A dude from out of town stopped by whilst Stumpy and I were unloading a trailer load of fresh Ash. He wants a cord of wood for his indoor open hearth. He was ready to drive over to wherever my score was to cut some for himself. I reckon he doesn't know green wood sux to burn indoors, nor what a cord is. SO, not wanting to part with my seasoned oak or ash, I'm thinking of maybe a smaller load of evergreen (hemlock, smaller stuff and unsplit but sitting out for a couple years stacked) I'm not sure there's any money to equal the time and work I've put in, other than the Hemlock (which won't ever see the woodstove) Or, I offer oak and or ash for a fairly exorbitant price. Second part of the question, is there wood I should begin collecting for open-hearth types, and outdoor fire-pit folks who come calling? Sca
I just sold a load of Ash, Cherry and KC that’s going to be burned outside. Same $ for me, so I don’t care if they smoke it. There’s no worry for me about running out of personal use wood.
I guess in the end, it's weather or not my wood is worth it to him. At today's oil price, $5.28/G, that cord is worth $880 in oil heat. Or, just for our time to cut, split, load, unload, load after seasoning, deliver and fuel, Stumpy and I, $480/cord. if we cut it right off the score, and deliver it green, we save a reload, so $440/cord (plus some time for a second trip, trailer holds half a cord. That's pretty spendy, and I reckon he could find someone to sell for less, and probably somewhat seasoned. Cord around here going for $250 ish. I'm kinda leaning toward texting him my numbers, and suggesting he find someone local, or scan FBMP or CL for free wood. Or, sell a load of Hemlock for a truckload price, which I'd easily do. that should burn well on open hearth. Just as an aside, last time we purchased HHO, it cost us $475/200G fill ($2.37/G). Today that same fill, same number gallons of the same stuff will cost $1056. SCA
Sell him a half cord which ois still a decent amount pf wood for such use and wont put that big of a dent in your current inventory. Collect one year woods for open hearth. No multi-year drying woods...oak, hickory etc. Maples, birches, ash, beech great one year woods.
Pine and hemlock is fine for an outdoor fire pit. It burns fast, hot and usually smells good. Why waste good firewood, unless you have no other wood. Some people are buying ($350 a cord) cherry. Maybe they're cooking on it ? Just like the smell ? Whatever, the sellers around here are now all keeping cherry out of their "mixed hardwood" because they can get more for it. Pine and hemlock would even be good for an indoor fireplace if it's just an ambiance fire. Or you really enjoy fire tending. Heck, I burned pallets in an indoor fireplace one Winter because the price of NG went sky high. I went thru a LOT of pallets. Most of them were some kind of pine.
I've had large quantities of maple, walnut and cottonwood I've been cutting all year. You can burn inside or out and seasons fairly quickly. I have plenty of happy customers.
Open hearth I'd say any aromatic wood. If you can't get enough money for your time spent, don't sell any.
I haven't heard back yet, kinda hoping I don't. But, a couple smackers for a half cord isn't gonna kill the supply, nor my mood for the day. But there is hoarding to be done, that's the time I don't want to loose. Will see how it unfolds. Sac
Thats a great price for you. I get $160 for a half delivered within five miles and like you said wont make that big of a dent in your supply
So here is an update: The fellow after firewood never returned for wood at the price I requested. I am both pleased and relieved. I can focus on hoarding.
And I think the price will have gone up as well. I'm thinking I'll go by oil prices, and what the wood is worth to me. If I use 1000G HHO or 6 cord of wood, then the price of 1,000G HHO / by 6 cord gives me a dollar value of the wood. I really wish I'd looked a little harder for pine/hemlock/tulip/aspen though, I'd be willing to let that stuff go for less. I have maybe half a cord of stuff that will never see my wood stove on account of splitability or size.
