Here is more reading for you so you can add to your big stack of knowledge. Enjoy it between the times you are adding to those wood piles. Primer on Woodburning by Backwoods Savage
Just like my dog can not shoot his head up off the floor and cock his head sideways when I say the word "BACON"
Welcome to FHC. As you can see we have a great group of people here and they are just some of the group. Stay safe and stay healthy.
Ahh yes, I've been told that many times by my wife. Now that we've been heating with wood for a few years she now supports me 100% and absolutely loves wood heat. Was in your shoes just 4 short years ago burning in an open fireplace. Since then we've put an insert in and sitting on 6-7 cords give or take. Nothing but fond memories, hard work, and a lot of fun building it up over the years. Now I tell my wife I am going out back to play...........! Best of luck and welcome!!
Added some to the stack this weekend. Started splitting some of the poplar I have (on the far left side of the pile), finishing up the last of the maple on the far right hand side of the pile. The pile is now ~3 ft tall x ~18 ft long. Looking forward to next year!
Welcome to FHC. Best group of firewood junkies anywhere in the world! You’ll fit in just fine. Take all their advice, unless they steer you to elm for your stacks... lol. Great start! Next thing you know that row will be 6’ tall and 30’ long. Burning properly seasoned firewood is a beautiful thing. We love pics too so keep sharin’!
I’m in NC as well. Started splitting and hoarding in 2017 when I took out 23 trees in my yard. Great site to learn from the experts! Plus reading the posts and threads makes you want to work on the 3 S’s. scrounge split and stack.
I started 6 years ago, this will be 7th winter. That first year I cut 6 cord of standing dead ash in my grandpa's woods in about August. He taught me how to "fall" trees. It was really bad winter and by end of January I was cutting and splitting and bringing a load home in my danger ranger to burn. Drying pieces in front of the wood stove. Propane was 5 bucks a gallon. I had no choice was burning at 25% moisture. Lucky it was dead ash Now six years later, I'm 3 to 4 years ahead, have CAD real bad, and climb and fall trees as a side gig.
What is CAD? I feel like I've seen it elsewhere on the site. To me it means Computer-Aided-Design (engineering term).
Supposed to be 68 in my corner of NC on Thursday. Turkeys and travelin is going to screw up a perfectly good firewood day.
I feel your pain - I feel like every weekend day I have set aside that I plan to cut or split wood my plans get hijacked by other honey-do priorities, or other plans.
