Dan and Joe review the recent Paul Bunyan trade show in Cambridge, Ohio, October 3-5, 2025. There is so much to discuss. The awesome firewood machines, the people, the food, the oppressive heat! 

Dan and Joe talk about how a simple branded T Shirt can have an impact on a small business's bottom line.  Hey, we are just two weeks away from the Paul Bunyan Show in Cambridge Ohio...Fun time for all!  

Joe discusses his recent, week-long tour of firewood yards in Germany and Austria and shares what he witnessed across the pond.  This trip was organized by TP Siva, the Finland-based company responsible for the Japa, Hakki Pilke, and Palax firewood processors. 

Dan and Joe come close to violating one of their core standards for a world-class firewood podcast.   No Cussing!! 

Dan discusses a conversation he had with a fellow firewood hobbiest he met recently. Dan tried to help him realize there is a fine line between ambition and fantasy. Or maybe not?!?!?

The irony about smartphones is we can hardly put them down to do our own job.  How did we ever get through life without one?  Dan and Joe discuss their lives with smartphones and how they can play a productive role in the firewood industry. 

Dan and Joe spend the episode talking about food and firewood.  Two of their favorite things! 

A simple trip to the animal shelter didn't turn out to be so simple after all.  Fill out this form...fill out that form.  Let's form a club to outlaw forms!

The Wood Hounds discuss the most difficult step in starting a project...the first one!  They also find the opportunity to  challenge people to dare to be different despite the pressures on us to conform.