The Backyard Lumberjack

Zusatztext "If your favorite wood-gatherer is getting a new ax or chainsaw this winter! make him read this book FIRST." Spokane Spokesman-Review "?an excellent guide to harvesting! splitting! stacking! and burning wood for fuel." BackHome Magazine Informationen zum Autor Frank Philbrick lives in New York and competes in lumberjack events around the country.Stephen Philbrick, lives in Massachusetts, where he manages 120 acres of woodlot. Klappentext Frank and Stephen Philbrick, enthusiastic and skilled lumberjacks, explain what it takes to bring a tree from forest to fireplace. Part hard work, part pure chain saw satisfaction,The Backyard Lumberjackis your complete guide to bringing in the wood. Felling: It all begins here, where the chain saw meets the tree. Choose an appropriate wood source and bring it down safely. Bucking: Now that you've got the tree horizontal, work your way up the trunk, cutting it into stove-length pieces. Splitting: Trade your chain saw for a maul and start swinging. You can't burn until you have split and dried your wood. Stacking: Decide which kind of woodpile works for you and stack it up. Keep in mind that the only goals here are to let the wood dry and to keep it from falling over. The level of artistry you bring to the project is up to you. Burning: Choose your heating method, lay a perfect fire, and feel the burn. It's all here, from choosing the perfect chain saw to managing a woodlot to safely enjoying the pleasures of a backyard bonfire. Just don't forget your safety gear! Zusammenfassung Father and son lumberjacks Stephen and Frank Philbrick have enjoyed the destruction of felling, bucking, and splitting timber for hundreds of cords of firewood. Together they bring practical instruction and first-hand advice based on the quantity of wood to be cut and the amount of time to be spent on the job. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroduction: Ten Reasons to Be a Backyard LumberjackChapter 1: Into the WoodsChapter 2: Get Your GearChapter 3: Timber!Chapter 4: Splitting & StackingChapter 5: Feel the HeatChapter 6: Burn, Baby, BurnChapter 7: Logger GamesGlossaryAppendixIndexAcknowledgments...

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Frank Philbrick lives in New York and competes in lumberjack events around the country.
Stephen Philbrick, lives in Massachusetts, where he manages 120 acres of woodlot.

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Frank and Stephen Philbrick, enthusiastic and skilled lumberjacks, explain what it takes to bring a tree from forest to fireplace. Part hard work, part pure chain saw satisfaction,The Backyard Lumberjackis your complete guide to bringing in the wood.

Felling: It all begins here, where the chain saw meets the tree. Choose an appropriate wood source and bring it down safely.

Bucking: Now that you've got the tree horizontal, work your way up the trunk, cutting it into stove-length pieces.

Splitting: Trade your chain saw for a maul and start swinging. You can't burn until you have split and dried your wood.

Stacking: Decide which kind of woodpile works for you and stack it up. Keep in mind that the only goals here are to let the wood dry and to keep it from falling over. The level of artistry you bring to the project is up to you.

Burning: Choose your heating method, lay a perfect fire, and feel the burn.

It's all here, from choosing the perfect chain saw to managing a woodlot to safely enjoying the pleasures of a backyard bonfire. Just don't forget your safety gear!

Résumé
Father and son lumberjacks Stephen and Frank Philbrick have enjoyed the destruction of felling, bucking, and splitting timber for hundreds of cords of firewood. Together they bring practical instruction and first-hand advice based on the quantity of wood to be cut and the amount of time to be spent on the job.

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Preface

Introduction: Ten Reasons to Be a Backyard Lumberjack

Chapter 1: Into the Woods

Chapter 2: Get Your Gear

Chapter 3: Timber!

Chapter 4: Splitting & Stacking

Chapter 5: Feel the Heat

Chapter 6: Burn, Baby, Burn

Chapter 7: Logger Games

Glossary

Appendix

Index

Acknowledgments