The Wood Hounds
Welcome to our Podcast about firewood, trees, timber, chainsaws, axes, woodworking and everything wood related! We are Dan and Joe...the Wood Hounds! Check in each week for more discussions about EVERYTHING firewood. New episodes air Wednesdays at 5 am est.
Episodes
What is the big deal about kilns? Are we missing something?? Well, today we begin our official deep-dive into the subject matter and speak with Paul Grenier of iDry Systems LLC. iDry is a kiln manufacturer from Barre Vermont. We will do our best to ask the burning questions and turn up the heat to learn as much as we can about kilns and a new product brought to market by iDry!
To learn more about iDry kilns please check out th...Dan and Joe spend time discussing a recent Facebook post that garnered widespread angst from the firewood community. Can't we all just get along? The duo follows up that discussion by answering questions posed in a very nice email written by a loyal listener.
Dan and Joe really go off the reservation in today's discussion about the many ways people create their own problems by not controlling their emotions. In most instances the things in life we all want are attainable if only we could remain focused on our goals and identify exactly what we want.
Dan and Joe both have something in common...they both work from home. While working from home is an excellent way to live a low-stress life there are still some down-sides to the practice. One thing for sure, the 1 hour daily commute is much better spent sleeping in bed.
Now that is a roof you can look up to! How can a major expense like a 12 foot roof ever pay for itself? Probably never but today Dan and Joe discuss spending money to improve your area of operation despite not making total, financial sense. The bottom line is, it is nice under a roof, and perhaps that is priceless!
Today Dan and Joe discuss an email they received about cherry firewood and possible poisons in the smoke. After a day of internet searches and phone calls to dietitians the duo are ready to disclose their findings.
Dan and Joe take time to celebrate their 100th episode of The Wood Hounds Podcast! There were questions if a podcast about firewood could ever succeed and after a modest goal of four episodes was surpassed the podcast was well on its way! Dan and Joe discuss their favorite past episodes, discuss their biggest failures, and talk about future ideas for the next 100 episodes.
Today, Dan and Joe discuss relationships and how peoples feelings for each other can evolve over time. There is a special connection subscribers can have with a social media personality and sometimes these relationships can face a rocky road. Can a happy medium be found? Can everyone just get along? Stay tuned to find out!
Dan and Joe sit down with Bob Nelson of the Wolfe Ridge MFG log splitter company. Bob has created a name for himself in the firewood industry as one of the early pioneers in utilizing social media to market and drive sales. Bob had his start at Metsa Machines where his actions positioned the Japa firewood processors as one of the best selling machines in the USA. Can Bob have the same success at Wolfe Ridge? Listen in and draw...
Dan and Joe dive into the world of YouTube monetization and discuss the ups and downs of trying to run a profitable channel. They both conclude there are A LOT of things out of a YouTuber's control but the best thing to do is to keep at it!
You may think you own the biggest, meanest log splitter in the world but can it split (mythical wood species)? Yeah your chainsaw really did a good job cutting up that rotten balsa wood! Today Dan and Joe discuss various firewood machines and how rating their performance on what they "CAN" do vs what they "CAN'T" do may be the better way to look at them.
Dan and Joe begin 2024 with an exciting episode discussing two separate emails from listeners. It seems that firewood production creates a lot of mess that has to be dealt with eventually. Our favorite Wood Hounds discuss their waste problems and how they deal with it. Maybe a New Year's Resolution is in order?
Dan and Joe spend some time looking back upon 2023 and how their endeavors from the year led them to their current situations. Both are passionate firewooders and have successful YouTube channels but they take different approaches to their craft. One of the great things about firewood is you can be a major producer or a small hobbyist (cue the music) and still find common bonds that bring us all together.
Dan and Joe enter the 2023 holiday season by revealing their "wood yard wish lists" for the coming year. What will Santa bring? Would they rather have a new truck? Log splitter? Chainsaw? It's hard to guess but one thing for sure they will enjoy the discussion.
Dan reviews Joe's recent trip to Leadville, Colorado to discover the VEPAK Firewood Packaging Machine. Joe spent the week in Colorado visiting MK High Country Firewood and their use of the VEPAK machine for their bagged firewood operation. Joe had to battle through the mountain roads, snow storms and altitude sickness to bring the store for all of us to enjoy. Get your aspirins and oxygen and enjoy the episode!
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