Split and stack firewood - PEM BB woodland.sand.stackfirewood

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEM curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Woodland Care.

Firewood warms you seven times (by my count).  Splitting it by hand is good exercise and builds some innate knowledge of how trees are put together.  Let's get some experience splitting wood by hand!

 
 

Here's a pretty good video with a bunch of splitting tips:


You will need to stack at least one half of a face cord.  A face cord is 4' by 8' (32 square feet) of firewood.  The length of the pieces doesn't calculate into this measurement.  A half a face cord is 4 feet long by 4 feet tall (16 square feet) regardless of the length of the firewood you are stacking.  The amount for this BB has to be 16 square feet, not necessarily exactly 4 feet high and wide.  It could be 2' wide and 8' high.

Minimum requirements:
  - Cut downed trees into firewood
        - Lengths all fall within a 1" window
  - Split firewood
        - No piece bigger than 6" square
  - Stack it so it won't fall over
  - 1/2 face cord

Provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 min):
  - The tree(s) you'll be cutting up
  - Rounds at the chopping station
  - Stack started
  - Stack completed
  - View down both sides showing the pieces are all within a 1" length range
  - Dimensions showing it's a half a face cord