Good stacking technique there, WS. I'm gonna go out on a limb here - and ask: have you been taking lessons from that Backwoods Savage guy by chance? Good job!
Thank you! Help is always appreciated. My stacks are typically 17'Lx5'Wx6'H yielding roughly 3 cords. The racks are high btu wood, 99% oak which I have 3 of those almost ready, including this year's. I also keep a cord of ss wood which I have ready for this season and the upcoming 2 heating seasons. So I am 3 years ahead. I am getting estimates on having 1 pin oak and 2 ash taken down which are over our house. The cost should be reduced by having them leave the wood and throwing the smaller branches over the cliff. After the trees are taken down, I expect another 3-4 cords that will need to be processed. If I were to sell the wood (which I won't) the profit on the firewood would return the cost of the tree work by 70%
My wife did most of the stacking. I could definitely see Dawn calling @Backwoods Savage explaining what a poor job I do, and asking him for advice!
This is true. I'll be the first to admit. I don't have the patience for crib ends, and I just plain suck at them. Dennis will say their easy, for him maybe, for me....... nah. I suck!
Lookin great WS.....I'm starting to get pretty good at the crib ends. I'm really getting the itch to get out and cut some, just too much on the agenda right now. Just hauled 60 bags of cellulose home y-day so that's the upcoming weekends job and next weekend is early muzzleloader season. I've thought about taking a vacation day but stuck my foot in my mouth and told the wife I could take one and start the kitchen painting so cutting wood may put me in the dog house. BARK,BARK. I'll just enjoy looking at your stacks and everyone else's I guess, we're starting to see more now.
I hear ya with the projects. This summer was the biggest one in history with projects. It can get stressful having so much to do and get done before the snow flys. Working in the woods, although is sometimes very labor intensive, it is also very peaceful. Just turning the machines off and having lunch on the quad or on a stump is very rewarding. I am really excited for the cool days to get out and work in the woods. There's just something about the smell of fresh leaves that have fallen and a hint of someone burning wood in the distance that brings a smile to my face.
I can usually get an alright cribed end, I just prefer spending time stacking normal than trying to find splits that will crib well. I have 4 24' stacks in the back of my yard that are on runners and cribbed, but the rest of my wood is in pallet racks. Once the racks are made, stacking is easy and quick
Stacks and looking great man, you know I was looking at trailers the other day on Craigslist, I saw quite a few small trailers some 80 to 150 bucks, might be worth a look
20+ loads?? I coulda got that in like 3 trips in the Saturn! Looking good man. It's always nice to have stacking help. I'm a big fan of cribbed ends, and the biggest problem is I have to do them myself. Plus sorting for nice knot free splits to use in them.
Definitely worth a look! Thx It was a perfect day to be in the woods! Cribbed ends are the chit! I just suck at them!
And the smell of those fresh leaves that have fallen stirs the hunting blood in many of us! That is why our cutting of wood waits until December.
Hey bigbarf, perhaps that is one reason you don't like the cribbed ends is because you spend time trying to find splits that will crib well. One thing I do is while splitting, when I get some really nice pieces for ends, I throw them to the ends of the split pile. Then when stacking, they are right where they are needed. But this might not work for everyone. We cut in winter, split in spring and then stack right after splitting. We sometimes end up with some good size split piles.
Nice work Well Seasoned! Be careful about listening to the Backwoods Savage there bigbarf. He's only been burning wood for 50 years. Phhhh.
