Guest column

Calming effect of splitting firewood – and the aching back to prove it!

Lowell Carlson
Posted 1/6/21

A cord of red oak firewood, fresh cut and green, can weigh over 5,000 pounds. That’s estimating moisture content at 40-45 percent. Give it six months to a year to dry under a roof and it will be almost 1,400 pounds lighter.

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