Birch is the primo firewood in Alaska. In most of Alaska there is only Birch and spruce, plus a few Cottonwoods. I think you should be charging more Dave. You're charging 1/4 of the going price according to the numbers in the posts above.
I wonder what the "about 144 cubic feet" means. Pretty huge difference between loose tossed and stacked wood. A week ago a guy bought a cord from me and had a 16' dump trailer. Since the trailer was so big we tossed it. It was about 80% full and this was a BIG trailer.
Not sure what 144 cu ft means. : CL Ad: True Cords Birch Firewood Like you, guessing thrown in the truck loose, not stacked, Maybe they loose loaded then stacked it to arrive at the 144 loose = 128 stacked ? @ $350 for a cord of split birch, expensive IMO But most of the wood prices were set with gasoline near $4/gal (now $2.25)
The cord was measured with a tape measure so I know exactly how much was there. 2 twelve foot stacks that are a hair over 4' high by 16". The trailer was 84" x 16' with probably 18" side walls. Loose thrown wood comes out to 180-190 cubic feet per cord. My point is there is a huge difference between stacked and loose thrown. Pretty good article: A Johnson Co, LLC, Firewood, Kiln-Seasoned, for Gasification Boilers, Wood Stoves, Fireplaces
Yes I agree. Have tossed the wood into my truck bed with extended sides and extended tailgate many times and stacked it out again and measured to verify. I have never had a complaint on the volume of wood a customer has received.
I am not saying loose tossed wood always shorts the customer as long as it has been verified as to how much volume is needed to make the correction. The link I posted from that vendor has built containers that when filled with loose wood come out to a measured amount that was used in the construction of the container. In essence, they calibrated the container to get a known quantity.
It sold fast. But wasn't the straightest splits. But it was 1 year seasoned, so it should've burned OK
