The Wood Hounds

A simple trip to the animal shelter didn't turn out to be so simple after all.  Fill out this form...fill out that form.  Let's form a club to outlaw forms!

Dan and Joe discuss a YouTube video showing a man questioning the possibility of starting his own firewood business.  What a great opportunity to insert their opinion into his life!!!     Here is a link to the video discussed in this episode https://youtube.com/shorts/I13bOtadftQ?si=Z2xfRbQtBARph_X7

The Wood Hounds discuss the most difficult step in starting a project...the first one!  They also find the opportunity to  challenge people to dare to be different despite the pressures on us to conform.

The wood Hounds decided not to start a petition banning the month of July from the firewood calendar. However, they wondered what could be done to help a firewooder get through such a brutal, hot month. Robots anyone?

Dan and Joe sit down with none other than Andrew Easton of the Eastonmade Wood Splitter Company.  Eastonmade has one of the biggest names in the world for firewood production machines and the Woodhounds get to sit down with Andrew to learn what's going on with the Orange and Blue.

Is there brand loyalty in and around the firewood industry?  Do people gravitate to one brand when choosing machines like processors, splitters, chainsaws and the like?  Maybe, maybe not?  Dan and Joe discuss their brand loyalties in today's episode of the Wood Hounds Podcast!

Leave it to the Wood Hounds to compare the Capitalist, free market system to floating in a kayak.  What the...?  

Dan and Joe talk about a seismic change in the firewood industry and an upcoming trade show...Hmm... Both events have one thing in common.  What could it be?

Dan and Joe talk about what "time" means to them.  Is time something to be wasted?  Is time money?  Is time something to be spent on what is most important?  One thing for certain, they both wasted a LOT of time talking about it in today's episode!

Are there expected behaviors in the woodyard?  Are there actions taboo to the culture and character of firewood production?  Does it even matter in the heat of summer?  Dan and Joe do their best to figure it out in today's episode.  Please help the Wood Hounds Podcast by giving us a 5 star review.

Both Dan and Joe endured serious weather events that damaged areas of their woodyards...A hail storm in Wisconsin and a flash flood in Ohio.   The duo go more into depth of what occurred and discuss what they have learned. Hilarity ensues!

Dan and Joe decide to take the dip into the new realities of import tariffs.  Spoiler alert, neither have a clue. 

Dan and Joe wax nostalgic for the recent, rainy weekend in Ohio at the International Firewood Expo 2025.  It rained.  

Dan and Joe catch up on their lives after missing the previous week's podcast episode.  The big thing, just two weeks away, is the International Firewood Expo 2025, May 2-3 in Cortland, Ohio.  Fun for all!!  

Dan and Joe talk log splitters and wonder what are the important features of our most favorite machine.  Log lift?  Adjustable knife?  Cycle time?  Hmm...  

Dan and Joe discuss the exciting year ahead for the Wood Hound firewood community. There are a number of locally driven get togethers, charitable events, and a certain International firewood Expo! The truth about the role firewood plays is very evident this year. Firewood brings people together!

Dan and Joe discuss a cruel reality of the firewood industry. WAYYY too many people, customers and producers, seem to have a lackadaisical attitude about accuracy of quantities.  Is there any other product in the world that is routinely purchased where the actual quantity is usually wrong?!

Our two favorite Wood Hounds, Dan and Joe discuss the coming spring and the realization that not all is great when warm weather returns.  It seems there is a delicate balance between working outside and avoiding sun exposure.  

Dan discusses his experience developing his Mini Firewood business.  He recaps his attendance of the Home and Garden Show in Minneapolis and highlights some similarities of his business with the "traditional" firewood delivery industry.