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    Firewood: An Expert Introduction to Equipment, Trees, Harvesting and Understanding This Valuable Resource
    Firewood: An Expert Introduction to Equipment, Trees, Harvesting and Understanding This Valuable Resource
    Firewood: An Expert Introduction to Equipment, Trees, Harvesting and Understanding This Valuable Resource
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    Firewood: An Expert Introduction to Equipment, Trees, Harvesting and Understanding This Valuable Resource

    By Troy McClain

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    Have you ever contemplated venturing out into the world with the intent of harvesting a tree or two for firewood? Do you know what to do and how to do it? Are you familiar with trees, the differences between the trees that make suitable firewood and those that do not? Have you received instruction on how to properly fell a tree? Including those that do not stand straight up? What about how to protect yourself from the dangers of felling a tree and the hazards it poses once it's on the ground?

    This book is written by a professional chainsaw operator with over twenty years of experience sizing up, felling, limbing, bucking, and processing firewood. In these pages you will be introduced to more than just how to cut down a tree; but with the purpose of producing firewood you should be interested in topics of how to estimate harvest weight and BTU (British Thermal Unit) output. In addition you will learn about the proper personal protection equipment you require, what chainsaw sizes are best suitable for the job, how to properly measure your firewood, and how to best split and stack your harvest.

    The first of a series of three books this volume will equip you with the knowledge of the basics of firewood production.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublishereBookIt.com
    Release dateApr 26, 2016
    ISBN9781456612290
    Firewood: An Expert Introduction to Equipment, Trees, Harvesting and Understanding This Valuable Resource

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      Firewood - Troy McClain

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      Preface

      This book is very in depth and contains more information concerning trees and chain saws then I intended for it to have when I first began writing it.   When the endeavor launched it was supposed to be a general orientation resource for the uninitiated saw operator.   Because the general orientation resources are a dime a dozen it quickly evolved into what it is today, as close as I can get to a complete introductory course into the world of trees and chainsaws that I live in daily.   This is not an all inclusive mastery guide and is in no way a reasonable replacement for learning hands on from a seasoned pro.   The purpose of this writing is to associate you, the novice, with some of the more advanced basics of the art and science behind producing your own firewood.   I am sure that there are a myriad of items I have missed, topics I have not addressed that you are looking to have addressed, if that is the case then I apologize, if I have omitted anything it has been left out because at this stage in the game it is too advanced for the typical operator.   Included in this work you will find all of the tools that you will require as a firewood processor, even if you have been doing it for years you may very well learn something new.

      Throughout this book you will encounter words that you may or may not be familiar with, in preparation of this I have included the glossary at the beginning of the book so you can acquaint yourself with these terms prior to moving into the meat and potatoes of the material and it will be in a convenient place for you to return to as a reference.   Like the rest of the book the glossary is far from all inclusive, as a matter of fact, there are a very large number of terms that I have omitted in order to keep from overwhelming you further.

      Introduction

      During my years in the military it was expressed to us at every training that all military training manuals were written on a sixth grade reading and comprehension level in order to ensure that every member of our ranks could understand and use the manuals.   Whether or not this is now or was ever true, I have not taken the time to determine, but the theory is sound.   So I am writing today with a similar concept in mind.   I am writing this book for all interested parties, the language used is not the same language as you would find in a sixth grade text or an Army training manual, but the content is structured so that all readers can take something away with them.   Whether you are a green novice or a seasoned pro, there is information in here that will be useful to you at any level, and to start it is important to understand the why before the how.

      The purpose of having a little knowledge about trees and chainsaws and how to process your own firewood is simply to save money.   In the end the old adage "a penny saved is a penny earned", is as true now as ever.   All of the consumers in our world see it everyday, insurance companies fight for our patronage   with every commercial, spouting off to the viewers that they can each save you, the driver or homeowner, over x-number of dollars per year by switching your coverage.   Dentist, vehicle windshield replacement companies, bathroom renovators, and so many others advertise that they can do their jobs with just one appointment in order to cut the number of visits and your total costs as a consumer.   But the savings don't start there. In today's turbulent economic climate an unprecedented number of people are looking to become self sufficient.   Throughout society you can find folks who make money saving products for their own consumption like laundry detergent and fabric softener and home canned foods from their gardens or a local farmers market.   Men and women alike will often make clothes and blankets instead of buying expensive imports.   In Any Town USA you can find homes with smoke houses for smoking meats and cheeses, many of whom are hunters or raise their own animals for slaughter.   The examples can go on forever.   Folks are continually finding methods of providing for themselves in order to get away from contributing their hard earned dollars to the corporate fat cats and their Asian production lines.   The ingenuity of the penny pincher is more remarkable now than it has ever been.   Everywhere you look you can find resources on anything from how to make diesel fuel from used cooking oil to how to build a more efficient home out of straw bales and harness wind and solar energy to power and heat it. People in the North America, and all over the globe, are progressively moving forward in a steady march toward independence from mega corporations around the world.   Collectively we are beginning to take notice of the large sums of money our dependence on the products and services of others cost us individually every year.   There is an impressive, ever growing amount of attention given to the science of alternative fuels from corn, soy, sugar, and other crops.   So it did not surprise me when I was approached about writing a book that would assist the average Jane and Joe with harvesting their own firewood.

      Becoming self sufficient (or, more aptly, self reliant) has to include, if not begin with, being able to provide not only the peripheral luxuries but also some of the bare necessities for your home and children.   Whether or not you have a milk cow in the barn and laying hens in the coop, a home brewery in the basement and a food dehydrator in the kitchen, providing your family with a source of heat is not only extremely cost efficient but quite honestly, with a little education a strong understanding of safety and a willingness to perform some manual labor, is fairly easy to do.

      To break down the labor exchange and dismiss the concept that cutting and splitting wood is an Olympic feat, lets perform a breakdown of costs.   Depending on the size and construction of your home, the efficiency of your furnace and the type of fuel used, and how much you heat your house out of necessity or to maintain your individual comfort level, the cost for heating your home versus that of your neighbors will vary greatly.   Sure there are analysis sent to you by the energy companies supplying your home with electricity and fuels that will compare your consumption with those around you, however, with the factors listed above it is very difficult to truly compare the requirements of one home with those of another.   And, depending on where in the world your home is located your heating needs

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