TSC Heat Treated Firewood

What others have said is that they can be useful for mixing in with wood that is not optimal moisture. So for that I might look at getting a few packs and trying them.

 

I'm not debating what's cheaper buying a pallet or whatever, I'm just telling you they will put out some Sirius heat.
Buy how much you need or want

 

Buying the eco bricks would be cheaper than paying to use the electric furnace.

 

So mixed them with some wood, put them in on a hot bed of coals they will work great, fire them up with some kindling, small stuff, they will work great that way too

 

You would have to do the math but I think so

 

Here's information you need-GOYA,, cut up all the dead fall and dead standing, quit waiting on the "friend" who is never available, take care of you and yours and do what it takes to get by-eak by this year and get your wood ready for next-if electric is your backup, take your poison...no one cuts my wood, C/S/S for me-if you're gonna be in the game, play the game---hoarding is an equal opp for everyone-you want the fruits=do the work...if not able, resort to alternate means, just stop with the smoke screens-if not able, thats one thing, whining for help is not flattering regardless of sex...if you can do it fine, if not fine-"To each his/her own burn needs", to quote my friend Eric VW -maybe he has advice for you? We all have ability, one means or another, to circumvent the power companies and burn blissful wood-what it requires is not necessarily hard or laborious, it requires persistence and dedication-they dont sell that at TSC...best of luck to you

 

If you stack equal sized cylinders and just let them settle into place they will end up in a hexagonal pattern where the spaces between the cylinders take up about 9% of the volume. I would think that with flat sides after splitting you could do better than that on wasted space. If you want high density you need to keep all of those uglies out of the pile though. They eat up a lot of space without adding much actual wood. I would thing anything short of a jigsaw puzzle approach would be closer to 80%, maybe 85% on a really good looking stack.

 

You'll never see a pic of a true cord of wood that is 1/3 air because it would be impossible to stack it. I've ranted on the subject before.
Here's how legos look when stacked that way.

 

You and your fancy schmancy science....

 

May I also add that you choose to be in the scenario you are in...unemployed with no income.

 

I hear you. I have been cutting and hauling and splitting wood. I started on a third stack before the rains moved in. Then there are the two stacks of poplar from last year.

I just saw the TSC wood in the brochure and thought it would make an interesting discussion.

 

This is a common sense article about it, this guy questioned the figures and checked into it also.
More internet bull pucky.
How Solid is a Cord of Wood? | Autumn 2014 | Knots and Bolts

 

No, I am running my own business; websites, servers, etc. If anyone needs a custom configured dedicated server let me know.
I also gave away my work the last few days. A man who does not have any money is trying to start a business selling a fishing lure retriever; he did say he would send me one for helping him. I did the work for free because of the help I have gotten on the forum here. Then this week I was at Dollar General and the man in front of me could not pay for his food; two packs of hotdog and bread; so I took care of it. Of course the other day I was at DG and had trouble buying a tin of chicken and some bread; I was just going to leave it but a man behind me holding his really cute son went ahead and paid for it. See, we all help each other when we can and it makes the world better. I could have just told the man with the lure retriever sorry, come back when you have the money. However, then that would have been kicking everyone here that has helped me. I made a promise to pay it forward and I do every chance I can.

I made a mistake in choosing my career, I did not know at the time the politicians would vote to destroy our economy. This area was textiles and furniture and they are gone. I have skills but nothing to back them up with; like work experience or certifications. I know politics are not allow here and I will try to keep it out but p0litcs are so entwine into our lives that it is hard not to. China is now building bomber jets and super computers that out perform our own thanks to Washington. And they are getting ready to turn over the Domain Name System.

Yes, I could pack up and leave; however, I have the home that Mum and I worked hard to get. As long as the taxes are paid I can live here, cut the wood for heat, and make do. Really, I don't need to be driving a $40,000 truck and living in a million dollar home. If I was to pack up and leave, I could still wind up in the same situation.

If I sound like I am whining to you then my apologies. We all do at times; complain when our back hurts, complain when the car won't start, complain about this, complain about that. It is called being a human, we don't really mean anything about it. The Old Girl wouldn't start and yes, I complained about it but I also worked and got it running. Sometimes we just need to express our frustrations to others. I thought that was part of being on a forum; if not, then I will try not to do it.

 

Hang in there Kimberly, we are all in this together.

 

See, I am learning something by this discussion. I did not question the 85% because it appeared to be a consensus. However, I am seeing that the forum disagrees.

 

Well the one thing that is talked about in the one article was shrinkage, gonna make for more air space for sure, the one comment after the article made sense.
"Even more interesting is the discussion and data provided in Carl Schenck’s 1905 book: Forest Utilization, Mensuration. The studies he reported (page 13-15) did deal mostly with fuel wood and used the method of water displacement to determine the volume of each round or split piece. He reported several conditional results ranging from 102.4 cubic feet for “First class split wood”, to 25-51 cubic feet per cord for sticks."

 

Ashwatcher I thought I would let you know that I GOMA and cut some wood today. I found a downed locust that still had a lot of solid wood left; no photos because it was late and not much light. Also a red oak that I can get a few solid pieces from. Cutting with the little Echo that jon1212 gifted, that is a nice little saw, thanks again Jon. See, I don't just SOMA like you implied. . However, it is all good, peace.

 

Good for you lady, maybe you'll get the big saw back soon-Everyday a little bit adds up-hope you get the chimney put together soon-Peace to you and keep at it

 

The dead oak turned out to be more dead locust. Most of the locust on the property is dead. Most of the tree was not touching the ground so a lot of good solid wood. Dead locust is some hard wood; I need a new chain on the Echo. I tried sharpening it but it was not cutting as it should.