I'm Travis and I sell firewood. I have two masters degrees, have lived and worked in Africa in the humanitarian field, and run my own consulting business. And, I stutter.
The channel started as a place to house my videos from my work and travels throughout Africa.
Then, I moved back to the U.S., bought a home, and now spend my spare time tending to my property. As any smart person does, if/when I have a question, I Google it or find a how-to video on KZread. Sometimes, I can't seem to fine what I am looking for. So, I end up figuring it out myself. When I do, I film the end product.
THEN, I got heavy into firewood. I split and process firewood for my own home, as well as sell wood - mostly at my self-service firewood stand. I am trying to post more often. Please follow me as I continue my journey to sell firewood as a side hustle in Snohomish County, WA. Thanks for watching.
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That's amazing!
Thieves suck!
I split my wood the same size as it's easier to handle, and I think it burns better. 😉👍
Awesome!!
Oh no!
Nicely done!
Cool video!
I would probably split it finer. It’s really hard. Just mix it in
Very cool!
What a great episode!
What a unique and cool find. Guess in this case the channel approves of this late night purchase 😉👍
Indeed it is! Keep cuttin'!
You want some concrete wood to split, get some madrone rounds and let them set for a year, 😂😂 big mistake on my part. And heck yeah chipdrop is a lifesaver for tree workers
I hope to get some from Daniel Atkins at some point soon, that stuff is awesome
Wasnt terrible stuff to split considering how hard it is. Good job bro
Wasn't too bad, correct, but gave the Champion a run for her money. Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin'!
Some of that Horney Beam seemed to split ok, and some was really gnarley.
True, half straight grain and some knotty stuff. Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin'!
Hornbeam doesn’t grow that big on the east coast but it is excellent firewood for sure.
I am surprised at what random species I can get here. Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin'!
Hornbeam doesn't grow around me but I knew of it when I lived on east coast. I made a mallet out of green wood, It checked badly because I used green wood and a piece came off but what remained lasted many years for banging on stuff . A tree in the wild looks like it has "muscles"
Looks like it had muscles inside to, geeze it was tough. Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin'!
You most certainly should hold that Hornbeam wood for personal use. It yields 27.3 million BTUS per cord, where red oak, sugar maple, and Beech is 24 million. Definitely gonna heat the house up well…!!!
All true, Ken. I'll save it for when it snows here. Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin'!
@@travisdoesfirewood PS - every street name in my subdivision is a tree name (Hazelnut, Hickory, Hoptree, Huckleberry) and I actually live on Hornbeam Lane! Never knew it was also called Iron Wood tho…!!
Very cool!
Live Oak is my splitters kryptonite. It’s very rare that a saw touches this tree because it’s so beautiful but I did try limb wood and it wasn’t happening. You put out some fun shows 👍
In your experience, is green or drier rounds harder to split? Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin'!
@@travisdoesfirewood I hardly ever split anything dry, alway fresh cut. My neighbor splits by axe and always would rather green wood over semi dry rounds. Just shy of 70, he still rocks the 8 pounder.
Go neighbor, hope to be like him when I am older!
Nice load of wood 🚜👍, keep cutting
I'll take any free delivered wood I can get, ha. Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin' Len!
@@travisdoesfirewood your lights work great 👍
Good to hear, Len!
Good morning Travis! That Iron Wood/ Hornbeam is some really hard wood! 🌲💪
Morning Steven! Most definitely, my friend. Should make for some great firewood when it is snowy outside this winter. Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin'!
I love it!
Very interesting!!!
The Timber champ is a champ. Actually did very good. You might have to use that thing some more and save some gas lol
She has her place, that's for sure Mike. Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin'!
Wonder how well that would work doing cedar kindleling.
That's a great idea, I may need to try that. Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin'!
Travis, that thing is cool. I have never seen or hear of one those those great job buddy.
That's a lot of wood, mate!
What an awesome story, mate!
Great episode Travis! Very refreshing to hear from a humble tree guy. Really enjoyed the organic flow of this episode. Keep on splitting!
Hope my questions weren't all over the place, ha. Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin'!
I think they assume that people buying a cheapo Chinese saw will run garbage mix oil. Hence the 25:1 ratio. I run 40:1 echo red armor in my Holzforma 372XP(Chinese) and it runs great.
Good tip and insight, my friend. Make sure to check out the update on the saw - she's now ported! Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin'!
Is it an app or what is chip drop
It’s a free service that allows tree services a place to drop wood and chips. You can get signed up online.
ChipDrop link: getchipdrop.com/?ref=travisdoesfirewood
@@travisdoesfirewood how do you get logs it just gave the option of chips
@@glowingfirewood7527 should be option for logs, chips, or both.
Nice guy, very down to earth. Sounds like he has a great business going. Good to see. I used to get a ton of tree service wood and I got a lot of it because I told them I would take anything. I kept the good stuff for myself, or sold it to home heating people. The off brand stuff went for campfire wood, because those people don't care, as long as it's dry. I even took loads of bigger branches a couple of times. I hate to waste anything 😅
Thanks for the episode Travis
Thanks again for watching, Joshua, keep cuttin'!
Hey Travis! Great episode. Love to hear the business side of wood cutting. Keep up the great work, brother.
It is definitely a fascinating topic, Rick. Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin'!
Nice!!!!
Work in progress!
You should have brought an ax it's easier to kill with than a chainsaw You don't want to Scare them off with the chainsaw starting
hhaha!
25:1 is just double oil for 50:1. so if you buy a gallon bottle of the store stuff of 50:1 just dump in a little bottle and you are where you need to be.
Ah, that's an easy way to go about mixing - thanks for sharing. Make sure to watch the update episode on the saw - she's now ported! Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin'!
Very interesting and useful review. Thank you.
Thanks again for watching, keep cuttin'! Make sure to watch the update episode on the saw - she's now ported!
The original vertical splitter.
You know it, ha! Keep cuttin'!
Kick ass im buying the pinkway
The company should sponsor my channel, ha. Did you see my most recent episode where I got it ported? Thanks for watching, keep cuttin'!
Hadn’t seen one of those before pretty neat. Keep swinging 😂
Same here, which is why I jumped on getting it. Interesting tool. Many thanks for watching, keep cuttin'!
Im thinking it's gonna be a bitch when you get it stuck in a spruce round😂. I've never seen one but I can see where it would have its place. Interesting
Also, you don't have to stand the round back up every time you hit it because it holds it. Works better than one would assume
All good points, Chris. And yes, it will suck when it does get stuck - ha! Many thanks for watching, keep cuttin'!
Hey brother, please wear some eye protection my buddy lost his vision in his right eye doing the exact same thing you’re doing and the piece of metal went right through his eyelid into his eyeball! God only gives us two my boy ! Take care of them
Many thanks for the reminder, I appreciate that. I didn't think about that at the time, only ear protection. I'll add a warning to the episode's comments now. I'm all about PPE on the channel, just spaced at the time of filming. Many thanks for watching, keep cuttin'!
I remember those! Never had one but you swing a mean sledge and probably could have worked for the railroad!
Oh nice, do you remember anything more about the tool, curious, and do you remember when they came out? And haha, many thanks. Not too much experience with slinging a sledge/axe, just know there has to be power behind each swing to do anything. Many thanks for watching, keep cuttin'!
Saying Oregon makes me think of all the Midwest dairy farmers that say ma nirr instead of ma nure. Let's just call it shit, or in a cows case, brains. Agreed, that seems to be for someone w just a few chunks or that loves the workout. Just duck duck goed it, just your video😊
Interesting, I don't think I've hear that word with that accent, or maybe I have but don't recall. It is an interesting device, we'll see if she comes back on the channel again or not. Many thanks for watching Brandon, keep cuttin'!
What a fun and interesting piece of equipment. Thanks Travis.
Very different but practical in certain situations and def. something a welder could make with spare metal. Thought it was cool, glad I brought it home for the channel. Many thanks for watching Brian, keep cuttin'!
Awesome find! A lot of sledge swinging in the yard tho… I would definitely sharpen that wedge, oil it up, and take it along when going to harvest wood in the field! Saves chainsaw noodling…
I know there's a lot of folks who are 100% pro noodling all the time, but I don't want to run my saws to the ground noodling and noodling and noodling all the time. I think some physical exercise is fine to get those rounds into manageable pieces. What's cool is, as of now, I could take off the wedge, then put a round on the stand, and then slide the wedge back on and go - rather then holding the wedge up as I'm one-handing the round into place. Interesting too. Many thanks for watching Ken, keep cuttin'!
Yeah Travis!!! My Dad had one of those. I remember from when I was a kid. Probably 40 years ago. I don’t remember a lot about it, it was red and I remember as a kid playing around with it splitting small pieces of wood. I think it worked well splitting splits into small pieces instead of using an axe. Less dangerous. Hah, thanks for bringing back a nice memory for me and splitting wood with my Dad who is no longer with us.😁 Stay Safe, Continue Stacking, Keep Cuttin! 🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵
Chad, if you can remember any more info on it that'd be awesome. I appreciate the time frame, so 80's you're saying - wow that's pretty old then. And good point on smaller split; so similar the kindling cracker, I could use this for splitting cedar too. Glad I could stir up some good memories for ya buddy. Many thanks for watching, keep cuttin'!
Travis, yes this would be 80-85 era. Back then there were no box store splitters, so the only mechanical splitters were home made. My dad cut a lot of firewood but never big rounds. They would be like 14”-12” and under. Which I believe worked pretty good in getting split in that upright splitter. I also remember him cutting a lot of small branch rounds that did not need to be split. If I think of any more details on the one he had I let you know.👍🪵🪵
So funny, I’ve not seen or heard of one of those since the one we had. I do think about it every now and then. Weird!😂Wood Addict!!
Thank you for sharing such a great memory from your childhood.
Want me to send it to you?
Good morning Travis! Great video! 2🌲👍
Glad you found it entertaining and useful, Steven. Morning mornin'. Many thanks for watching, keep cuttin'!
Nice workout without fighting a splitting maul or dealing with a wedge. Not a bad get.
No flying wedges w it. 👍
Exactly, the wedge stays upright so you're not fighting with it. Just set it down on the round, and go to town. Many thanks for watching, keep cuttin'!
Good point.
Don't burn it out
Good point, will do! Many thanks for watching, keep cuttin'!
The Kenetic splitters are impressive to me on how fast and powerful they can be.
It is crazy! Maybe a gas powered one is in my future, ha. Many thanks for watching, keep cuttin'!