Splitting wood for the coming winter isn’t just great exercise. It can be a time for reflection and even meditation. There is something deeply satisfying in seeing the pile of split wood grow larger ...

A splitting block is more than just for convenience sake – it is also a safer way to split wood and is better on sensitive backs. The Woodland Homestead (Storey Publishing, 2015) by Brett McLeod is ...

Fireplace season has at long last arrived: Time to gather around the hearth, hunker down, and embrace the warmth of the flickering flames. But before you do, check that you've stockpiled enough ...

If you live in the country, you may already know about keeping a woodpile stocked. But even many city neighbourhoods are more like forest villages than concrete jungles. These places, too, are great ...

In this video I'm going to show you what it looks like in first person to split firewood on the Eastonmade 22-28 with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stacking firewood is pleasant work. It’s quiet and even contemplative. The hard and sometimes dangerous work of felling trees and bucking them with a chainsaw is done. The laborious splitting by hand ...

A lot of us turning to our fireplaces to keep warm during these power outages but what if you can’t afford firewood? When inmate crews aren’t battling wild fires they are thinning out state forests ...

Have you ever wondered how wood logs are cut or split into pieces before reaching the stores or furniture manufacturers? Some ...