Gold Shaw Farm reviews a specialized wood-splitting tool that makes preparing winter kindling safer and faster.

A splitting block is more than just for convenience sake – it is also a safer way to split wood and is better on sensitive backs. The Woodland Homestead (Storey Publishing, 2015) by Brett McLeod is ...

Few methods of home heating are as iconic and rewarding as burning wood—especially if you cut and split it yourself. The hard physical work of splitting firewood is missing from most other heating ...

Would you rather risk hitting your hand with something sharp or something blunt? If you answered "blunt" – and you have some big pieces of wood to split into kindling – then you might be interested in ...

If you live in the country, you may already know about keeping a woodpile stocked. But even many city neighbourhoods are more like forest villages than concrete jungles. These places, too, are great ...

If you don’t camp or have a fireplace, then you probably don’t know this, but ... making kindling can be darn difficult. A simple-but-clever new device known as Mr. Quicksplit, however, looks like it ...

Well-seasoned oak is one of the best hardwoods for fires, says Steve Bowers, a forester with Oregon State University Extension Service. (Richard J. Payette) Conscientious Oregonians have been storing ...

Cooking over a wood fire at camp can be both enjoyable and rewarding, adding a rich and smoky aroma to your dishes and a satisfying back-to-basics experience. However, using large logs or firewood can ...