Red Bay Farm Firewood
With these tough economic times lots of folks are thinking
about using wood for heat.  Do it...but be careful using this
sustainable resource.

We have put together the simple chart below to show the
list of some of the best common firewoods. (If our
translations are incorrect please let us know!)
    A wood stove is the most
    efficient way to burn firewood to
    heat a home.  We have a small
    wood stove which is really a
    space heater.  It heats part of
    our home.
    Only basic tools are required to
    harvest and store wood.  If you
    have a lot of time and energy
    you can use buck saws and
    axes...do it all by hand and
    exercise in the process!  Hand
    tools like the froe and maul
    (shown below) have their place!
    Power tools make the job
    easier.  I use a Husqvarna
    chainsaw.  I use canola oil
    infused with mushroom spores
    to inoculate stumps to grow
    mushrooms.
A froe
Our wood stove
A chain saw, clearing saw, safety helmut, toolkit, gas tank and oil tank
A half cord of cut and split red maple

    Interested in using
    firewood to heat
    your home?  My
    recommendation is
    to spend a lot of time
    reviewing all the
    information at:
Locations of visitors to this page
Axe with old handle protector
Handle protector removed
Piece of rubber hose which protects axe handle
New wrapping for axe handle protector
    Protect that axe handle!  You may
    be a precision axe handler.  I'm
    not.  My last axe handle lasted
    about 5 years.  After I put a new
    handle on my antique axe head I
    decided that I wanted a little
    protection for my new axe handle.

    It is a simple and elegant solution.  
    Halve a piece of garden hose about
    5 inches long and attach it to the
    axe handle with electrical tape.  
    The picture in the upper left hand
    corner shows the wear after
    splitting about 2 cords of wood
    (red maple, red oak and white oak).
    The bottom right picture shows the
    tape replaced.