Honest Work

[Broch]

Not exactly a craft but I find nothing more satisfying than splitting firewood. It's honest work with a pactical and useful outcome. There's soul to the whole deliberate process that's pure Zen

This morning's efforts:

Cheers,

Broch

 

[Kerne]

When I was a kid, one of the first "grown up" jobs I was allowed to do was split firewood. I still love it. (Still haven't, however, grown up.)

 

[lee2205]

Not exactly a craft but I find nothing more satisfying than splitting firewood. It's honest work with a pactical and useful outcome. There's soul to the whole deliberate process that's pure Zen

This morning's efforts:

Cheers,

Broch

i agree totally, as god/morgan freeman said in bruce almighty "theres something to be said for good honest labour" or words to those effect anyway. gotta love swinging an axe
lee

 

[British Red]

Its very different when the logs are hard frozen though isn't it - much more "snap" to the log?

 

[drewdunnrespect]

as the very old saying said a hard days graft never killed anyone
or the other one i also know from me now passed on grandparents was elbow grease does wounders if used right

 

[Chambers]

The other half's house has a wood burning fire so I just love to go in the wood shed and just axe away. Clears your head

 

[Zingmo]

A neighbour rented a hydraulic splitter for the weekend. Three of us spent all weekend splitting all our logs. I now ache all over - but in an honest way!

 

[jon r]

Its very different when the logs are hard frozen though isn't it - much more "snap" to the log?

That is very true, I have found that logs are easier to split when they are frozen. Tricky knotted areas split with much more ease! Chopping logs has to be one of my top favourite activities!

 

[Jusali]

I was brought up chopping firewood love every minute of it.
My son loves going to his grandads to chop wood he's only 4

 

[crushthesystem]

The other half's house has a wood burning fire so I just love to go in the wood shed and just axe away. Clears your head

Same here it's my job while i'm at my other halfs house (apparently i'm the best at it)

 

[badgeringtim]

Yeah i think its mainly a little boy thing, i simply love chopping logs. Can do it for quite some time very happily, i think it is nice for the mind to be focused on something and it allows the rest to be calm and content.

Strange i love choping it and making things from it but i always feel a little sad when a tree is cut down.

Hmm might buy a new axe today.....

 

[R3XXY]

Couldn't agree more Broch.

 

[Peter_t]

while spending a weekend in the woods, felling small dead standing trees or coppice then turning them into split logs and enjoying the warmth they provide is wonderful...

...but while at work the first truck load is ok, the second and third get a bit tedious, then after two days of producing firewood i think words like soul destroying are appropriate

pete

 

[FGYT]

When I was a kid, one of the first "grown up" jobs I was allowed to do was split firewood. I still love it. (Still haven't, however, grown up.)

me to if i didnt got out in the snow ot cut up the wood no hot water for my bath got bought my own little axe and small Bow saw so no whingin i couldt use the big ones

oh also had the 7lb sledge and wedges (Dad used the 14 lber )

ATB

Duncan

 

[locum76]

He who chops wood gets warm twice.

.....

 

[bikebum1975]

I loved splitting wood with an axe when I was a kid used to go out for a couple hours everyday. Nothing as nice a the sound of an axe hitting the wood. Such a satisfying way to stay warm to.

 

[addo]

I love it too. If there realy frozen the big ones bounce the maul sometimes and its takes a bit of rarrrrhh to get the fella through. Had some terrible pieces of knotted willow this year but after an hour on that, going back to anything else was a doddle.

Same as Duncan - No chop chop, no bath

 

[pwb]

Not exactly a craft but I find nothing more satisfying than splitting firewood. It's honest work with a pactical and useful outcome. There's soul to the whole deliberate process that's pure Zen

When processing wood at work it's a hydraulic tractor mounted splitter.
Just not the same with all the noise and oil leaks ....hell of a lot easier though .

At home it's totally different.
I love using the maul, 5 1/2 Lb Brades axe and even sometimes a sledge and wedge.
It's very satisfying and rewarding putting logs in the shed.

Pete.

 

[ian2000]

i have a woodburner now and my garden is looking good to, go out chop some logs then when hot do some weeding get cold chop more logs it gest works for me

 

[lannyman8]

what a great thing cutting and splitting logs.......

ahhhhhhh i miss it so much..... i used to do it for hours round my mates house when i was a kid.

the best bit was the long night next to the fire........ enjoy...