Firewood
Firewood activities at the WoodchuckCanuck. Sales and suppliers of hardwood and softwood firewood and kindling products, including kiln dried firewood in mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.
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Mid winter update and kiln data analysis
In this video update, Jim describes managing a firewood business during a harsh, snowy winter that has halted regular production. He details ongoing equipment maintenance, including repairs to a log loader and the challenge of navigating an icy yard with a track loader.
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Internet vs Reality v1.0
The WoodchuckCanuck YouTube channel offers a grounded perspective on forestry work, contrasting the polished imagery of social media with the unpredictable nature of real labor.
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The end of the ends
This YouTube video chronicles a cold winter morning in Nova Scotia as Jim and Gina prepare a delivery of firewood offcuts. The video highlights the physical challenges of working in sub-zero temperatures, particularly when dealing with frozen equipment and past physical injuries.
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How we built our shipping container building
This video documents our year-long journey constructing a storage facility by bridging two shipping containers with a trussed roof.
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8 years operating a firewood kiln
Today we provide a detailed assessment of our firewood kiln after operating it for eight years and completing over one hundred drying sessions.
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How many cords in 3 cords?
Today’s video documents a firewood processing experiment conducted Jim takes on, to determine the volume change when transitioning from blocked logs to split wood.
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Firewoodin’
Today’s video features Jim and Gina detailing the daily operations of a firewood business. Jim explains how they sort timber by quality, separating low-grade campfire wood from premium logs intended for home heating.
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That’s the ends of it
Today is clean up day for the recent stack of logs with blocked and split. Since we measure the blocks we cut there is usually a short piece left over.
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Who likes stacking firewood?
We do! It’s great exercise. Outdoors in the fresh air on a cool day with a bit of a breeze, which is almost every day between September and April.
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Reading the moisture content
All is not what it seems when it comes to measuring the moisture content in firewood. A live tree such as birch hardwood that is cut fresh off the stump, (aka ‘green’) then split and stacked, should have a very high moisture content.
