Chop Your Own Firewood

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Among many other notable things, Henry Ford once said, ‘chop your own wood and it will warm you twice.’

I don’t think it’s hard to understand what he probably meant by this. On the surface, it’s pretty simple: chop the firewood once, and you’ll be warm as you do it. It’s good exercise and difficult work (at least after the first several swings). The second warming phase begins when it’s burning in the fireplace or…