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Wood shed finally filled

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  1. metalcuttr

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    Finally got the shed filled last Sunday and the rains came that evening. Sold tw0 cords of Fir that I had gotten and split recently. It was seasoned but very light with large growth rings. I decided to let it go to make room for more BTU dense wood for next year. The shed holds slightly less than 7 cords and still have about 3 out front so I have room again for 2 more cords! Time for another visit to the log yard! Wif is happy the woodshed is full, unhappy that I'm getting more! fullshed.jpg fullshed2.jpg fullshed3.jpg
     
  2. grandgourmand

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    Man, make an effort and stack straight would ya?
     
  3. Chris F

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    Those sure are straight rows. One thing might be lack of air movement.
     
  4. brenndatomu

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    When you say full, you mean full! WOW! :jaw: :yes:
     
  5. BigPapi

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    Sheesh, I think your stacks are straighter and more squared than my house. Nice work, Master Jenga! :)
     
  6. Midwinter

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    How could a wife not want more sculptual art like that in the yard? You could charge admission just to look.
     
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    Some of these are replies are hysterical :rofl: :lol: and well said!!! Am pretty much drooling looking at that wood shed, absolute thing of beauty......well done!!!
     
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    I’m a little jealous of the shed and the stacks. Beautiful job! I can’t imagine the wife being unhappy about that, mine sure wouldn’t.
     
  9. Eric VW

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    Second pic, 3rd column over, 10th row down....
    GAP.
    Unacceptable.
    Do over.




    :rofl: :lol:

    JK metalcuttr :salute: You simply don’t do a bad job at anything, and that is fantastic.
    :handshake:
     
  10. GrJfer

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    Fantastic job. Those stacks are photo worthy. Not to mention it's a good feeling to have your winters wood tucked away.
     
  11. metalcuttr

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    I'm so embarrassed.:( I'll try and do better next time. Now I just feel like taking the whole stack and burning it!:fire:
     
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    I really like that shed! What are the approximate dimensions? How tall are you stacking?


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    As a mason who spent his life stacking things I must say, impressive! You may have missed your calling.
    Your stove isn’t afraid of big chunks I see. You’ve got some allweekenders in there ;)
     
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    Just noticed even your uglies pile looks squared away.
     
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    That’s a great word:salute:

    Them bigguns definitely qualify that term. :yes:
     
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    The posts are 10' X 12' inside measure and I am stacking slightly more than 7' high. Building codes only allow 10' X 12' without a permit. When I did this many years ago I fudged a little on the measurements. When I built my attached shop a while back the building inspector gal took me to task because it was slightly too large. She said she was going to report me for having built a "garage", not a woodshed, without a permit. I told her to do what you gotta do but you will look awful silly when I show the judge a picture of the "garage" filled with 6 and a half cords of wood! Nothing ever came of it!
     
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    I always leave a few larger blocks of straight grained stuff. They make for stable stack corners and give me bit of splitting fun while I load the wheel barrow to ferry a few days wood to the garage. I also intersperse my fatwood splits throughout the stacks so every week or so I can split up a couple buckets of 1/2" kindling. Takes way some of the boredom of loading and wheeling!
    That is my Wif the "Cleaner Shrimp" at work. When I finish the bigger stuff, she comes along and details the stack area.
     
  19. Spirit of Two Socks

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    Your stacks are an engineering marvel metalcuttr ! You should be awarded an honorary PhD in firewood stacking from the University of Washington.
     
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