Stacking, though—nothing prepared me for the addictive nature of this chore, or for my growing obsession with building the ...

Martin Fritz Huber is a frequent contributor to Outside who previously wrote the In Stride column about running culture. He also works as a tree care professional in New York City. New perk: Easily ...

⚠️ Before cutting with a chainsaw, familiarize yourself with chainsaw safety rules and always wear safety gear. Heating with wood is a study in stubborn self-sufficiency. It’s hard work, but as with ...

While many of us are focussing on gardening and spring cleaning, a Potsdam man is on a crusade, of sorts, to make sure people are splitting and... May 24, 2023 — While many of us are focussing on ...

It is wood splitting season, and the time of year I love best. There is a Zen aspect to splitting wood, and indeed, a Zen proverb says: “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After ...

Each Thanksgiving, Fred Bogner, his grandfather and son gather to fell a tree or two, split the firewood and stack it before settling down to a well-earned feast. “That’s what we do,” says the ...

Residents take pride in their timber piles, debate best techniques News is obsessed with the flashy questions: “Is God Dead?” “Who Killed Kennedy?” “What is a Kardashian?” Yet for years, a quieter ...

Few methods of home heating are as iconic and rewarding as burning wood—especially if you cut and split it yourself. The hard physical work of splitting firewood is missing from most other heating ...

Splitting wood by hand is not exotic or efficient, easy or cost-efficient. One could label it anachronistic, something from nostalgic days of yesteryear. It’s not easy labor, even as it has largely ...

Lehigh County’s juvenile probation department is hoping to turn firewood into cash for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Juvenile offenders who are on probation and doing community service are stacking ...