Stacking firewood is pleasant work. It’s quiet and even contemplative. The hard and sometimes dangerous work of felling trees and bucking them with a chainsaw is done. The laborious splitting by hand ...

For some, an unstacked cord is a call from the muse to make site-specific art. A good woodpile should offer protection from the elements, airflow, ease of retrieval, and no chance of toppling over, ...

A few weeks ago my neighbor and I were talking firewood. Specifically, we were talking about whether to stack with the bark up or the bark down. He’s a rugged, quiet, mid-western Norwegian type. “Well ...

Stacking firewood can be a functional art form if you follow the Amish’s lead for making efficient, pyramid-shaped piles. We observed these pyramid-shaped stacks of firewood while on a tour of Amish ...

There's more than one way to stack a pile of firewood, and it's considered by some to be both a science and an art, as you have to stack it so there is some air circulation to ensure that the wood ...

Ben Bolton has covered athletics for several universities. He has since embarked on a career as a digital editor, creating media campaigns for major brands. There's nothing quite like the relaxing ...