I'm no expert on this but I would think you'd want you pieces tilted to the outside , not to the inside. Water will run inside your stack. Always shed water away from where you want it.
The way I have it going it will have a roof on it kind of dome affect I think I'm going to keep building it tomorrow. Have to solit more of the green rounds I have have a large pile of already seasoned wood well 6to7month seasoned. I'm goimg to stack the rest of what I dont need of it tomorrow as well its going up really nice I'm real happy with jt so far. Putting all the funky punky pieces short pieces all odd shape gets thrown in the middle that nice.
FIFY You would not believe what lives in those things over a winter or two but it starts with rodents, moves along to wasps / hornets and seems to end with snakes. Everything in-between those things too.
Nice! We like them a lot and have six 1/2 at the moment, all about 2 cord each. Just a thought but after having several of these things 'explode' or blow out (the side of them is driven out and they collapse, at least one side of them) we have learned that there is a significant angle needed on the outer ring. Yours are approaching or actually are near horizontal and they will blow out given time. You will see the top of them actually 'grow' in diameter as the outer ring is slowly pushed out and finally a section will actually crumble. Sometimes it is not too bad but occasionally it is serious enough that we hear the thud of all the wood hitting the ground while sitting in the living room. Seriously. Smaller splits placed around the outer edge will keep the outer stacked ring well- angled and make them quite strong and durable. Brian
This one time, in banned camp, I was looking at the woodpile while working on the second floor and spotted something odd: One of the residents looked like a kitten! I zoomed way in and it seemed I was right: But then I watched for a minute and it was not a kitten..... it was three kittens- all sunning themselves on a cool morning.
thanks for trhe advice sir. I have some reshaping to do tomorrow. all in all my 1st attempt not going so bad.
Oh no, you are doing fine and those are fine looking hauz's. And you may get away with the shallow angle- I was just passing along what we have learned the hard way. You know, like how much to tighten a bolt: tighten it carefully until it snaps, then back off 1/8 turn. I am a very big fan of this method of stacking firewood because it is dense, stout (after the learning curve), and easier IMO to do that windrows. You can easily get 10, 12 or even more cord in a relatively small area and even if it is on the side yard they do not look bad and in fact, can be somewhat attractive. Brian
Looks great so far, Ive never tried it, but a wood hoarder, uh i mean cutter i met recently told me about this method. Ill make racks that will hold exactly a face, half, full or multiple cords out of scrounged lumber, pallets etc. If you google "wood piles" theres some really cool stacks
Hi Brian, what is "to do that windrows" Is that a typo as its a term ive never heard in respect to wood.
Definition of windrow. (Entry 1 of 2) 1a : a row of hay raked up to dry before being baled or stored. b : a similar row of cut vegetation (such as grain) for drying. I believe it is just a straight row of stacked wood. Some people have a knack for it but for me I’m limited on height because I cut fairly short and if I go too high, my rows fall over. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Ive never heard the term before. Second thing ive leanred on this site in a few days. I make racks to hold half, full or multipke cords, usually 4 or5" high. I like to know how much wood i have.
Neat looking stacks but how do the inner splits get any sun/wind for even seasoning? Curious. Really is just a modified/managed pile by the looks of it? Or am I missing something? Good luck either way. Looks cool!
