Firewood Storage & Handling2 min
Best Cant Hooks, Peaveys and Log Arches of 2026
Roll logs with a cant hook, move them with an arch, and save your back.
Woodlot and firewood buying guides
Work your woods,warm your house
Which splitter, chipper or sawmill the job needs, how to measure and season a cord, and how to turn your maples into syrup. Every guide shows the makers' figures and the extension and EPA guidance behind them.
The specs behind every pick
- 128cubic feet in a cordThe legal cord, ranked and well stowed (NIST Handbook 130, as adopted by Connecticut).
- <20%moisture to burnEPA Burn Wise: wood burns best below 20 percent moisture. Test it with a meter.
- 26 tonsfor a 14 in ash roundWEN's worked example from its log splitter sizing chart.
- 7.1°Fabove boilingWhere maple syrup is finished, per University of Maine Extension.
Start here
The guides most readers need first.
Buying guideBest Log Splitters of 2026: Electric, Gas and Manual
Electric for a few cords of seasoned wood, gas for big green hardwood: the picks.
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CalculatorFirewood Cord Calculator: How Many Cords (and BTUs) Are in Your Stack?
Measure a stack, get cords, face-cord share and million Btu by species.
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Buying guideBest Wood Chippers of 2026 (Gas Chipper Shredders)
3 and 4 inch gas chippers for brush piles and storm cleanup.
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Buying guideBest Portable Sawmills of 2026 (Bandsaw Mills for Homeowners)
Bandsaw mills that turn your logs into lumber, from 22 to 36 inch capacity.
Read the guideWhat's the job?
Start from the work. Each row names the usual tool and the guides that size it.
Splitting a few cords a year
An electric splitter or a maul
Splitting big hardwood rounds
A gas splitter sized by tons
Clearing brush and limbs
A gas chipper shredder
Turning logs into lumber
A bandsaw mill or chainsaw mill
Drying and storing firewood
A raised rack and a moisture meter
Buying or selling a cord
Measure the stack
Tapping your maples
A tapping kit and an evaporator pan
Moving logs by hand
A cant hook or log arch
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Log Splitters9Electric, gas and manual splitters, kindling splitters and mauls.Chippers & Shredders2Gas and electric wood chippers.Sawmills & Milling4Portable sawmills and chainsaw mills.Firewood Storage & Handling4Racks, moisture meters, carriers and log tools.Maple Sugaring5Tapping kits and evaporator pans.Planning & Safety6Cords, BTUs, seasoning and safety.
Makers' figures first
Splitting force, log capacity, branch capacity, board width and engine size from the makers' own pages and listings.
A clear pick
Each guide names what we would buy, for which wood and workload, and what to skip.
Sources on every page
Every guide links the maker, agency and extension documents it was built from.
Latest guides
New and updated buying guides, comparisons and explainers.
Sawmills & Milling2 min
Best Chainsaw Mills of 2026 (Alaskan-Style and Rail Guides)
Turn a big chainsaw into a sawmill: Alaskan-style mills and rail guides.
Log Splitters2 min
Best Electric Log Splitters of 2026
Quiet, plug-in splitters for seasoned wood, and where their limits are.
Chippers & Shredders2 min
Best Electric Wood Chippers of 2026
Quiet plug-in chippers for prunings and small branches.
Firewood Storage & Handling2 min
Best Firewood Carriers and Log Carts of 2026
Waxed canvas totes and wheeled carts for getting wood to the stove.
Firewood Storage & Handling2 min
Best Firewood Racks of 2026 (Outdoor, With Covers)
Raised racks and top covers that keep firewood drying, not rotting.