It is wood splitting season, and the time of year I love best. There is a Zen aspect to splitting wood, and indeed, a Zen proverb says: “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After ...

Each year, Carbondale’s Mountain Fair has a competition of the toughest residents in the area — the Women’s Wood Splitting competition. Although there is also an exciting Men’s Wood Splitting ...

Few methods of home heating are as iconic and rewarding as burning wood—especially if you cut and split it yourself. The hard physical work of splitting firewood is missing from most other heating ...

AND HAS THE STORY. WE ARE A BUNCH OF YOUTUBERS, AND THEY CALL US THE WOOD HOUNDS FROM MARYLAND. LIKE JACK, AND SOME AS FAR AWAY AS CANADA. IT’S ALWAYS THE SECOND FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER, AND WE JUST COME ...

Splitting wood by hand is not exotic or efficient, easy or cost-efficient. One could label it anachronistic, something from nostalgic days of yesteryear. It’s not easy labor, even as it has largely ...

I’d never taken this type of axe very seriously, until now.

In 2012, I spent a season on a wildland firefighting crew based just outside California’s Sequoia National Park. Our first assignment wasn’t a wildfire but a cleanup project at Devils Postpile ...

How to chop logs like a lumberjack. Excerpted from The Wicked Good Book: A Guide to Maine Living, By Stephen Gleasner, illustrated by Patrick Corrigan, Down East Books, Camden, Maine; hardcover; 120 ...

The right axe for you is the one you feel most comfortable with. A good starting point for the size of your axe starts with the handle. Ideally you want the length of the handle to go from the ground ...