{"id":3813,"date":"2017-10-17T14:47:54","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T12:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natuurhuisjezweden.nl\/sweden-life-the-lumberjack\/"},"modified":"2017-10-17T14:47:54","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T12:47:54","slug":"sweden-life-the-lumberjack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/natuurhuisjezweden.nl\/en\/sweden-life-the-lumberjack\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden life – The lumberjack"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is forest in Sweden, lots of forest; most of the country is covered with forestland. If you own a house, that usually includes a larger or smaller piece of land, which of course you are supposed to keep up. Trees that are getting old\/bad should be removed in time, trees or branches that are too close to power lines can be dangerous.<\/p>\n

For me, one of the reasons I’ve encouraged Martijn from the very beginning to take a course in power saws so that we can work with them safely. Of course, the professional power saw was there first and the course followed.<\/p>\n

Energy company engaged<\/h2>\n

The neighbors in Krusbo told us that when trees are close to power lines, you can call the power company; they will take them down for you. This is also the wisest thing to do, because if it does go wrong and you accidentally hit a cable yourself it will be at your own expense. So a call to the power company in my ”best” Swedish and indeed settled. Around the cables I had marked quite a few trees, getting it right the first time seemed best. Martijn would then only have to strip the trees of branches and cut them into small pieces. Afterwards, I can then throw it back through the log splitter and a new supply of firewood is born.<\/p>\n