Once all the cutting was done, it was time for the next step in our wood gathering winter prep.
All those logs need to be split into smaller pieces that will actually fit in the wood stove. The old-fashioned axe and stump and lots of labor sounds romantic. Unless you’re the one assigned the job and you try to split the first log. Yes, there is a lot to be said for machines.
These two worked all day long for two full days. And the little pile that began like this:
Looked like this when they were finished:
And that, my friends, is a beautiful site when you live in Maine.
Silas loves these days of out-of-doors work.