Bray Holcomb, founder of High School Firewood, at the log-processing yard where the crew splits and seasons their hardwood Bray · Cumming, GA

The founder

Meet Bray

Founder · Cumming, GA

I started High School Firewood my sophomore year because I wanted to build something real. Not a car wash fundraiser. Not a bake sale. A business that delivered an actual service, with real customers, real accountability, and real work. Firewood made sense. I knew how to split it. I had a truck. And I knew people wanted it delivered.

How it started

The first winter, I had a handful of customers and did every delivery myself. No crew, no systems. I showed up, stacked the wood, and asked if they were happy before I left. Every single time. That part hasn't changed.

By the second season I had more orders than I could handle alone, so I brought on a couple of classmates. Same standard: show up on time, stack it right, clean up before you leave. The crew has grown since then, but everyone on it is a local high school student.

  1. Bray as a toddler laughing beside the log splitter with his grandpa
    01 Where it started: Bray and his grandpa at the log splitter.
  2. Bray and his grandpa splitting wood beside long stacked rows in the woods
    02 Early splitting in the woods.
  3. Log rounds waiting to be split in a fenced backyard
    03 The backyard start: rounds waiting to be split.
  4. Bray and his grandpa standing arm in arm at the tailgate of the F-150
    04 The first load, with Grandpa and the F-150.
  5. Bray unloading firewood from the truck bed in a customer's driveway
    05 An early delivery, 2023.
  6. A mountain of split firewood beside the log splitter at our wood yard
    06 Our wood yard today.
  7. Three members of the crew standing by the truck at our wood yard
    07 The crew today.

What drives me

I care about doing the job better than anyone else would. That means moisture-testing every load, not just saying the wood is seasoned. It means stacking the wood the way it should be stacked, not just dumping it. It means texting customers back the same day. Most firewood delivery is kind of low-effort. I want ours to be the opposite of that.

The reviews matter to me. Not because they help the business, although they do, but because they're the customer telling me whether I actually did what I said I would. More than two hundred five-star reviews means more than two hundred times we got it right.

Background

I grew up in Cumming, GA, and have been working outdoors since I was old enough to be useful. I like building things, fixing things, and doing work where you can see what you made at the end of the day. Running High School Firewood has taught me more about operations, customer service, and logistics than anything I've done in school.

About High School Firewood

High School Firewood is a firewood delivery company run by local high school students, based in Cumming, Georgia, and founded in 2023 by Bray Holcomb. We deliver seasoned hardwood firewood across Georgia, including metro Atlanta, North Georgia, the mountains and Lake Lanier, and stack it wherever you want it (stacking is always free). Packages are Senior $1,299, Junior $345, Sophomore $145 and Freshman $49, or Just fill my space, measured and priced on site. Stacking is always free, delivery is free for most addresses, and you pay after it's stacked and you're 100% satisfied. We prefer cash; Zelle (highschool.firewood@gmail.com), Venmo or check also work. We have 250+ five-star Google reviews, and every single review is 5 stars. Don't see your town? Call or text 404-698-1463 and we'll get you on the schedule.

Connect with Bray

Call or text: 404-698-1463

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bray-holcomb

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