Thank you!

The circular pile is self-standing, unlike a traditional stack such as this one that requires self-standing "pillars" at both ends of the stack, made with carefully selected criss-crossing logs, to prevent the whole stack from collapsing.

Also, a traditional stack tends to lean forward or backward as the wood puts pressure on the ground and the base sinks into the soil, if the soil isn't super-stable to begin with, and also as the wood seasons and the logs change shape. It's not uncommon from straight stacks to collapse as the wood dries. In fact, I'm watching this one like a hawk every day, and occasionally correct the lean before it becomes excessive. The Norwegian stack is totally impervious to this.

The Norwegian stack also only requires you to stack the outer ring neatly. Anything in the middle can be thrown in any which way, which is great for odd-shaped logs and knotty logs you'd have a hard time stacking the traditional way.

It's also more compact. And arguably, it looks good too.

As to why it's called Norwegian, I suppose that's where this stacking style originates from 🙂

Super jealous of the amount of timber for splitting

I had a dozen trees felled on the property last fall, and I didn't know what to do with all the wood. Now I know: splitting wood is a good, healthy physical activity. When I'm done with that lot, I'll have more firewood than I'll need for a few years, so I might sell some of it and buy more unsplit timber just for the sport.

Could you tell us what tools your are using and how often you’re sharpening them?

Just a maul and a hatchet. I don't sharpen them 🙂 I'm doing this to sweat outside, I don't need to be efficient, so it's fine. I suppose at some point they'll be blunt enough that I'll bother sharpening them. But at the moment, the edges are dull enough to press a thumb on with some gusto safely and they still split wood well enough for my taste.