Cutting the logs

As you all know by now, I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok. Since we got our delivery of logs last week, I've started cutting them into thirds for burning this winter. It's a slow process as I only cut thirty or forty logs a day. Each log means two cuts with the chainsaw, turning a one-meter long log into three relatively equal parts. There's also the moving of logs from the pile to the cutting place.

 

Progress to date: 71 logs cut into three pieces each. And stacked. That's the kindling pile on the right.

I only cut in the morning, before lunch. And I stop when I start feeling tired. There is no point in pushing yourself when it comes to using power tools. Better slow than sorry. It works for me.

The log pile on Thursday. To be compared with what it looked like at the start, below.

So, I'll continue to push on as fall moves toward winter. We shouldn't need to burn until November, unless we have an early cold spell. But once it gets cold, I don't want to be out there with the chainsaw. Better to have it all done before then.

The original log pile, now getting smaller.

In other news, the guys that are putting the electrical lines underground accidentally cut our water line on Thursday. We were without water for a few hours. Nothing serious, but the guys were not happy. Then, one of their tractors wouldn't start. They had a bad day.