Great recap on chip sales, Joe. Have a restful vacation….family is #1. 👍

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy

Hi Joe - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. Some years ago I made hundreds of bags of kindling. To produce a consistent product I weighted each bag before sealing thereby ensuring they all had a uniform weight to provide assurance to retailers and buyers in that regard.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I just eye ball mine but at least the stated qty is well below the actual contents

Joe, my friend, hi, the weather has turned bad, and it's sad, but at least I was glad that your video came out, I watched it with great pleasure.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Dereven. Where are you from?

@derevenskayazhizn

Жыл бұрын

@@ohiowoodburner Joe, you've already forgotten me?

I appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge.

Thanks for sharing another great idea!

I've got a good idea for a cheap kiln. 35 or 55 gal drum attached to my pig rotisserie. Just fill barrel with chips and rotisserie over a fire for 2 hours. That will kill all bugs and also dry them out. I sell bundles on the side. Between 1000 and 1300 per year all with Super Split.

Excellent information. Another great video! Thanks, Joe.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Blake

Hey Joe Thanks for another great video and also for sharing your experience and knowledge you’re one in a million.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great job Joe! Love the process!

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it buddy!

Thanks for showing us how this is done Joe. You have a winning marketing strategy here with a good product, good packaging, and good labeling.

In Europe beech is the number one smoking wood. Give it a try, it makes great color and flavor.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Good to know. I have some beech and will check it out. Thanks

Great video!

great video joe and great idea for making wood chips

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob!

Cooking wood isn’t firewood. You will figure it out and make lots of money with expansion into cooking wood. When I put $1000 worth of meat in the cooker, the last thing I’m thinking about the cost of the smoke wood. I just want the absolute best stick of wood out of you inventory as it seasons the meat. Hand picked cooking wood is worth 10X +/- more money (in chunk form, not splits or chips) splits are still worth more if they are the right ones that make the best flavor/smoke because hand selected wood makes better flavored finished product. When you know what you are looking for. It’s not too complicated Chips aren’t as important as chunks/splits. I’m happy to answer any questions you might have. I’ve watched every single video you have uploaded. Cook wood division of OWB is a tremendous profit center for you, with little extra effort. The ROI of you extra time and learning a bit will pay off. Because you already have everything you need to be in the cook wood biz(smoking woods) not to be confused with the pizza over guys. You are set there. I was wondering the last couple years when you were going to get into cooking wood. Remember chunk wood is the most profitable. As you said, packaging and @ little knowledge about smoke wood and you are all set. I’ve been self employed my whole life, I’m 56. I get it Joe💪😃 Best of luck in all you do Eric

Never had a upc code in my retail store & made my own product beside the big boys. I made my own labels, printed out & bottle to shelf.

Great video Joe!!

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave!

Fantasticno, perfektno super video👌👍👍

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Smells Great! Well Dun!

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

My trailer never smelled better LOL

Be got lots of hickory branches at my house, next time your in Warrenton Mo bring your tractor and chipper and you can have all you want! Let me know LOL

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Make sure to have a cooler full of Dr Pepper

Nice job Joe, yeah it’s been over a year since you have done a video on this. And have fun with those bees 🐝.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

I leave the bees be. LOL

The super split is back!!!!

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Great machine!

Nice video Joe, I forgot about your bbq chip product, the bags and labels look great. Elaine from Canada here, just saw a bag of wood at the gas station priced $17.00 CAD! Oof 😮. Have a great mini holiday and enjoyable time with your family. Cheers.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

we are in Detroit for a couple days hitting some museums

Excellent work Joe and great video 🪵into money 💴 chips ❤😮😊

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Todd

thats like popping one popcorn kernel at a time,throw more in there

Hey 👋 Joe

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Well hello there

I take a tarp joe lay into your trailer so the oak chips go into the tarp then fold the tarp over the chips then do cherry or pecan the tarp keep,s the chips separate then after I'm done I pull the tarp that should speed up your Chip production. (have a good day)....

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

I thought of that but all my tarps are nasty lol

@backriverfirewood4335

Жыл бұрын

@@ohiowoodburner harbor freight brother lol!!!!!.?!! have a wonderful night joe from everyone in NW Arkansas.

Hey Joe thanks for the video. I was wondering the saying "Chip off the ole block" apples to wood chips and the OWB 😃 Y'all have a great 👍 day

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

haha. Thanks mike.

Joe you have a great day to god bless . SAW in the WOOD , STICK on the ICE 🧊 and RUBBER on the ROAD !! 😊

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

That was a full day for sure len!

Some ideas, maybe redundant, temp. partition for the trailer when chipping to keep them from mingling and a sifter for the chips to be dust almost free. Specs. to follow if interested it's an old fart idea to work smarter not harder.

I did the bags like you have about 4 years ago.. what is do is take a stack of the bags, lay em on a cardboard box and get a small metal rod and heat it up with a torch till it glowed than put holes thru the bags. The heat wont make the bags weak so ya can load em up and it has air to breath in too. Other thing we used to do is scale the wood in the bags at get 3lbs a bag of chips. Customers like consistancy in bags of wood chips or chunks for smoking. Make that money!!!

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

I am wondering if chunks would be fun to make. I need to try it

@jasonpeterson9276

Жыл бұрын

@ohiowoodburner we did way more chunks than chips. Cut the rounds 2 to 4 inches and split em up.. if ya got a nice sunny spot on a slab of concrete they will dry out fsat spread out in the summer.. a week will get most apple, hickory, oak etc plenty well dry for most peoples likes

Nice setup and process Joe and the filming was awesome 👍, but aren’t you a bit late to the BBQ party this year? BBQ season typically is -at least over here in W-EUR… - from May till September.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

LOL I am replenishing my current supply. I still have items to sell. Just stocking up

Excellent chipper! The only good thing about the "heat wave", is that your chips (and wood) dries faster. Havent seen much of Jesse. Did he get a job as captain of a sailing ship in Lake Erie?

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

haha. Jesse is up and down the road every day

Now if u can think of a way to make potato chips..... haha great video man, i got a potentially goodish idea for you, whats the maximum length your axis or japa can make/split wood? Cuz u can make em like 24" or 36"long splits, for you chipper, idkman. My gears are rusty too. And gor them hornets, use dawn dishsoap and water spray bottle at night with a flash light. Its a good time

you might keep a look out for a skid loader on tires, with a hydraulic quick tach for the log yard, aka it can spin in its own area.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Not sure but they are just too pricey for me. One day maybe

Way to make a new product! It is a hard thing to do in a small business since it is already enough work to keep the operation going, few can do it.

Joe to clean all the small stuff out of your barbecue chips , build a 2x4 frame and cover it with half-inch square hardware cloth , this should shift out all of the fines that you don’t want in the bags of chips … as for punching holes in your plastic bags, you might want to think about gathering a bunch and put Spring clamps at the top and bottom , and then take a leather hole punch and a hammer to punch a bunch of them at same time … just something to think about

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Those are all good ideas for a better process but right now I am not that too big into my volume.

@hemlockhomestead8907

Жыл бұрын

Half inch square hardware cloth is a great idea!

The Titan looks awesome. But with the small sticks it may be that the filling spout is to flat. If you could park on an incline it may be that gravity will help a bit. If you sive the chips, say halve an inch screen. The dust could be sold as smoke chips.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. I'm not sure if it's necessary but I will try it somehow and see if it helps

Love to see how you keep chipping away. Good vid as usual. Do you get access to beech or ash? Wonder if there is a market for those two species for smoking up your way? Good flavor for ham and fish.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

I was told Ash doesn't put any flavor into meat. Never tried it myself however

hi there good show . john

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

Is it best to chip the wood with green wood or dry wood. I am aware that they have to be dried after chipping but not sure what is best

Great way to make chips, I was fighting with some hornets last week, my big propane torch took care of them. Take care

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

These things looked serious Larry. LOL. I will let someone else deal with them

@larrykluckoutdoors8227

Жыл бұрын

@@ohiowoodburner I got my butt kicked last fall by a bunch, so now I kill them

Add an 8 inch flex hose to the end of your chipper and you will get everything in that tote so you want get in trouble with your wife.

Have you sharpened the blades on the chipper?

Very nice stuff. I donsomething sinilar. But i use a lot of nut trees. Hickory, oak, pecan and walnut. Cherry and apple and peach, etc is hard to come by for me.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

SOunds like a nice mix of woods Okie

I still think you should get a paper drill bit and drill a hole through 100 bags at a time.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

That's possible but honestly it isn't that big of a bottle neck for me

Have you tried the beech in bbq chips. That spicy smell would be good I think

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

I havent yet but I may. I like the smell of beech

I love that you are branching out! See what I did there??

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

har har!!!

All the work to make firewood just to turn it in chips.. i am so ok with that you can send me a package when you're ready..😁👍

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

haha. I had never thought about mailing them. I'm not sure if I'm permitted.

Could you please ‘splain to me the thought process of the restaurants using the chips when they have the smoking wood already. I am unable to see the usefulness. Thanks, Joe.

👍

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan

Pecan wood for chips. If rais your tarp it will catch your product and give u shade

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

pecan doesn't seem to grow in Ohio.

How much of the bark do you pick out?

Mmm BBQ

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!

Try clamping a board in feed chute to narrow up opening to the chipper knife and the pieces shouldnt bounce around as much.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

It's possible. T hey really fly around in there sometimes!

If most of your chip sales is just a couple restaurants then why is the cost of labor and retail packaging needed? Why not just sell it to them by the tote full and just swap totes when restocking each place? Just thinking out loud again...sorry for all the racket!

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

retail packaging puts me in a position to sell to residential and retail. I avoid bulk as much as I can

@waynetharp

Жыл бұрын

​@ohiowoodburner I understand this Joe but you stated 3 restaurants were the bulk of your sales. If 10 bags equals a tote then sale a tote at price of 10 bags. They don't need all the bags and would save you on labor/bags/sticker cost. Slap 1 sticker on the tote. Save the bags for individual sales in retail. Is my question?

@thecurrentmoment

9 ай бұрын

one thing to think about is storage - if a restaurant has limited storage available they might only be able to handle one bag at a time. Otherwise they need a place for a tote, and when the tote is 1/10 full they still have to keep that space available. So it might be more efficient, spacewise, for them to have a smaller volume. Another thing is that usually the smaller the package the higher the margin, so it might be more profitable to do small packages. But it's a good question, especially if you know exactly how and to whom you need to sell

Joe , did you try a wood planer for making wood chips ? The tractor 🚜 probably a lot faster joe . 😊

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

haha. No, just the chipper for me so far

Hey joe how much you charge a bag of oak

Have u looked into making pellets for heaters/smoking? Hard to roll for smoking lol

@DanielAtkinsFirewood

Жыл бұрын

OWB. heating pellets.. oh that has a nice ring to it..

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

I have but not that serious yet. I would need 3 phase electric for the grinder and that isn't going to happen where I am RN

You had some Beech, it makes great smoking chips.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

I should give it a try. Curious how it would work

What's your thoughts on Eucalyptus wood?

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Haven't a clue about it Serg... it doesn't grow in Ohio

Bouncing because it's dryer then what you would normally put into it.. Have you tried using your end cuts??

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

I split those for my furnace. I think the shorter the stick the worse it feeds

People might laugh but your taking it to the bank.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

I'm in my 50's now so what people think of me isn't as important as it used to be LOL. Besides, I have found doing the opposite of conventional wisdom in the firewood industry to be a better option for me

What type of oak do you use? I know there are many varieties of oak.

@ohiowoodburner

8 ай бұрын

I used all white oak for this

Those chips almost look edible Joe !

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

LOL I have to admit they looked awesome Gus

Wondering if a divider underneath the guard to narrow the throat would make a more even chip without so much bouncing around

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

It's possible I have gotten sticks wedged in there before too

What tractor are you using, I’m in the market for one but I really can’t decide.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

It's the Bobcat CT2040. Great machine. If you are around a www.lepporents.com/ dealer buy one there. Ask for Marty and tell him Joe sent you

Joe - how do you get the big chips from your chipper? I have a similar pto chipper that chops them up much finer. Maybe mine is too sharp?

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Not sure. This is pretty new and the blades I'm sure a super sharp.

@glennn440

Жыл бұрын

@@ohiowoodburner - wonder if it is angle of entry of wood meeting knives? I have seem some with chute almost 90 degrees to flywheel and some with big angles. My chipper also has power feeder so maybe that "holds back" the material rather than machine just grabbing it and sucken it through?

I too have rusty gears that turn 😅😂

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

They are slow but steady!

You can never have too many tractors…..this vid is 4 months ago. How is the chip bizz going?

They make the plastic bags with holes and or perforations. Have you thought about onion bags or similar instead of the plastic.... Tractor at the house skid steer or mini excavator at the yard.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Mini ex is just too pricey for me. I am not a fan of onion bags. I want to be able to see the product better

You ever think about getting into kiln dried wood?

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

We talk about that on our podcast. Kilns are an interesting thing But I don't think they make a machine for my type of business just now

@zach.rigby1278

Жыл бұрын

@@ohiowoodburner I'll have to check out that podcast

I wonder if the 13-14hp class yard chippers would make big enough smoker chips.

@DanielAtkinsFirewood

Жыл бұрын

On a small scale, I don't see why not.. eventually, you may need bigger so upgrade later

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Not sure but we need to find someone with a smaller unit to see

Great Idea! Great Product, just need to eliminate some steps, Take Care my friend 🪵👍🏼🇺🇸

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

I would eliminate the steps where I do everything and find someone to do it for me!!! LOL

@outdoorswithlarryrobin

Жыл бұрын

@@ohiowoodburner 😂👍🏼🇺🇸

U could check Mike Morgan where he got that machine that bags the stuff

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

I don't need a machine. My volume isn't that high

What would happen if you put potatoes through this same process?

@WoodysRTBFirewood

Жыл бұрын

Jeeze, don’t give Joe anymore ideas. He’ll be making potato chips before his next video is released. Lol

@davidhickenbottom6574

Жыл бұрын

Home fries.

@DanielAtkinsFirewood

Жыл бұрын

OWB wood heating pellets and potatoe chips. I could do that in a hurry..😂😂

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@thecurrentmoment

9 ай бұрын

If you chip the wood and potatoes together, then all you need to is let them dry out in the sun a bit, set them alight, and hey presto! You have cooked potato chips!

You could chip on to a tarp at your Woodyard. No shade though.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

That would help if I want to move them out of the way, lay them on the ground

What was in the oak? I couldn’t tell. Spider?

@alisciamarotta3888

Жыл бұрын

Yellow jackets 🐝

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

hornets UGH

hey joe, i know you must get sick of everyones ideas but i guess goes with the youtuber thing, what if instead of using processed firewood use your cutoffs and undeserable peices for chips, gets rid of some of your trash and the chips made from would be the same quality. thanks for the vids

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

I guess that could work but I use my off cuts for my wood shed. We heat exclusively with wood so I have to get all I can for myself

They are telling us not to move firewood out of the county because of Emerald Ash Borer.

@ianedwards8553

Жыл бұрын

Too late to stop it, but you may slow it down.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Some states are by county. Ohio used to be but they gave up unfortunately

The screen would be cheap and definitely make a better product

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

I think you're right. It is a matter of volume for me right now

Surely you need to get that chip off your shoulder have a great day

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

LOL When I think of "chip" I think of the grandpa from Talledega Nights. LOL

Went to a 4th of July party where they were making pizzas on an Ooni pizza oven. The guy was using pellets on top of the charcoal to generate the flame across the top of the oven. Turned out very well. Chips would work for pizza ovens for sure.

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I am going to ask one of my customers about that...see how it goes

I'm user -8xl5ff6g = Mike Engler

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Hi Mike. You can change you name in your control panel. I finally figured out how to do it with mine

Great video Joe!

@ohiowoodburner

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it zeke!