This is a pain in the azz some pieces are only a couple inches to long but it's got to be done , either they fit in the stove or they don't. Got these all cut though , do it all again on the next scrounge Man it was muggy 70% H and no wind
Yep, that is a pain. I hate to carry wood to the stove and a piece ends up a couple inches to long to fit.
Yup, been there..... im really going to focus on better measurements from here on out. It takes enough time already to css. Check out Bogy Daves sig..... he has a link to his measurement tool added to his bar. Good stuff!
I ended up setting my log splitter to only take a 19" piece of wood. Guarantees my stacks won't have anything longer in it unless it is a piece that did not have to be split and I missed it. I had a pile this past winter of stuff that was too big and it was a pita.
Is from a 2 meter ham antenna I got a bunch in a grab box , that's only the top of it , the bottom parts are fiberglass I use to make Bicycle and ORV flags They look like a CB fire stick with a tunable whip on top
That's the reason that I tend to dislike tree service rounds. Just as much work as cutting logs when you need to go back and recut a bunch.
The 3-5 year old splits I'm getting from my father in law are about 1/2 inch to long to get in the stove. Mine will take 22 and they are between 22 and 23. I'm still up in the air whether to cut them down to 18 which is what I have been cutting or whack them in half. Either way it seems like a lot of work but it's my only good dry wood for this coming winter.
I would cut the cookie off so that you can still get a full sized piece into your stove. I think they stack better, being more stable also.
I'm anal about the size too. I measure , mark then cut everything at 17" Varies measuring rods: http://www.firewoodhoardersclub.com/forums/index.php?threads/how-i-measure-rounds-to-length.908/ Video:
Used one like that but after I stretch it out & cut the rounds to 17" it's hard to get all the short metal pieces back in the case LOL Tough on chains too
I used to use a 30' rule too. I tried a stick and old spray paint this year and I like how easy it is to walk a bunch of logs and mark them all in one pass, no matter if the marks started in the same place along the logs...
I would cut them down to 18 Actually the cut offs, chunky monkeys I call em, work really good for shoulder season Its easier if you make up something you can stack a bunch of pieces in and cut em all at once like the rack I made or one like Petes How I resize firewood to fit the stove. ( video )
Im hoping this wont be me tonight. A friend borrowed my saw for an afternoon. She and her girlfriend said they would cut them up in 16" lengths for repayment. Cossing my fingers
