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Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Kimberly, Oct 22, 2017.

  1. Kimberly

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    I cut two sweetgums back in the early spring; one was fairly large. I was surprised at how much wood came out of the two trees. The stack in US measurements came to 3'4" x 4'4" x 3'8". Of course that is crossed stack. Cross stacking takes more time but I don't have any real storage areas yet; so I put down a pallet and stack on it. On top of the sweetgum I stacked some poplar that I think will be ready to burn shortly.

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    Kimberly, Oct 22, 2017
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    Nice work!

    But, US measurements would be 40" x 52"x 44". :thumbs:

    I need to get to doing some splitting and stacking myself.
     
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    I'm great with feet and inches anyway they are used. Still on the struggle bus with the metric conversion! :hair: Nice work Kimberly!

    Cooler temps are on the way Horkn . That makes for better splitting weather IMO. A little wet and nasty today though. No complaints, we can use the rain.
     
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    It was nice outside yesterday, you could work without sweating but you didn't need coats. It would have been a nice day to have gone hiking but I had work to do.
     
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    When we talk about a cord, we say 4'x4'x8' so I used feet and inches because it gives a clear image of how close that was to a cord of wood; of course it is cross stacked and not stacked as tight as if you are just stacking the wood parallel to each other.
     
    Kimberly, Oct 22, 2017
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