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The Cube

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by jrcurto, Jan 20, 2015.

  1. jrcurto

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    I bucked, split, & stacked some massive Red Oak for two full months after Hurricane Irene in 2011. It was for a friend/customer and I stacked it in a giant cube out back and it has been covered for almost three years. They only use it for a fireplace and asked me in December if I wanted to move two cords up to the house and I could take two cords. This cube is about 25' x 20' and six feet high. I uncovered it today to start moving loads and had to take some pictures. It is 80% Red Oak with some Beech & Hickory mixed in. Every piece I re-split and checked with the moisture meter came up at 16% mc. I am burning some now and you can guess the result...Incredible.

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  2. My IS heats my home

    My IS heats my home

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    Nice looking 'cube' you got there jrcurto . Looks Like it took alot of cinder blocks to keep all that off the ground.
     
  3. papadave

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    JENGA!
    Nice.
     
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  4. JustWood

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    Sweet meat !!!! I got 2 cord of beech that's been cut 6 years and in the shed for 4 that I will be diving into soon. Gonna be nuclear !
     
  5. Mitch Newton

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    Very nice indeed.
     
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    Absolutely AWESOME........................................
     
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    o_O....
     
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    Jealous.... :drool::drool::drool:
     
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    Definitely awesome.
     
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  10. Free BTUs

    Free BTUs

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    Whoa. That's a lot of wood! Nice job! 2 for them and 2 for you...what is going to happen to the other 19 cords? You can drop it off in my yard if you want.
     
  11. Sam

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    :drool::drool: I second the jealous!
     
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  12. Backwoods Savage

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    That 4 cord will barely make a dent in that stack. That should be prime stuff for sure.
     
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    o_O
     
  14. Scotty Overkill

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    You know how much I like the big cubes......that's a dandy! Looks to be in good use able condition now!
     
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    Beautiful...absolutely beautiful!
    Lots of work went into this cube. It will be worth it in BTU's
     
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