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The ironwood doesn't get much bigger then 12 inches at DBH. So I don't have to split many pieces per tree. The wood is very hard but it's straight grained so it splits easier then you'd think.

I've cut 35 face cord so far this year for our house and my mom's house. I have a Jonsered 2150, a wheelbarrow and a splitting maul. I've mostly cut sugar maple, red elm, beech, ironwood, black cherry and yellow birch.

My fav recipe so far: Boston Beans 2 lbs beans 2 onions chopped 1 TBSP sea salt 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1/8 tsp cinnamon 1 TBSP minced garlic 1 cup BBQ sauce 1/3 cup maple syrup 1/2 cup molasses 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 bay leaves 1 TBSP dry mustard 1 tsp black pepper corns 1/4 lb bacon or...

Last year we made 58 pints of maple syrup. It took us about 10 days worth of boiling and about 3 face cord of firewood. We've been eating alot of pancakes, waffles and I use it in homemade pork and beans.

This year I did 108 jars total of tomatoes, salsa, sauce, and applesauce. We either are getting a pressure canner for Christmas, or we are going to buy one. So next year I'll be canning beans, corn, carrots, etc all stuff from our large garden. So extra mason jars will come in handy.

A few weeks ago I took the dogs for a walk in the woods and found an old farmers dump. Where I live there were alot of farms back in the 20/30's that were on marginal land and abandoned. The next day I took with me a regular and a wide mouth mason jar screw on top. I found several intact jars...