Okay, so I'm not quite a lumberjack but I did learn how to chop wood a couple of weekends ago. I mentioned in an earlier post that we got like 6 truck loads of wood at a farm auction. Well Tony was outside dying traps. He was getting ready for the upcoming season. We have made a small
fire pit in our back yard and he was boiling the traps over this. Anyways, you need wood to make a fire so I decided to give my lumber jacking skills a try. After a much need form lesson from Tony I was good to go. Here's what I learned.
#1. Always keep your legs apart, that way if you miss you don't have to take a nice trip to the ER. (Don't worry, this didn't happen, but safety first people.)
#2. Chopping wood sure does make you feel 'manly.' Not that I want to be a man but you get my point.
#3. Careful selection of tree type is important. I can only split oak....leave the sycamore to your husband.
Below is a picture of my not so good form but as you can tell I did split it in half :)
Later that evening we decided to use the fruits of my labor and build us a fire for the first time in the fireplace. If you know me, you know that I was paranoid my home was going to burn down the whole time. But, alas I have learned to try to stay somewhat semi calm through the experience.
Here is a picture of our fire (please ignore my messy house):
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