Cutting 4' logs

[Backwoods Savage]

That soft wood won't rot in 4 years unless you leave it uncovered or sitting on the ground. Besides, you live in a pretty arid area. lol

 

[wldm09]

Thanks for all the input. I have been cutting a few smallish trees into 4' lengths. I'll stop and cut them into proper size, on site. I figured 16" would give me 3 pieces per 4' log. I am getting a Kozy Heat Z42 that will take a 21" log. What length should I be cutting the firewood? I'm hoping my 15YO daughter and stay at home wife will be loading the fireplace and bringing the wood in from inside. My guess is this will last about 1 month but don't want to make the wood too heavy yet.

If you can convince your stay at home wife and 15YO to keep the stove full, you need to post the "how to" here! I measure from the tip of the chainsaw to the power head and its 18". Takes about 2 seconds to do and my lengths are mostly +/- 0.5".

 

[brisawyer]

For the small stuff 6" or so I pinch it in the woodsplitter cross ways and saw it. Safer to the toes and the wood is off the ground.