You read on bangordailynews.com about the small online firewood companies, called “woodhounds,” in Maine that are bringing their daily business to YouTube. Here are a few of the videos thousands of people are tuning in to every day.
Repetitive work can have a rhythm. You get a feel for that in this video by Willey’s Firewood set to music:
It’s not easy when your office is outdoors in Maine in winter. Sometimes you have a lot of work to do before you can get to the business of the day. Willey’s Firewood shows how it’s done:
Richard Cote Sr., also known as “Gramp,” is a popular character in the Willey’s Firewood videos, giving him celebrity status to the thousands of fans who watch:
The “Free and Frozen Firewood” episode of Willey’s Firewood shows not only some of the wood handling process, but also gives insight to how Mainers help each other:
Allen’s Firewood shows that even a tool with a specific purpose can multitask. Perhaps this one is a stretch though:
The cashbox is not an unusual thing in Maine at roadside stands. They are unsupervised, often locked and function on the honor system in which the customer pays the correct amount for the product received. That’s all well and good, but there are assumptions about what is acceptable currency in them, as Allen’s Firewood expresses here:
The roadside wood you see during camping season has to be measured and bagged or bundled so that each person gets an equal amount for the same price. This episode of Allen’s Firewood shows how they do it:
