Many self reliant people use wood to heat their homes. Some rely on firewood for all heating and some simply supplement or offset their oil, gas, or electric heat with woodheat. Here are some wood heat tips on how to limb (or strip) a tree:

• Check if the limb or branch is under pressure
• Carefully relieve pressure points (No need to get smacked)
• Clip away small small branches with clippers
• Use the chainsaw to trim down the branches beyond kindling size
• Now start bucking or chunking it into rounds until you reach the trunk of the tree 

Once the limbs are cleared, it is time to buck rounds from the felled tree . . .

Thank you for visiting the Self Reliance Workshop and come back soon for more . . . follow me on Twitter at SelfRelianceWS, LowProfileLife, DvrcdDadFrglDad, and Surfcasting2Day.

Like this post? Check out the related posts for more information.  You can also get email notification of new posts in your email by subscribing.  Your email address won't be used for any other purpose than to send you notification of a new post.

Related Posts:
Woodheat Tips: What to Burn Indoors and What to Burn Outdoors  
Woodheat Tips: How to Sweep a Chimney (Part 2)  
Woodheat Tips: How to Make Newspaper Fire Starting Rolls  
Woodheat Tips: How I Start a Wood Fire . . .  
Woodheat Tips: Where to Get Firewood?  
Woodheat Tips: How to Cut Down (or Fell) a Tree 

_______________________________________

DDFD believes that self reliance and self sufficiency are the roads to individual freedom and he is an advocate for personal privacy.  He is dedicated to living a quality life through frugality, personal growth and productivity, and defensive entrepreneurship.  He also enjoys cooking from scratch and fishing.