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35-794: [REDACTED] Look up woodcutter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Woodcutter may refer to: A gatherer of firewood A lumberjack An artist producing woodcuts Fictional characters [ edit ] The children's father in Hansel and Gretel , a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm The title character in The Honest Woodcutter , one of Aesop's Fables A title character in The Tale of

70-601: A greenhouse gas , into the atmosphere. Here are some common uses of fuel wood in Nigeria: In most parts of the world, firewood is only prepared for transport at the time it is harvested. Then it is moved closer to the place where it will be used as fuel and prepared (split, seasoned, etc...) there. The process of making charcoal from firewood can take place at the place the firewood is harvested. Most firewood also requires splitting, which also allows for faster seasoning by exposing more surface area. Today, most splitting

105-480: A 1984 German novel by Thomas Bernhard Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Woodcutter . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woodcutter&oldid=1144866200 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

140-591: A cord when it has been cut into 1 foot logs and then split so each piece will fit through a 3-inch (7.6 cm) circle. Burning firewood causes respiratory and other illnesses. Along with clearance for agriculture collecting firewood is a cause of deforestation . Woodlot A woodlot is a parcel of a woodland or forest capable of small-scale production of forest products (such as wood fuel , sap for maple syrup , sawlogs , and pulpwood ) as well as recreational uses like bird watching , bushwalking , and wildflower appreciation. The term woodlot

175-510: A free-standing stack. There is debate about whether wood will dry more quickly when covered. There is a trade-off between the surface of the wood getting wet vs. allowing as much wind and sun as possible to access the stack. A cover can be almost any material that sheds water – a large piece of plywood, sheet metal, terracotta tiles, or an oiled canvas cloth, even cheap plastic sheeting may also be used. Wood will not dry when completely enclosed. Ideally pallets or scrap wood should be used to raise

210-440: A group, or an individual activity. The tools and methods for harvesting firewood are diverse. Some firewood is harvested in " woodlots " managed for that purpose, but in heavily wooded areas it is more often harvested as a byproduct of natural forests . Deadfall that has not started to rot is preferred, since it is already partly seasoned . Standing dead timber is considered better still, for it has less humid organic material on

245-430: A personal woodlot may be held as a biomass energy "savings account". When fuel prices go up, the woodlot pays for itself by providing firewood. When fuel prices go down, the woodlot can be left to mature, or managed for improved output of other products with an eventual higher profit. However, because of the slow nature of tree growth (for most valuable firewood trees), the profitability of many woodlots must be viewed as

280-427: A properly managed woodlot might provide sufficient firewood annually for heating a number of local homes, as well as sawlogs and poles for periodic construction or repair of out-buildings. In fact, some states (including New Hampshire ) grant woodlot owners an exemption from harvest "yield taxes" otherwise payable on limited quantities taken for personal use. A suitably capable and equipped woodlot owner may enjoy doing

315-435: A rugged electric pipe-threading machine, which is safer than the other power sources because the power can be shut off more easily if necessary. Another method is to use a kinetic log splitter, which uses a rack and pinion system powered by a small motor and a large flywheel used for energy storage. There are many ways to store firewood. These range from simple piles to free-standing stacks , to specialized structures. Usually

350-532: A state or provincial government may recognize the important contributions that small, non-industrial land owners make to conservation of natural resources, and provide administrative tools, information and even funding. There may also be income tax advantages for those who are able to operate their woodlot as a small business, or even as a passive investment (e.g., capital equipment depreciation, inventory depletion and operating expense deductions). Depending on soils , aspect , parcel size and plant species and age,

385-532: Is a circular method of stacking wood; proponents say it speeds up drying on a relatively small footprint. A traditional holz hausen has a 10-foot diameter, stands 10 feet high, and holds about 6 cords of wood. The walls are made of pieces arranged radially, and tilted slightly inward for stability. The inside pieces are stacked on end to form a chimney for air flow. The top pieces are tilted slightly outward to shed rain and are placed bark side up. The moisture content of firewood determines how it burns and how much heat

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420-401: Is best thought of as an estimate. Early modern England measured firewood in terms of billets and bavins. A billet, like a bavin, was a piece of kindling wood. The 16th C standardised a billet as three foot four inches in length, and ten inches around (for open fires); and a bavin as three foot long and two feet round (a chunkier log, often used for ovens). In the metric system , firewood

455-744: Is chiefly North American ; in Britain , a woodlot would be called a wood , woodland , or copse . Many woodlots occur as part of a farm or as buffers and undevelopable land between these and other property types such as housing subdivisions , industrial forests, or public properties (highways, parks , watersheds , etc.). Very small woodlots can occur where a subdivision has not met its development potential, or where terrain does not easily permit other uses. Very large woodlots (hundreds of acres) might emerge where profitable wood species have been depleted by commercial logging practices or compromised by diseases, leaving little choice but to divide and liquidate

490-548: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Firewood Firewood is a renewable resource . However, demand for this fuel can outpace its ability to regenerate on a local or regional level. Good forestry practices and improvements in devices that use firewood can improve local wood supplies. Smoke from firewood causes respiratory and other diseases. Moving firewood long distances can potentially transport diseases and invasive species. For most of human history, firewood

525-418: Is done with a hydraulic splitting machine, but it can also be split with a splitting maul or a wedge and sledge hammer . Some steel wedges have an angled blade so the mechanical advantage increases with depth. More unusual, and dangerous, is a tapered screw-style design, that augers into the wood, splitting it, and can be powered by either a power take-off drive, a dedicated internal combustion engine, or

560-522: Is released. Unseasoned (green) wood moisture content varies by the species; green wood may weigh 70 to 100 percent more than seasoned wood due to water content. Typically, seasoned (dry) wood has 20% or less moisture content. Use of the lower heating value is advised as a reasonable standard way of reporting this data. The energy content of a measure of wood depends on the tree species. For example, it can range from 15.5 to 32 million British thermal units per cord (4.5 to 9.3 GJ/m ). The higher

595-549: Is usually sold by the stère , equivalent to a volume of 1 cubic meter (0.276  cord ). The most common firewood piece length are 33 cm (13 in) and 50 cm (20 in). Wood can also be sold by the kilogram or by the tonne , as in Australia . In the United States and Canada, firewood is usually sold by the full cord, face cord or bag. A cord which is made from 4-foot (1.22 m) logs will not be

630-758: The Woodcutter and his Daughters , an Egyptian folktale A character in Tulisa, the Wood-Cutter's Daughter , an Indian folktale The title character in The Woodcutter and the Trees , a complex of fables of West Asian and Greek origin Other uses [ edit ] Secret Service code name for Henry Kissinger (born 1923), American politician and diplomat See also [ edit ] Woodcutters ,

665-476: The accidental spread of invasive tree-killing insects and diseases. Firewood/fuelwood in Nigeria is used for various purposes due to its availability and affordability. The excessive demand for fuel wood places immense pressure on forest resources, leading to the depletion of woodlands and the disruption of delicate ecosystems. Furthermore, deforestation exacerbates climate change by releasing carbon dioxide ,

700-558: The aggregate inventory available to forest-product consumers. In the era when family farming employed a large percentage of the population in the United States and Canada, it was typical of prized parcels of farmland that they included a woodlot from which the family could harvest firewood, wood for buildings and wagons, and wood for repair work. On the Great Plains woodlots were scarce, but not so elsewhere. In New England and Ontario especially, making sugar from sugar maple sap

735-476: The drying time to a number of days from the normal one to three years, an external heating source such as a kiln or oven can be used. The process of kiln or oven drying firewood was invented by Anthony Cutara, for which a successful US patent was filed in 1983. In 1987 the US Department of Agriculture replicated the method and published a detailed procedure for the production of kiln dried firewood, citing

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770-409: The goal of storing wood is to keep water away from it and to continue the drying process. Stacks: The simplest stack is where logs are placed next to and on top of each other, forming a line the width of the logs. The height of the stack can vary, generally depending upon how the ends are constructed. Without constructing ends, the length of the log and length of the pile help determine the height of

805-429: The higher heat output and increased combustion efficiency as a key benefit of the process. Usually firewood is sold by volume. While a specific volume term may be used, there can be a wide variation in what this means and what the measure can produce as a fuel. A measure of green unseasoned wood with 65% moisture contains less usable energy than when it has been dried to 20%. Regardless of the term, firewood measurement

840-503: The likelihood that insects such as termites can become established indoors. Storing firewood indoors for any extended period of time is not recommended, for it increases the risk of introducing insects such as termites into the home. Round stacks can be made many ways. Some are piles of wood with a stacked circular wall around them. Others like the American Holz Hausen are more complicated. A Holz hausen, or "wood house",

875-522: The moisture content, the more energy that must be used to evaporate (boil) the water in the wood before it will burn. Dry wood delivers more energy for heating than green wood of the same species. The Sustainable Energy Development Office (SEDO), part of the Government of Western Australia states that the energy content of wood is 4.5 kWh/kg or 16.2 gigajoules/tonne (GJ/t). Here are some examples of energy content of several species of wood: To reduce

910-419: The peasant, the scholar and the savage, equally require still a few sticks from the forest to warm them and cook their food”. Harvesting or collecting firewood varies by the region and culture. Some places have specific areas for firewood collection. Other places may integrate the collection of firewood in the cycle of preparing a plot of land to grow food as part of a field rotation process. Collection can be

945-412: The pile, is another way. Under a roof: Under a roof, there are no concerns about the wood being subjected to rain, snow or run-off, but ventilation needs to be provided if the wood is stored green so that moisture released from the wood does not recondense inside. The methods for stacking depend on the structure and layout desired. Whether split, or in 'rounds' (flush-cut and unsplit segments of logs),

980-425: The real estate for other purposes. One distinguishing characteristic of a woodlot is that the parcel size or quality of wood on the parcel does not generally justify full-scale commercial harvesting, leaving many woodlots as private investments by individuals. On the other hand, good forest management practices, even on a small scale, may create a sustainable source of products, which can significantly contribute to

1015-410: The size of the firebox. In most of the United States, the standard measure of firewood is a cord or 128 cubic feet (3.6 m ), however, firewood can also be sold by weight. The heating value can affect the price. Prices also vary considerably with the distance from wood lots, and quality of the wood. Buying and burning firewood that was cut only a short distance from its final destination prevents

1050-465: The trunk, allowing tools to stay sharper longer, as well as being both seasoned and less rotten. Harvesting this form of timber reduces the speed and intensity of bushfires , but it also reduces habitat for snag-nesting animals such as owls, bats, and some rodents. Harvesting timber for firewood is normally carried out by hand with chainsaws . Thus, longer pieces, requiring less manual labour, and less chainsaw fuel – are less expensive and only limited by

1085-407: The wood from the ground, reducing rot and increasing air flow. There are many ways to create the ends of a stack. In some areas, a crib end is created by alternating pairs of logs to help stabilize the end. A stake or pole placed in the ground is another way to end the pile. A series of stacked logs at the end, each with a cord tied to it and the free end of the cord wrapped to log in the middle of

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1120-400: The wood should be stacked lengthwise, which is the most stable and practical method. Again though, if the wood needs further seasoning there should be adequate air flow through the stack. Storing outdoors: Firewood should be stacked with the bark facing upwards. This allows the water to drain off, and standing frost, ice, or snow to be kept from the wood. Storing wood near a dwelling increases

1155-419: The work himself (simple forestry, road-building, selective logging, firewood processing, etc.). Others might prefer sharing the costs with similarly situated neighbors to have several adjacent parcels managed simultaneously by local loggers . Otherwise, hiring professionals to reap small quantities of firewood may be too expensive to be cost-effective. With the relatively high cost of fossil fuels for heating,

1190-448: Was an important part of farm life. Today, a woodlot of a generally noncommercial nature may make it difficult to justify the expense of ownership, capital equipment, management, and harvesting, unless some revenue can be added to the intangible benefits. Some jurisdictions encourage woodlots (over subdivisions) by providing property tax reductions ( see, e.g., Current use ) or by subsidized consulting and management plans. For example,

1225-478: Was the main fuel, until the use of coal spread during the Industrial Revolution . As such, access to firewood was a valued resource, with wood botes or the right to gather firewood, being a significant aspect of many medieval leases. As late as 19th century America, Thoreau considered that it was “remarkable what a value is still put upon wood even in this age and this country...the prince and

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