3 year plan would be *gulp* 45 cords! :stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke::stacke:
Curious - Aside from you OWB folks, how many cords do you go through in heating your respective houses each heating season? I'm around 3.
Last winter was mild for me, I only burned 2 cords. I plan on 3 cords per year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Between 5.5-7 depending on how cold a winter we have. Although we like it 80 with the windows open in February walking around in our underwear. Lol! I'm serious.
I mentioned those as being some of a free CL scrounge. They have been split and used to fill a few low spots on the stacks I have lots of firewood in the stacks that isn't split. It's small enough to use without splitting further. So.... you can have firewood, without it being split Sent from my SM-T280 using Tapatalk
You did say you had something in upwards of 70 cords. Im not even able to comprehend the splitting job that takes.
Hey leoht how do temps do by you now? Its a bit of thinking here so just wondering what your cold season is like.
Normally here if its more than 60 its considered "warm". I like some cold in my house when it the windows are open but having a wood burner installed im not going to worry about anything considering its just enough for me to have reason to keep it warm and dry in my house. Its often 36 and raining in Feb. At least this year it was. Id rather dry and fold my clothes inside than in a cold garage.
Temps getting down to 27-30 *F overnight and highs of 50-56*F during the day. I have almost finished my second IBC of wood for the season, just small stuff I had for the shoulder season. Unfortunately shoulder season only lasted 2 weeks. it got cold quick. The next IBC in the queue has some good sized wood in it thankfully. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I burn lots of unsplit wood every year. Most are quite small (tops) but we also leave a few bigger ones and they work nicely for holding longer fires in January.
Well this certainly tells us that some who are saying "wood kept in a round won't season." need to switch that kind of talk. But best to have the bark off right?
Many good hardwoods left in a large round (log size) won't dry...but small rounds will be just fine if left for 2-3 years, and yes, bark off sure helps.
Yes, wood will season in the round but pay attention to what brenndatomu said. Leave an oak saw log laying around and good luck. But still, if cut, say, into 16" length it will still dry, albeit very, very slowly.
Funny thing - I met a new neighbor the other day. I heard a chainsaw in use and just had to investigate. He was having a large red oak taken down to make room for a new house. He has a second one to come down as well. Multiple cords. I asked about the wood and get said to take whatever I wanted. He said he was going to have a woodstove in his basement. So, I figure I'll cut and take an amount, and then cut and stack an equal amount there for him. It's about 150 feet through the woods. I've cleared a little path, wide enough for my yard wagon. Pictures will follow. Now, I need to figure where to stash the wood until the fall, when my full racks will start being emptied. Sent from my SM-T280 using Tapatalk
OK - So as previously mentioned...... Working from the top branches back towards the trunk *** WARNING WARNING *** BLUE SPOTS IN WOOD!!!! *** WARNING WARNING *** Metal in the wood. I won't be using my chainsaw in this part of the trunk. All kinds of cables and stuff in the trunk. The starter pile I left for the new property owner. Show of good faith. Loaking up my yard wagon for the 1st of four trips/slogs through the woods. After doing some limbing, the tree service dropped what was left. That leaves a jumbled pile of branches to wade through to get to the good stuff.
