I moved into the Red House in Lyndonville Vt in the late fall. i built a wood stove out of the tank from a electric water heater. I borrowed a chainsaw and ground the rakers off of the chain thinking it would cut better. ( it didn't) . I found a logger who had a yard where he was dragging trees into, to cut them into logs and the trucks would load them and take them to the mill. He let me cut some up and take them home. I also worked at a saw mill at the time where we were cutting rail road ties. the slabs were sent some where for processing and i took the ends home to burn. usually 6-8 inches long the dimensions of a railroad tie, they would dry out pretty fast but the firewood was green as green could be . it was sizzling and boiling off the water as it burned. I also purchased a firewood permit and went to the designated cutting area and harvested wood. Several times the rakerless chain narrowly missed body parts as it kicked back. I had to re-think that. One year is good for drying, two years dry almost burns too fast. A homemade kiln works good if you have the set up. plastic on the ground, then. pallets, then firewood stacked, then black plastic covering it and then a vent or piece of stove pipe in the top with screen to keep hornets out and it will dry real purty like.
