Wood that doesn't make the "cut"

You Sure do stack some pretty wood savage.

 

My ugly box still needs a lot of work yet.


Plan on putting a roof over it soon. Or like others I stack them on top.

 

Shorts and uglies go in a seperate pile. I should probably make a pallet box for them. I use shorts when I start a new fire for spacers. The uglies get thrown in when ever I can, or for the fire pit.

 

Uglies and chunky monkeys , go in here , not to uglies go in stacks

 

Right on, exactly, I think I am going to get a fire pit pile going...wait does that mean I need a fire pit???

 

fire pit for me....not worth the time or effort.

 

Like everyone else probably has said at this point. Toss it to the side and make a row or two up top of the neat stack.

 

I need to make an uglies pallet box! Get idea. Just need to figure out where?

Do yall have 3 uglies boxes for the various years to season it...that could be a problem. I don't want that many of the darn things around though!!!???

 

Uglies and unstackables go on top of the stacks, hold down the rubber roofing. I use it for camping wood, then if there's any left, it becomes my shoulder season (SS) wood. I also started using larger skids, so now I stack the long splits on the outer sides and sometimes there ends up being a short area in the middle of the skid. The shorts, uglies and unstackables go in the center of the skid, hidden, so the stack inspectors can't see them.

 

I forgot that I have done this with shots and stuff before. If there is a gap between stacks in the sheds I just drOP uglies ot shorts or ones that won't stack well between the stacks.

There is not any in this pic but this just shows how my stacks normally are.

 

I didn't have anything but perfect splits in this stack, so I turned the splits the other direction to use up the short row.


2019-20 stack.
3.5 cords of red oak. Uglies and unstackables hidden in center.

 

I see you keep a jug of old fryer grease and an old tire for fire starter.





Nice stacks and shed, Clem!

 

Correct on the old oil, but the tire is off the ranger. Had a blow out last time I went to the farm a few years back. Freind up there had a used tire at his shop, it was wrong size but I had him mount it so I would have a spare ag least. And it has been sitting next to the shed since then !! I haven't driven the ranger as a daily driver for like 2 years.

 

In the past I have just found a quiet corner of the woodshed to toss these critters, or just burned them immediately. I'm going to start using one or more cages from IBC totes.

I also like to save chunks and uglies for the occasional bonfire/barbecue.

 

Nice wood shed in your avatar, Jon.

 

That was a project for my son's "Family Life" BSA merit badge that we did about eight years ago. He was 14 at the time. It's mostly 5x5 and 4x4 rough pine timbers, just lagged together, with a basic metal roof. 8x16, holds 6 cords stacked to the rafters. I use that shed for current season's wood. It's about 3/4 full as of today. I have another woodshed which is just 6" black locust poles, set into holes in the ground, with the same type of metal roof. It's 16x16 and holds 14 cords stacked full. That one's about, well, nearly empty because I'm behind on wood gathering.

Here's pics of both. Neither of these are new photos but the wood level in each is about the same as it is today.

 

Ibc totes for the uglies.

 

You have snow already?!?



Those totes are handy!
Especially if you get them for free

Although some people think they are worth a small fortune...

 

As much as I would love to have real nice neat stacks, this is what I end up with. Heats the house and gives me something to do, and without chucky monkeys I would have a big wood shortage.