you kindly!

[@07negative56]

I’m in the Sierras in cali. We pretty much only get oaks, pines (pondo), & cedar. I miss the Midwest variety.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, in the west and other areas of the world the variety of trees are very limited!

[@bisbeebc1]

Your knowledge of the variety of trees and firewood is impressive. I enjoy collecting and splitting my firewood, it's a great form of exercise and stress release. Thanks for sharing your knowledge Chris.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thank you very much!

[@brianczuhai8909]

"Firewood is the best exercise you can get." Yes! Bending, stretching, lifting, it has it all. I like swinging the ax to split some wood when it cold out. Firewood keeps on giving. And then you get that instant reward of a hot wood stove to warm up around. I think we lost our values of the things that are important in life. Heat produced by a wood stove is just a security blanket that is always there with mankind. He can cook, stay warm, and always survive. It's the thing we can fall back on to feel secure.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Well said!!!!!!!!!

[@mitchellwineland4108]

Here in North Western PA we have alot of dead Ash ,, lot of Cherry trees, Red Oak , White Oak , Hard sugar Maples,,, Beach , Berch ,, shaggy bark Hickory, white pine & I'm sure more types of pine trees , I think Elm Trees are in PA also

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, most of the mid-west and eastern USA has dozens of great trees for wood products and firewood!

[@davidn1369]

Chris, thank you. I really enjoy these informative videos.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you like them!

[@donaldparkhurst3006]

Nice video Chris. Stay safe and have a great day…

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@Millennial_Hobby_Farmer]

Excellent video!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@Chopper19681]

spot on video, love wood heat,

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!

[@PowerIVshorts]

You’re right on that part

[@InTheWoodyard]

What part, thanks.

[@TwinCityFirewood]

You da man Mr Chris!! Enjoyed it!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jray1429]

In Alaska, most of the wood is birch and spruce. I find the spruce is better to get the fire going, high heat, but spruce burns faster. Then, I put the birch in it with it to have a longer burn. I burn it in the wood stove. Oh and thanks for the video!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Interesting! Yup, you burn what you have!

[@jray1429]

Yep - I’m a big believer in burning what I have. My wood stove has never complained to me about the wood, it has only asked for more wood 😅

[@carmanforget1073]

nice vid chris thumb up

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@robertpiccinini5226]

Great video Chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks 👍

[@Romas65]

Awesome information.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you liked it!

[@davidestelter1092]

good morning Chris! once again a wonderful mouth full of truth's... keep it coming !

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good morning! thanks!

[@GPOutdoors]

Morning Chris. That was a very intriguing episode. Little fun fact for you - here in Canada - you are not allowed to use Face Cord, or Stove Cord, Rick etc as a measure. it can only be sold in tonnes, cubic metres, Cord or fractions thereof. Who knew? LOL. Cheers and thanks for the firewood facts today. :))

[@waynetharp]

I thought you had the trademark rights for orange flannel, Gord? Was Chris granted permission to wear this today, or will a letter from your attorney later this week explain all the details?🙄

[@ironmayhew]

What part of Canada are you from, bud? I have been selling face cords of firewood in Haliburton Ontario Canada for over 20 years.

[@bwillan]

GP, that is very interesting. I can certainly see from a consumer standpoint that using a standard unit of volume is the best way. As long as everyone is on the same page and knows the definition of the terms used, then there is no confusion. None of this, pick up truck load. (What size is the bed, how high is it stacked, from which truck manufacturer, etc).

[@vincedee6607]

Canada🙄

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

Washington state has the same rules. In a way, it's dumb but it keeps everyone from getting confused on what they are getting..

[@ChrisLascari]

Good morning, good video

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@annmariekowalski7505]

Chris you are a Walking Google. Great video. DOINK

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks, you are the nicest person in the room as always!

[@annmariekowalski7505]

​@@InTheWoodyardThank You

[@donaldhamm4332]

I agree, good firewood is to cheap, I heat with wood and when I produce an over supply I wouldn't even think about selling it 😅

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it costs a lot in labor!

[@brucearney9536]

Good one ! 👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks ✌️

[@larryvankirk7423]

Nice talk Chris. You could probably sell memberships to your "woodyard gym" and get all the work done for free. But what fun would that be? GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, that has been mentioned before!

[@KristianV897]

Another great video by You! Mostly I already knew all that stuff, but for the beginners great primer or kind of ABC for wood. Go Chris! Here where I live, in a very northern part of Europe, our main firewood is pine or birch. We have some oak here, but it´s mostly illegal to cut, because it is kind of rare here. But pine is fine!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, pine is fine....all wood burns!

[@poodledaddles1091]

Thanks for the facts!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnneufeld9539]

Hey Chris, in our area they're selling oak by the short box truck load, which is approximately 1/4 cord, for $180 usd/$250 cad.

[@InTheWoodyard]

That is good money!

[@cowboyjoyandtheRoughCuts]

That is a real good price, I am figuring my pricing, how is that number calculated?

[@johnneufeld9539]

Sorry I don't understand how they calculate that. It just seems way to high to me. We don't really have guys like Chris who regularly sell firewood.

[@cowboyjoyandtheRoughCuts]

@@johnneufeld9539 think you it as delivered and Stacked... premium Cuts

[@cowboyjoyandtheRoughCuts]

Think of it

[@SamuelMillerJr]

Hi Chris love everything you said about firewood and trees in general you are spot on with what you mentioned

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks 👍

[@craighellberg4366]

I love it all and nothing warms a person to the bone like wood heat.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, I concur!

[@ksw501]

Good to see you have a mouse hunter on duty (behind you)!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!!! Lots of them!

[@firefightingmailman]

Many firewood sellers around Western NC sell by the pickup load which can vary greatly and so can the price. The weekend sellers will cut a truck load and park in a store parking lot with a for sale sign many times it is green wood with prices from $60-$125. No standard most people don't know what a cord of wood is.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, a lot of firewood sellers do not know wood measurements either!

[@lonnieblankenship8637]

Agreed, but some are just con artists looking for people who don't know better. Had a guy who brought an 8 ft. trailer that had 1 ft. rails and 4 ft. wide to my neighbor telling her it was a full cord. I was just glad I was there to stop it from happening.

[@InMyBusyLittleShop]

Yeah…. I’m from the Midwest originally and know that quality hardwood makes great heat. Now in Colorado mountains it’s mainly Blue Spruce, and Ponderosa Pine. They heat the house. Yep it takes more wood to heat the house. It’s what I have. Keep splitting!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Right on!

[@BobbySixguns]

Great video Chris!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Bobby!!!

[@Nickadeamus11]

I don't know why, but every time I watch one of your video's I think of Steve Smith who plays Red Green in the Red Green Show. I have been saying the same facts to people for years. I was told you could never burn pine in a camp fire because it was pine. LOL

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks, yup, I get called Red Green a lot!!!

[@andrewchristiansen8311]

Red Oak is the most common Oak here in Michigan. I have some & I like it. I also have some pagoda dogwood that sounds like a wood bat when you drop a log. Nice ring. But I CANT find another splitting spike like the one I got at a yard sale from a Nam' vet. They are all wedges. My 10 inch by 1&1/4 inch diameter spike has a small 3/8s flat like a screwdriver & it blasts that stringy red oak easily its . I'll have to make one at work on the lathe from O2 tool steel.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Sounds good....make another one!

[@fman4234]

"All wood is good wood." Agree, but I'd add that the lower BT woods, let's say pine, aspen, cottonwood, will burn fast and HOT! It's great for when you want a quick fire fast - fast and hot-fast. Then pepper in the hard woods - in my area, elm, oak, ash - for that slower, long burn. Again, it's all good.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Great point!

[@outdoorsinthe608]

Agreed 7 times!!👍👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

You are a smart guy!

[@inthewilderness2023]

Talking about firewood and exercise, back in my much younger days, I bought a 12 pound splitting maul. Long story short, couldn’t any man beat me arm wrestling back then. That’s not the case anymore. Wood heat is the best!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it is good exercise and great heat!!

[@TeddybearMatt7.7]

when i grew up . they logging up the road from me . there was so so much left when they left , the owners was in there trying to get some out . and still was much left last time i was in there and though out all the woods just rotting away . sometime i have seen places along the interstate a tree fell and the highway crew diced up . and left there i would see it lay there year after year . i saw a area in ga that a tornado destoryed and tons of trees smashed no one clean that so as a i used to drive truck and see tons just left to lay . and nothin done with it .

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, lots of firewood to be had!

[@coreyriley7160]

G’morning Chris ! Many thank for the facts ! I still have the piece of Osage you gave me, should’ve gotten it autographed. GoodNightIrene

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good morning! Ha! I did not want to devalue it.

[@coreyriley7160]

Too funny !

[@LANDSCAPING-jt2bs]

hey chris is hardwood ok for kidlling

[@JeremyTardif-d6b]

I wish I had more wood. I have to go up the road and cut standing dead. I live in the Colorado mountains and the forest is a mile away. I have sold 13 cords and Almost out. I agree with what you said. Number five. Elm is the best around here or fruit wood from the orchards.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, you burn what you have!

[@peteraernouts5741]

It surprise my how long you can heat your home from wood. My mom took down a barn last year and took all the wood out to make fire wood. My grandma burns it in her stove by the rate it going she has 5 years of fire wood if not more.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, wood heat is great!

[@Holzplatz]

I presently have fir in the firebox. Burns great. It is dry.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, all wood burns!