Lots of good FHC input so far, and I'm sure more to come! You're doing well sir Bringeth more pics, even if it ain't farwood
Welcome to the forum. First the comment about shingles: They look like the same architectural shingles I put on my new house. I got mine at Lowes. Next the wood situation: If you have been collecting the cut offs from the remodel and any wrecked out wood materials, you may have a good start of reasonably dry wood for this year, but it will be small stuff and burn up fast.
Nice point, I started with cut up pallets my first year as I bought the house in Sept. and had no stacks. They got me through the first winter. Kind of like the Pilgrims.
Good start on the hoard Thomas. This year will be a learning experience. Don't give up. The difference in 6 month old wood versus 2-3 years is unbelievable in the heat output and creosote build up. Plus with a new house you will continually seal, insulate, and improve. You are on your way.
Save the wood for 17-18, it'll be much better,you've got a lot of effort into it you may as well get the most out of it you can...got a source for pallets that you can bust up and burn or some bio bricks?...just for the wicked cold snaps.
Welcome to FHC... Great starting thread, see how painless that was. We don't bite... We just burn....
"What kinda wood is it?" "How long has it been drying?" "What kinda saw?" "Get the wood around here?" And on and on.....
Welcome. Where in SW MO are you from? There are a bunch of us in this area that like to Get Together (GTG) every now and then, would like to have you at one of our GTGs. In fact we are getting together at Ft. Scott the weekend of August 26-28. There is a pioneer days show at the fairgrounds. We do a little chainsaw racing, wood carving, eating, and lots of BS'n. here is the link: Pioneer Harvest Fiesta 2016 If you come we are easy to find. Just follow the loud and obnoxious sound of the chainsaw.
You're welcome, I'm glad you noticed. I keep trying to tell my wife how awesome I......oh wait, you mean the forum. Never mind. Anyway, welcome aboard. You've obviously been paying attention this past year. I wish more were as willing to learn.
x2 Took me a long time to catch on to this. We would cut this year for next year's burn and think we were OK. We were for some wood, not so for others like OAK. Put it in the stove and listen to it sizzle. Not good. I kept my chimney clean. Didn't want a chimney fire. We were warm, but it was an effort to keep everything going right.
Ozark area, south of Springfield. My inlaws are from Seneca and go to church in Miami OK so if you ever need a hand one weekend, we're in that area about once a month and I would much rather be knee deep in wood chips than sitting on the couch! not that I don't love my in-laws... I might just have to check that out!
I got the mm today and poked a few splits. I was hopeful for the oak, it had been dead for a long time, but still has a reading of around 30. The pine I split a while back is showing around 16 but some of the deeper pieces were above 20. I'm going to single stack the pine asap to try to get it down more.
You could split a little bit of oak smaller and single row. Pine and oak would be a great combination. How many cords of pine do you have?
I have about 2.5 to three cords split and a couple unsplit. Would single stacking the oak drop it enough for this year? I plan to do it anyway, just curious.
