Peter & Karen Pecksen

Fire Wood

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One of the advantages of spending some time house sitting in our home city is that friends can visit. Combine that with having friends with a slightly askew sense of humour and life gets interesting.

When my buddy Kevin said he was going to bring some fire wood from British Columbia to chop, this was not the first thing that came to mind.
Once we rolled it out of his van the biggest question is where do you start?

The beauty of having friends like this is they also bring the proper tools with them to get the job done. I had a lot on my mind that week and Kevin was good enough to leave me with the wood and tools to spend some quality time working my way through it.

With a supremely tuned chainsaw with a 13″ bar and a chunk of wood 30″ across the only solution is to get cutting. I am sure the pedestrians walking by were questioning my sanity.
For those of you that have tried cutting around a large object this view is probably not a new one. So close. Nothing a plunge cut and some axes won’t fix.
Patience is key. That and a big axe or two.
Divide and conquer. Once I got it in half it was pure enjoyment. One chunk at a time, there is little as relaxing as splitting wood.
I was fortunate enough to have another friend come over and introduce his son to the joys of splitting wood. We started small and worked our way through it all.

I am not sure if it is the activity, the smell, or the visual satisfaction. But the overall experience is wonderful. We look forward to many a wonderful fire burning our way through this cedar. A huge thank you to my friend Kevin for making this all possible.

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    Kevin Pattison

    Hahaha your welcome buddy :))

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