HANDLING FIREWOOD

Description / mrbixler1 , I had a request from a friend regarding what I do for handling my firewood here just a few recommendations

[@offensivejerk]

It makes me so happy that there is someone else out there that never knows today's date

[@joenegrin3667]

An old timer I cut wood with told me you should aim to have your wood split and stacked by Easter to start burning in Sep. It’s easy to remember the date and allows lots of time for that dry summer wind to do its work.

[@jeffreyyeater1780]

Im at least 3 years ahead . Ash And Maple . I love cuttin wood ,just makes me feel good .

[@tekaaable]

Same here :)

[@davidkeitel5967]

we use to wait until Dec-Jan when snow was at least a foot deep and about 20 below to go get wood. it was easier to get around without tripping over all the brush and twigs, and less chance of dulling your chain by touching the ground.. And no mosquitos, wasps or horseflies either. Another way to do it is to cut it in the rainyseason, split it, and dry it around a hot stove with a fan blowing on it but both of these ways are procrastination.

[@TheStevedie]

You nailed it man, its hard to watch people miss handle firewood. I didn't want to deal with pallets and tarping the top after having to make sure its not going to fall over. I built a 12x16' woodshed (12' sides have the walls). I constructed the floor on 25 cinder blocks and framed it up like a massive pallet that allows a lot of airflow underneath. There is a simple shed roof with open soffits for airflow. There is a center divider wall constructed out of pallets so I can have one years worth of wood per side. Each row I stack from wall to center divide and leave a little more space than you have, it depends. I stack it 6' in the rear (slightly below wall height) and about 8' at the front. I've had this for nearly 3 years and the wood is nice and seasoned. I'm also the local firewood nut lol.

[@henryo3607]

You are so right about the wood stacking the piles need to breathe and dry good job buckin

[@scoopyall2996]

Hello me again. My grandpa use to split the 15 cords of wood for heating at -20 to 40 below, no it wasn't fun lol. He threw it bark side out into what I'll call a muskrat house. This ran rain off and kept wood dry. Then guess who got to re-stack it into rows in the fall just before snow. I hated the extra work, I was a kid of course, so I asked why. He said so it is easier to dig out of snow in winter. Did I mention I hated winter!!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+Ranald McLean thanks for sharin that story , I love it . ahhh firewood

[@jonosada5555]

Had 4 people ask who sharpened your chain !! It's throwing a spray good 2 feet !!Thank you again!! And again your a dam good teacher!!!!!

[@matthewfirestone8521]

Thumbs up on all the early Ford trucks!

[@rotam8680]

a down to earth guy just collecting firewood and bringing everyone else along for the journey

[@calraines6931]

Nailed it dead center, Bro! Man, I miss working the wood pile. Dad always stayed 2 years ahead. So many great stories come back to mind. Your stacks are lookin good. All best.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+cal raines cheers buddy thx

[@mrglock2313]

Finally someone that talks about firewood that had common sense.. I subscribed just now. First time you popped up in my feed. Nice Ford's in the background 👍👍

[@RestorationgroupOrgRIFT]

I built my woodshed facing south in the windiest part of the property. A few months later it's cracked and drying well from the wind and sun. I DO tarp the sides in December, but set the tarps to still allow airflow. :)

[@snakedriver73]

I'm your newest fan and a fellow firewood nut. I also do all my own and bring it home in log form. The uninitiated know not what they are missing, eh? I enjoy your zest for life. You're the real mccoy. Many thanks from the mountains of northwest Georgia, USA.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Hey buddy ,, kool very greatfull for your co-sign. al ways nice to connect with another woodman

[@richsmith7821]

21 dislikes?wow you hit a nerve,people are hardheaded and dont like being told they are wrong

[@kurtisgoodsell2271]

Collecting green wood to store is the best. Not dirty or muddy. Saw split and stack then the next year perfect!.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

2 cords per section 1 cord per row , I think I said somethin else

[@woodbossfirewood8017]

Nice video, how about when I deliver firewood in the rain and the customer comes out and puts a tarp on it big enough to cove a house !!! ... LOL

[@jayusher576]

Lol every time then complain the next year that their wood wasnt seasoned ..lol but it was the tarp that trapped in the moisture ..😂

[@2fast65]

the old fords are awesome great video thanks.

[@Chris-Fennimore]

Lookin good Billy. Nuttin to add. Keep the bark side up. :)

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

I cut about 13-15 cords of oak every year. Just cut 10 cords this spring still have 20 trees to cut down in that spot.

[@TheToolnut]

That's what I like about you, your completly insane!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+TheToolnut ha ha haaaa ha

[@jeffpotter549]

I love cutting old growth it makes some off the best firewood I rather burn that instead of hard wood

[@MoisburgerBaumdienst]

Hey bucking yes I learnt the same from my dad space for a mouse And he is the master of wood stacking and I learnt so much for me

[@michaeld5159]

As my grandfather said ' if ya think ya got enuff wood get 3x more !

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

he was a smart man,, yer grand DaD.

[@michaeld5159]

+Buckin' Billy Ray Smith indeed he was.. Enjoy the videos , keep up the hard work ! Be Safe Be Good !

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

you bet

[@jameslicking2260]

Good looking wood shed the best way to dry your fire wood

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

YOU BET THX

[@daminh26]

First time I heard head and wood in the same sentence and it wasn't something else. 🤣👌

[@CTSCAPER]

Great tips Buckin'.

[@MattArquette-go9je]

Totally right, tarp the top and leave some space, wind does the magic, and that truck is mint!! And even better when she's doing 80mph! Lol

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+Matt Arquette you got it pal..thx

[@joefalmo5528]

oh man you and i are so rite like us the wood needs to breathe and it will 24-7

[@ghilreese3413]

You are so right. The green wood doesn't burn as hot taking more of it to cook the sap out of it. It is a last resort or to keep one from freezing.

[@samuelluria4744]

unless you are in the firewood business, then you often end up burning green wood - it's sometimes (certainly not always!) like the shoemakers children...

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+Ghil Reese at least cut the cores out they are dry they are dead actually from the trees first breath

[@samuelluria4744]

Now, BILLY RAY!!! Don'tcha-gitt all scientific on us now.....

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

no sir,, cant get the cedar otta a cedar boy

[@joedefriese1111]

thanks for the tips

[@waltermejia779]

Great advice mr Billy!

[@johnthompson7531]

I have been watching some of your videos and I want to say thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with me. Glad to have this as a resource for ideas. I am currently thinking of building a woodshed the size of your bigger one. I was wondering what is the optimal size that you have found to work well?

[@tevansnc]

Appreciate you sharing your knowledge.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+Thomas Evans my pleasure

[@samuelluria4744]

(and YOU ain't the one needin' that explanation anydamway! You LIVE the reality of the wood. ...)

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+Samuel Luria right on bro

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Sammy davis

[@markbuilt]

tHANKS FOR THE ADVICE i LEARNT THE HARD WAY like the video

[@samuelluria4744]

BigBadBuckin'!!!!!!! I was off KZbin for the last month or so! I missed the heck outa'ya!!!! This video was a perfect welcome back for me, as your great attitude was in peak form!! I'm in the same boat - when I see a tarp, I CRINGE!!! To add, if I may, to your point, rainwater will QUICKEN the curing of most woodshed-worthy types of firewood!!!!! There are a few "scientific" reasons for this, but I don't have time to get into organic chemistry, and the binding of resins, dilution of acids, or the biomechanical effect that multiple wetting and drying cycles will have on the fibers of given species....

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+Samuel Luria copy that Samuel L, welcome back .

[@RON-xx5vu]

Don't dry wood cost cost more then green wood?

[@russgore7063]

Awesome

[@simonmasters3295]

Yes, enthusiasm is not an option...

[@redeagle6842]

Great info Buckin.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+William Welzbacker right on William thx

[@jasongardener3425]

Hi bucking great vid what's your favourite wood to burn , mine is start fire with birch then when a good bottom in on go's ash log's. Keep them vid's coming mate

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+jason Gardener I like startin with cedar then depending on the temp . and time of year , I I hit it with the fir ,, heavy on the fir for me

[@nuahsb2411]

Stack So the mouse from the house can run through it, but the cat can't follow! That's the old wood stacking saying I remember

[@grasscutter1963]

I like that JEEP! Oh yeah, the video as well..

[@paulbishop5419]

Here in newfoundland i season my wood for 2 summers before i burn it, but i stack mine in my shed and basement in winter because we have very bad winters and it gets full of snow and gets wet... But like you said it needs air to dry you cant stack wet wood into a shed it will turn black... Not good!! Lol awesome video..

[@darbycrash55]

couldn't agree with you more!

[@cookingwithian]

Nice cj. Great channel.

[@eldoradowoodcrafthobbies3888]

Darn, I got to take the inset out of my fire place love that wood.:-)

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+Darryl Iiams copy that

[@daytongilmore5020]

Awesome stuff buckin

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+Dayton Gilmore thx pal

[@TriddlerDD]

we have firewood just for burning at the campsite between april and october... right now i brought a bunch of green poplar(thanks beavers) and stacked it at the site for next year... will it be ready to roll come spring? awesome video again... you should have just told me to look at your old videos when i asked for those 'how to' videos... :) You have already covered most of what I asked.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

well thats kool then eh?

[@mowdan77]

What happened to that jeep?

[@bradbacon8161]

Very cool

[@justinjulian7952]

As ever great vid bud. I noticed you haven't put your cedar target up yet. Come on let's see some axes flying again!👍

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+Justin Julian yes sir ,, right away sir, wont let it happen again sir , ha ha lolo thx for reminder I think maybe tommorro

[@shameelali2549]

Love this guy

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

I LOVE YOU

[@Batman-on6gn]

What you think about Rocket mass heater ? You know anything about it ?

[@usmc5833]

The Gunner learned alot !! Thanks B.B.R.S. !!! and don't you have a song out called " I'm a wood nut" lol, Peace and Kindness to the Family and Moma !! The Gun's.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+Gunner Tierney crazy bugger

[@61doodle]

new subscriber here and wanted to say you are delightful :)

[@jeffreyrubish347]

laura boyd pendleton welcome to the channel!

[@alexmatthews2332]

We have the loophole of dead ash by the acre in Michigan haha!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+Alex Matthews ha ha

[@deliverybryan1138]

Thanks for talking about me Buckin LoL 😂 jus kidding I know it’s another it’s a different Bryan !

[@DeeOGee-bq3pu]

Pretty good Chanel you got going here. I love making firewood like nothing else. Is that a 76 highboy I see in the background? I love highboys just as much as firewood. Cheers bud

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

78 crew cab sold a 77 high boy few years back kickin myself now

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Thanks buddy

[@DeeOGee-bq3pu]

+Buckin' Billy Ray Smith I would be too. Don't make them like that any more and getting harder and harder to find in my neck of the woods

[@vtrombly]

About how many bush cord do you go through up there I'm assuming it gets quite cold during the winter

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+Vincent Trombly I burn 4 to 5 cords a year

[@aguileratreeservice9189]

Love ya brother!

[@happycamper2976]

some schools warm up bad kids butts with wood

[@windbangeradam6264]

hi buckin, I've got that little 10-10 automatic I told you about, are there any different maintenance things I need to know from my every day saw(husky 372xp) thanks billy

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+Kestrel Bushcraft yes , sorry for tardy return ,, but because its like runnin a hardn tail chopper ya wanna stay on all possible nuts and bolts after use , great policy to adapt , saves stripped out bolts other stuff pretty much regular stuff . air cleaner blow out , start flippin yer bars after a good day of cuttin' do it at the end of the day , or you'll just fire up next use ,, you no it , an I no it ha ha

[@windbangeradam6264]

Thanks buckin

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

you bet

[@davidparry8514]

leave enough room for a cat to get in between.I built a beautiful covered woodshed, stacked w/ perfectly split oak...the wood rats moved in BIG time. I had to take it all down and clean out rat shit etc.I trapped 50 rats out of there in 30 days.anyhow I restacked it, single row, the rats don't feel secure enough to nest there anymore...no more rats.

[@jayusher576]

Getting your stacks off the ground helps out tremendously I've made racks from 2x4 screwed together like rail road tracks with the 2x on edge. And a 8" blocks made from Block split rounds at 3' inrtvals under that ... 16' long stacks so like buckins half a cord per stack or "row"

[@jifi-0178]

Tarps are for Jeeps, not the cord wood. *makes note* cuz BBR says so. :-p

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

ha haa lol you da man

[@rusttrail3]

the wood scenarioooooo....lol

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

ha ha

[@blakefollett]

3 seasons ahead of the game!

[@gnslogging3635]

good advice bro...I'm guilty of waiting to Sept before I cut my winters wood :)

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+gns logging ,, you dirty dog , lol

[@gnslogging3635]

+Buckin' Billy Ray Smith lol, my wife calls me much worse when I procrastinate getting in our winters wood, it's our only source of heat :)

[@Jgsg78]

667th like....just sayin, love wins

[@bruisebrother1]

Are talking face cords or full cords?

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

no one round here uses that term

[@bruisebrother1]

Face cord to my knowledge is 16"(your wood length) piled 4'high by 8'long. It is 1/3 of a full cord by the math. I could very well be corrected, but that's what I have

[@bruisebrother1]

Face cord being 42.67 cu feet.

[@TriddlerDD]

how much for a buckin special anyway? im 6 feet 255 lbs so i like a bigger one

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

They end up being about what you weigh .. have ya bin pondering the idea a bit,, I have some really nice double bits

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

I ve got some really ,, really nice double bits as we speak

[@TriddlerDD]

Been thinking about it... handles are nice, love the idea hand made and Canadian. Would sure love to have a head that also has some Canadian heritage to it... an antique Canadian head would be really cool.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

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[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

but becareful,,, thats where i really sink the hook in ya,, aaahhhaaaa lol

[@WoolysWorld]

lol, i knew it. not bad for an Irish guy eh?

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

+Woolys World not bad ol Boy ,, Not bad, I saw yer set up good job ,, stay ahead

[@WoolysWorld]

+Buckin' Billy Ray Smith still working on it

[@derweibhai]

Like a fart in a skillet............

[@1224chrisng]

HEY LOOK THIS VID HAS NO DISLIKES , LET'S CHANCH DAT