The Wood Hounds

Today the dynamic duo discuss a new product that Dan created and is now selling on the internet...Mini Firewood.  If you haven't noticed there is a growing trend in mini fire pits that are small enough to sit on a table top.  These new fire pits are a big hit by apartment dwellers and city folk looking for a wood burning experience but cannot have a large open fire.  Dan saw this as an opportunity to bring a new product to market and, with it, demonstrates how creative thinking can bring new opportunities to an old industry.  
 
Here is Dan's website for mini firewood.  www.back40minifirewood.com 

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.  

Dan and Joe sit down with Richard Heby, the owner of Woodbourne Boys Firewood from Brooklyn New York.   Richard gives a fascinating peek into how he operates his firewood delivery service in and around NYC.  Richard shows how, when he is not sitting in traffic, he procures his inventory and how he delivers kiln dried firewood to the many pizza ovens and townhomes in the largest city in the country.  
 
You can learn more about Richard's firewood delivery service by visiting his company's website at https://woodbourneboys.com/

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 your own conclusions.  Word to the wise, don't bet against Bob!  

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.