Tour Our Small Scale Wood Yard, Firewood Equipment, and Sawmill

Last Updated: December 16, 2023

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It’s a chilly morning in the Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania. Grab your cup of coffee and come along for a quick tour of our wood yard. We are a small producer of firewood and rough cut lumber. We also do building and woodworking which we’ll save for another day.

Our wood business is one of the several revenue streams we have at our homestead. To be an operating homestead you need to have multiple streams of income. In our sparsely populated area, it is necessary to wear many hats in order to survive. It is also necessary to make your tasks as streamlined as you can as there is always so much to do.

It’s a simple setup, and we continue to work hard to improve it. Hope you enjoy the tour!

Equipment in Video:

Blockbuster Firewood Tumbler

Bobcat Skid Steer T300

Eastonmade 12-22 Splitter

Woodmizer Sawmill LT15

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Firewood Splitters Unite to Help Out H.O.P.E. Organization

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Firewood Splitters Unite to Help Out H.O.P.E. Organization

Last Updated: December 10, 2023

Disclaimer: Make Some Dust videos are for entertainment purposes only. When using any tools, machinery, finishes, and fluids always read and understand the safety and manufacturers guidelines.

Yesterday we were fortunate enough to go to an event in Stewartstown, PA. It was organized by Ken Anderson at York Firewood. York Firewood is also here on YouTube, so go check him out.

Ken organized the event with H.O.P.E. Ken put out the word to the firewood guys in the area to all meet at the H.O.P.E. organization to split some wood. Firewood is sold by the H.O.P.E. organization to support their mission.

The H.O.P.E. mission “is a volunteer-driven, non-profit organization founded in 1994 and is dedicated to providing high quality, hands-on and heartfelt assistance and support to cancer patients and their families”. From what we saw and heard, they do great work. The staff was wonderful and the facility is beautiful. So please, check them out. If you know someone that needs help or if you can help, please contact H.O.P.E.

This was our first time meeting Ken and the other guys. Several other YouTubers showed up, too. Guys showed up from up to 5 and a half hours away. The generosity of sharing equipment, time, stories, and laughs was a great experience. Kind of like an old-fashioned barn raising where all involved served an end goal.

We were really impressed with all the YouTubers. These guys are the real deal… hard working, give it their all, stand up kind of guys. Big shout outs to:

York Firewood https://www.youtube.com/@yorkfirewood9652

Firewood at the Furnace https://www.youtube.com/@FirewoodattheFurnace

FricknJeep https://www.youtube.com/@fricknjeep

Kamps Korner https://www.youtube.com/@gerritkamps9425

Ken’s Kuts https://www.youtube.com/@kenskuts

Log Cabin Firewood https://www.youtube.com/@LogCabinFirewood

Outside with Scheib https://www.youtube.com/@OutsidewithScheib

WD30 Adventures! https://www.youtube.com/@willdavidsonakawd3062

Wolcott Family Works https://www.youtube.com/@wolcottfamilyworks

Also, please check out the H.O.P.E. organization. Their website is: https://hopelifeline.org/

H.O.P.E.’s YouTube Video about the organization (please watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8IlPAWtyQA

The following Eastonmade splitters were at the event: Eastonmade 916; Eastonmade 12-22; and the Eastonmade Axis. These are well made machines. We own an Eastonmade 12-22 and are very pleased with our purchase.

Eastonmade’s website is: https://www.eastonmadewoodsplitters.com/

Eastonmade’s YouTube channel is: https://www.youtube.com/@EastonmadeWoodSplitters

After you get done checking out all the links, Go Make Some Dust and Make It a great day!

-Chuck and Bren