Hi Guys - I see a lot of folks just stack in straight lines. Does anyone use those circle stacks (holz hausen?) Kinda neat looking. Seems like a little more work though. Just curious if there are any advantages/disadvantages.... thanks!! J
Not for me. I can put up more wood, faster, the traditional way. I use, what Melissa calls "super cords" 5' x 4' x 25'. 5 ft tall to account for settling, and 25' just because.
I’ve made my peace on this that I won’t split anything that’s the width distance from my extended thumb to extended index finger when dealing with tops, branch rounds. When I get these branches, often they are fruitwoods so they work great in my bbq and don’t take long to dry at all when they are fingers thick. That being said it’s not a big stacking deal but I don’t pay much attention to stacking it unless I really need to. If possible why not stack the small ones atop of your regular stacks.
Holz Hausen- they work ok if done right. I have used them - still have to top cover a bit when the rainy season hits. The key to any stacking is to get it up off the ground. Pallets are popular ( as free most everywhere) but they do not last much more than 2 years. Then there are the plastic pallets , generally cost you for those. All kinds of other ways depending resources including pocket book.
One advantage is if you live in an area where there is a bit of snow cover throughout the season and you get your stacks a little higher, they'll be poking out of the snow exposed to more wind. The tops should dry back out sooner than a long thin stack might. They might waste a little space being a cylinder on a square plot but the increased height capability usually compensates for that loss. Every experiment I've seen where they stack traditionally next to a HH the traditional stack dries faster. But I've never seen the experiment done where there's two or three feet of snow surrounding them for many months compromising the wind effect on seasoning.
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I do both. I've got (3) 5x10 racks, (1) 5x12 rack and (1) 5x16 rack. A 6 x 12 x 7 covered shed. Also my first time to try an 8' holzhausen. It's only about 2 months old so I have no experience with quality.
I am the same. I have round houses for the boiler. Now that I am flush with tree tops to cut, I fill the middle with more splits, and leave chunks and odd stuff in the woods. With shorter cuts I use a traditional stack for my fireplaces. I will use a minimum three holsen houses if it’s a cold winter
I see Wranglerstar has them. There seen in a lot of his videos. Moss Road off tractor by net I believe stacks like that. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk
Welcome to the club. Lots of great folks here sharing knowledge and humor. We normally stack in sheds, never tried the holzhousen. Well, we did stack some tulip poplar in a 7'x7'x3' square on plastic pallets. Threw the uglies in the middle. Worked pretty good.
They are mostly a novelty. Some can look quite nice and others look like crap. As for advantage, I can see none. The disadvantage of course is that it takes much longer and also takes up more space. Also, they might look okay when finished but as you then begin taking wood from them they won't look so nice and my become an eyesore.
You’re right about that, its the same as a poorly stacked row that has blown down or toppled over. Mess. Also I don’t believe they would do well in rainy areas where the water pools up from a constant rainfall. I just fear the middle from getting that kinda wet if I had built the same only to have it be one soaked and moldy mess. I’m using a couple pallets to keep the branch piles off the ground, indeed it has helped.
I made two of them last year for my sons firewood business. They go up pretty fast, look cool, and most importantly for me as I have kids and their friends running around my property, are very stable.
