Done with Firewood, for awhile at least

Now that winter has finally arrived I decided to pull the plug on making firewood.
Well I should say on cutting logs for firewood. I haven't split any stuff for a long time as I'm out of room to store the stuff. I don't see the point in splitting and stacking uncovered only to have to move it under cover to dry a year or so before burning.

here is what I'm dealing with when hopefully there is a period of no snow and frozen ground.

I have at last count 11 piles of logs stacked alternately like these.





then I have piles of logs that were too small or short for lumber and thrown out of the way on piles like these





as if that isn't enough I could get busy cutting up tops of trees like these





Then I have lots of stuff that is still somewhat standing, maybe blown over partially or damaged that should probably be cut down





I guess I'm going take the stuff thats on piles that was too short or to small for lumber and cut that up first.
Its stacked somewhat and on the ground so I thing the first to rot, first to get css. This might be a years worth.

Then I'm going to go after the already stacked stuff and css that. Those 11 piles should be good for 2-3 years.

I don't know at that point if the broken off tops will be any good or not.
But I'll take the best first, Hickory and Ironwood. Then Oak and sugar maple.

Sound like a plan?

 

If you enjoy it, do it. If it's too much work and you have more important things to do, let it rot. If you split it, you could cover stacks with tarps, lots of people who don't have sheds dry their wood that way.

 

I enjoy making firewood.
When I tell others that I heat with wood usually I get a comment on the work required to make firewood.

I tell them "yep, not all of us are lucky enough that we get to make firewood."

 

Then let yourself go! Looks like you have plenty of space away from the house to stack it. Maybe some duck blind netting to <ahem> make the stacks less conspicuous?

 

So true. I hear people tell me about how firewood is chore they don't really like to do.

Also true that it is a privilege to have access to woods, or own woods to cut in, have the physical ability to do so, and the equipment to do it, not to mention the benefits of the exercise, being outdoors and the satisfying radiant heat from burning dry wood.

 

You have lots of wood there. I would say that is a nice problem to have. I would think if some of your denser wood is fairly green you would want to c,s,s and top cover only so that they can dry for 2-3 years before burning. I could see it being a pain though if you already have a cazillion cords processed. Welcome FHC Soggy Logs!

 

So your in great shape just waiting for better weather, to process

 

I enjoy cutting and splitting firewood in the winter. If you get bored this winter and want to make sure firewood, and need some help, hit me up. I'm just down the road from you.

 

Where are you at?

 

Cedarburg.

 

Ah yes, many years ago when I was a young fool I spent many a hour in the Cedarburg/Grafton area.
Had a few friends that lived in the area.
Worked at Doerr Electric and Power Products back then.

Now I'm old and foolish and I haven't been down there except to take the wife to the old school house to get quilting supplies.
I'm about 3/4 of an hour north, just outside of Cascade.

 

I like to reply to the work and mess excuses with this:

If you had an oil well in your backyard would you haul it in with a bucket? Would you get dirty?

Or would you keep buying it to stay clean and watch more tv

 

Good job, but why are you stacking logs like that, look kind of dangerous as they could roll easily?