The Backyard Lumberjack: The Ultimate Guide to Felling, Bucking, Splitting & Stacking

by Frank Philbrick, Stephen Philbrick

Whether you’re splitting a cord of wood for your fireplace or managing acres of woodland, The Backyard Lumberjack provides plenty of practical instruction and firsthand advice. Familiarize yourself with the proper equipment and safety gear, then learn how to fell, buck, split, and stack your own wood supply for the season. Veteran lumberjacks Frank Philbrick and Stephen Philbrick cover everything you need to know to bring a tree from the forest to your fireplace, safely and effectively.

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[MikeFromQueens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Everything I needed to know, and then some, about how to do it, where to do it, and why I should do it. Can't ask for anything more!

[Will G · Rating 2 out of 5]

Memoir of a guy who likes to split and stack wood. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but next time go with a more accurate title.

[Henri Moreaux · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was alright, gives some decent descriptions of felling for the amateur but overall found it to be a little light on technique and facts.

Seems like the author couldn't quite work out whether he wanted to write a light hearted biography filled with humourous anecdotes or a reference book of timber work. As such, calling it the ultimate guide is definitely a fanciful claim as you'd be disappointed if this was your only reference material and had no one to give advice. This being said however, it isn't a bad little read, the anecdotes and background stories are interesting and give a snapshot of rural America.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

we are getting a woods insert installed and I wanted a book that wood give me some basic info on cutting, chopping, stacking, and tending the fire. this book was well rated so borrowed it from library. for a 150 page book I was disappointed at the amount of actual useful information here. and that useful info was not organized in a very practical format. there are a lot of cute and funny stories that I may have enjoyed more if I was still a man of leisure like in my college days.

[Serena Yates · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for understanding the basics of everything around wood and how to handle it. I read it for research for one of my novellas in the Workplace Encounter series, and will continue to use it as a reference for details. Each chapter treats different topics, so whether you want to use it as a "how to" guide or as a general introduction or because you're curious, this book is very helpful (especially the illustrations) and easy to understand.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gave me wood...

[Nick Capodice · Rating 5 out of 5]

A gust of wind whips a freshly sawed circle of pine.

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative, and entertaining.

[Shockvalue · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an OK read. Some good info, and some interesting anecdotes. But since it split the line it didn't excel at either one of them.