Cutting Firewood More Profitable than Milling Logs or Logging?

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  • Опубликовано: 11 дек 2024

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  • @RTeBokkel
    @RTeBokkel 8 месяцев назад +7

    I have no idea why this episode doesn't have over a million views.

  • @Blackadder75
    @Blackadder75 10 месяцев назад +6

    what a mad man, he put up an extra camera just for the chance a log would roll over the barrier and continue downhill.
    I don;t have an estimate because I still haven;t got a clue what a cord is , I use this weird International System of Units

    • @kenbrown2808
      @kenbrown2808 5 месяцев назад +2

      a cord is a stack measuring the length of a 2.4384 meter long cord along the long dimension, and the length of the same cord up the side and across the short dimension. in freedom units, that's 8 feet long, 4 feet tall, and 4 feet wide, or 3624.56 liters.

  • @edames5317
    @edames5317 6 месяцев назад +4

    This man is certainly a worker

  • @mikehughes2026
    @mikehughes2026 Год назад +3

    Really enjoyed that mindless fun of watching you roll the rounds down- thought there would have been more jumpers. Just under 3 cords, my guess. Thanks for the entertainment! Take care 🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @WilsonForestLands
      @WilsonForestLands  Год назад

      I thought there would be more jumpers too. I was a little disappointed there weren’t more, to make for better video.

  • @jefff6167
    @jefff6167 4 месяца назад +1

    Wonderfully informative and entertaining. 👍🇺🇸

  • @robertlujan5573
    @robertlujan5573 Год назад +1

    Much fun in the woods!

  • @jamiethomas2155
    @jamiethomas2155 Год назад +1

    There was a lot of firewood in that one tree. Love your videos, love the outdoors. Keep up the great content.

  • @clayoreilly4553
    @clayoreilly4553 10 месяцев назад

    Wow! That's a whole lot of wood. So sad to lose those beautiful trees that way. Good luck with the firewood project. I like the way you present real problems to be solved. Thanks.

    • @WilsonForestLands
      @WilsonForestLands  10 месяцев назад

      I am done with the firewood project, assuming we don’t have another big blow down this winter. Thank you for the comment. 👍

  • @supermo26
    @supermo26 Год назад +3

    Lumber is less work and less wear and tear on equipment than firewood but ever time i see lumber for sale it's priced more than a cord of wood.

    • @WilsonForestLands
      @WilsonForestLands  Год назад +3

      That is true. I would prefer to do lumber if it was selling better than it is now.

  • @lpeterman
    @lpeterman Год назад +2

    Gravity: Not just a good idea, it's the Law!
    Although, gravity (and inertia) can be a terrible thing; (7:45 and 8:12 mark) as the round rolls merrily down the road.
    Cheers from a (stubbornly ongoing) smoky Willamette Valley.

    • @WilsonForestLands
      @WilsonForestLands  Год назад

      I was surprised more didn’t roll down the hill. I would tell you how the air is cool and clean on the coast, I wouldn’t want to brag though.

    • @lpeterman
      @lpeterman Год назад

      Well played, sir.@@WilsonForestLands

  • @DeadWoodLogging6996
    @DeadWoodLogging6996 Год назад +3

    Great video as always.
    I often make firewood this way, so if i may suggest, using a pickaroon (hookaroon) would make Your work much easier-one with a 70cm(a bit longer than 2 feet) long handle for rolling them down the hill and one with a 30cm (about 1 foot) long handle for lifting them on the splitter.
    It's a great backsaver, maybe You can give it a try ?

    • @WilsonForestLands
      @WilsonForestLands  Год назад +1

      A pickaroon probably is a good idea. By the time I track one down here I will probably be done with this project. I don’t do much firewood throughout the year but will keep that in mind. Thank you for the suggestion.

  • @patdriver5696
    @patdriver5696 2 месяца назад

    I believe 3 cord and 1/2. My sister lives in Susanville, is retired (so she cant cut her own wood, being 80÷yrs old). I personally dont need the firewood, but she does. I hope I made a close determination. We'll see.....

  • @DanielAtkinsFirewood
    @DanielAtkinsFirewood Год назад +1

    New subscriber here thanks to Mike Hughes. Now you had me at the channel points comment..
    Also i am just south of Tacoma so its nice to see another Pacific NW channel.. 😁👍

  • @fasx56
    @fasx56 6 месяцев назад

    Wilson you have quite a wood cutting business going for yourself, our family had been burning wood as a supplemental and back up heat source if the electricity goes out and cannot run the Gas Furnace. That large Fir you just fell and cut up, good thing there was a lot of Straight Grain and Few Knots to try and split around. Some Fir in Western Washington where I live has straight grain and splits fairly easy, some though have Twisted Grain and grain that does not separate and I end up having to Rip the Rounds with the grain . I do not have a hydraulic splitter, still banging away with steel wedges and splitting maul. Good luck with your wood business.

  • @glennevitt5250
    @glennevitt5250 Год назад

    Now I liked the way you got that wood splitter set up😮

    • @WilsonForestLands
      @WilsonForestLands  Год назад

      Many people tell me I need to make changes to that splitter, mostly to put wheels on it. But after using it for many years, it works quite well the way it’s set up.

    • @glennevitt5250
      @glennevitt5250 Год назад +1

      @@WilsonForestLands Whatever makes you feel good and be able to do the job that's good enough😎

  • @dgoodman1484
    @dgoodman1484 8 месяцев назад +1

    Dang, I wish I could make a big trailer like that magically fill up with split wood in seconds like yours did! lol That vid took some work in order to gather some content! Did it for 45 years but not sure today if I wish I was in that kinda shape again or glad I don’t have to put in the work in order to stay that way! 👍🏼

  • @ArrBee6
    @ArrBee6 Год назад

    Very Informative, many thanks.

  • @Dustin_the_wind
    @Dustin_the_wind 2 месяца назад

    I enjoyed the log rolling. Like little man tate watching the logs do their gymnastics, spending their kenetic energy through the influences of environmental circumstances.
    Better than big bang theory, or two and a half men, in my opinion.
    Sorry for even mentioning those titles.

  • @glennevitt5250
    @glennevitt5250 Год назад

    Its That Time Of The Year Cut up Fire Wood 🪵 ❤😎

  • @TheWendyJohnson
    @TheWendyJohnson Год назад

    A cord of wood here in the Washington, DC-area if about $360 and about double that if it's kiln dried. I cut, split and dry my own for free. Here in the 'burbs, people give away wood rounds for free if they have to have a dead or felled tree cut up. It's cheaper than paying someone to haul it away.

    • @WilsonForestLands
      @WilsonForestLands  Год назад +1

      Wood goes for more than that here but I have to log it and haul it to town from the woods. If they are giving away rounds already in town free, sounds like an even better deal than I am doing here.

  • @Dan_Akins
    @Dan_Akins Год назад

    Material/things are only worth what they will sell for today.
    Nice work!

  • @sprucestomper
    @sprucestomper Год назад

    The pain of cutting saw logs into firewood. I felt that before you said it, but the way she goes sometimes.

  • @AlaskanInsights
    @AlaskanInsights Год назад +1

    2x4 and stuff are pretty pricey ... but large dimensional lumber price is insane.
    think it is around $350+ for a cord here ...

    • @AlaskanInsights
      @AlaskanInsights Год назад

      I'll go with one and a half cord...

    • @WilsonForestLands
      @WilsonForestLands  Год назад

      The insanity of the price probably depends on if you are the one buying the lumber or the one making the lumber

  • @stefflus08
    @stefflus08 7 месяцев назад

    $830 for two cords of softwood? Thats.. more than I expected in such wooded country. I pay a little more than that for Beech and that's from a too expensive place just because I'm new to my area. Norway is also not lacking trees

  • @ronaldmatros9890
    @ronaldmatros9890 Год назад

    A couple of escapees, but all and all not to bad. I would say close to 3 cord.

  • @jeffwest7071
    @jeffwest7071 Год назад

    Another classic video. 3.5 cords is my guess.

  • @HardRockVermont
    @HardRockVermont 7 месяцев назад

    So, you prefer Scribner over the Doyle Scale method? I used to work in a Sawmill for years, I remember using a Doyle Scale stick, I think....lol It's been years. What's nice about our local Mill is they have their own driver with a Cherry Picker who comes to pick up our Logs.

  • @joeyrector1015
    @joeyrector1015 Год назад

    That's a good bit of wood. I say that there's about 3-4 cords. Maybe 5

  • @woodworker3122
    @woodworker3122 6 месяцев назад

    Those chunks kept coming and coming. Did you have another tree up there? Where did they all come from? Maybe 2 cords max is my guess.

  • @christopherallen4456
    @christopherallen4456 6 месяцев назад

    Do they burn fir for firewood. In Illinois they just burn oak and hardwoods in fireplace

  • @exitar1
    @exitar1 28 дней назад

    So what do you like to do for recreation 😊

  • @sal39759
    @sal39759 Год назад

    One important thing you forgot to calculate.....what was the ouch factor of the biggest round being stopped by your shin at the bottom of the hill???? I look forward to you showing us that answer!

    • @WilsonForestLands
      @WilsonForestLands  Год назад

      If that happened I must have forgotten about it. Maybe that means we need a new calculation, the cost of memory loss.

    • @sal39759
      @sal39759 Год назад

      @@WilsonForestLands See....so much content from one initial subject! Great video as usual!

  • @sprucestomper
    @sprucestomper Год назад

    If you make a product and no one buys it then it isnt worth the effort. Sound words. You have a good rhythm on camera.

  • @waltdelbo6445
    @waltdelbo6445 Год назад

    Another good UN bud
    Say…. How many acres do you have at each property?

  • @sawmillsam7156
    @sawmillsam7156 10 месяцев назад

    I'd guess 2.2 cords!

  • @adammoggysawmilling5164
    @adammoggysawmilling5164 Год назад

    I'm guessing 2 full cord or 6 face cord

  • @bard44
    @bard44 11 месяцев назад

    Does your trailer hold a full chord?

  • @vdsgw52
    @vdsgw52 Год назад

    1-1/2 cords

  • @jackdawg4579
    @jackdawg4579 6 месяцев назад

    2 1/2 cords is my estimate at 9 minutes in.

  • @southernadirondackoutdoors
    @southernadirondackoutdoors Год назад

    Do you use face cord or full cord? My guess is one full cord or 3 face cords.

    • @WilsonForestLands
      @WilsonForestLands  Год назад +1

      I think face cords are an East Coast thing. We don’t really use that term here. We do cords and fractions of cords. Full cord, half cord, third cord, etc. Right now I’m selling full cords.

  • @brianbarton2106
    @brianbarton2106 Год назад

    i did that

  • @jamesfrancisco7308
    @jamesfrancisco7308 10 месяцев назад

    2.5 cords

  • @connormckibben5986
    @connormckibben5986 Год назад

    I reckon that's sitting right above 3 cord. How about 3 and a half cord. Mhm.

  • @jamespotestio1074
    @jamespotestio1074 Год назад

    1.75 cords.

  • @davidmushal7862
    @davidmushal7862 Год назад

    In honor of Bob Barker, is that whoever’s closest without going over? 😂 And how close did the runaways come to your camera?

    • @WilsonForestLands
      @WilsonForestLands  Год назад +2

      The oops that happened on top of the hill was one running over my tripod. It broke it a little bit more than it was already broke. A couple came close at the bottom of the hill but I had some rounds parked in front of it for protection.

  • @wootenbasset8631
    @wootenbasset8631 10 месяцев назад

    4 cords

  • @robertlujan5573
    @robertlujan5573 Год назад +1

    Looks like a cord.

  • @geneplummer6645
    @geneplummer6645 Год назад

    just under 2 cords

  • @cabininthewoods7326
    @cabininthewoods7326 Год назад

    Now I see why your skinny. There isn't enough food for you to compensate for the calories you burn.

    • @supermo26
      @supermo26 Год назад +1

      He's not skinny. Everyone else is just overweight. 😂

  • @Averagewhiteguy4980
    @Averagewhiteguy4980 Год назад

    I’ll say a cord and a half

  • @SevenOaksOutdoors
    @SevenOaksOutdoors Год назад

    2-1/3 cords