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What do you do with your uglies?

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    I was wondering what most people do with all the twisted and ugly splits of firewood? I often use it as an excuse to build a holz hausen. Was just wondering what most of you do with them.
     
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    Use them in the shoulder season or in the fire pit.

    I just mixed a couple in with some silver maple last night.

    I store them in a couple boxes I made from treated wood.
     
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    How do you stack or store them up until that point?
     
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    In a separate wooden box.

    It's an ugly box. :)
     
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    Mine usually end up on the top of the stacks. If there's too many, I start an ugly stack.
    If they're REALLY ugly, they go in the fire pit. :thumbs:

    Well now, that's convenient.
     
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    Yea, I use for SS and the firepit. (BTW Im Defend.223 commented on youtube)
     
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    I also put quite a few of them out on the curb in a box for free. People pick them up for firepits.
     
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    Interesting. Ideas. I may need to start a ugly bon-fire pile. Thank you for sharing!
     
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    Pics when you light up the land! :D
     
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    My short and ugly box............................
     
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    I split em as small as I can and use them for BBQ.
     
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    The last bunch I just tossed into the front corner of the shed where I kind of framed in a bin about 4' wide by 5' in length. Then as I was stacking the wood and came out to that point, I just continued to stack over the top of the bin which was overflowing. In 3 years it should all be good to burn along with the 6 cord in that shed. The shorts and uglies are a mix of both hard and softwoods. The chances are they will be used in the house for heat rather than in a fire pit. Just load up a large box full and bring it on into the house when it's prime.
     
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    I use em as a place for the squirrels to hide so the hounds can have some fun.:)
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    Then I burn em when I'm not worried about packing the stove full.
     
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    Another great pic! :thumbs:
     
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    That picture brought a smile to my face.
    Thanks

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    I pile them by the fire pit. I either saw or split them small enough that they will fit in the stove though. Whatever is not burned outside gets burned first in the stove come October. I stack them on a pallet and top-cover, and beside them I'll usually stack some pine or cedar that I like burning outside too. I actually just finished burning all of them in the stove a few days ago. This has kept me from tapping into my real stacks for the first 2 months of the burning season.
     
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    I put them between the front and back rows to solidify them on the skid...
     
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    Great looking piles and hounds.
     
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