I used wood to heat one of my houses years ago, and it was sort of fun, and like a hobby with the cutting and stacking and all that. You can save a lot, although I love the story of the guy(a friend) that got a good wood stove( a Jotul, as I recall) for $500, back in 1980, to save on the gas bill on their rather large colonial style house. He had wood delivered for $50 a facecord, nice seasoned oak, burned clean and hot. So Paul decided to get his own source of wood, to save more money, and convinced his wife he needed a woodlot up in the hills. Bought 50 acres of second growth hardwood cheap($20,000.) Then of course he need a truck to haul it in, so bought a used Dodge pickup for $5,000. Then of course he needed a chainsaw and a woodsplitter, as the ax was too slow. Another $1,000. This is my $26,500. woodstove story. All of this was to save on the cost of delivered cordwood. This story has no particular moral, but if you find yourself looking for a woodlot, think about this story.
