Two groups but only 1 kind of wood FIREWOOD just some is better than others. I mix all mine together then sort as I burn according to temperature and burn time expected.
I used to have my wood separately stacked because I acquired it at different times but also to keep the guessing game down to a minimum. Since I’m closing on a house soon, hopefully I’ll Have a system that’s as seasoned as you folks are. Nice stacks and all that. But I tended to start with fir,pine and cedar though the latter makes too good of kindling to burn constantly. Next comes the alder ,white birch and little bits of cherry or black locust. Most of my oak is that dunnage stuff cut up into manageable squares and blocks. That’ll work best at night. I didn’t have a real efficient stacking system but since I kept a lot of the wood in it s own place until I brought it to the house using this wood bin. Ah there’s my little helper. “Dad help help?” Of course honey.
That's the situation I have on my property right now, except the "soft wood" is poplar. I just let the pile mix as it stacks. When I bring totes of wood in to the stove, I just set the hardwoods aside in the rack by the stove, then pull from there to load at bed time.
Thanks T.Jeff Veal My shed is a 24X32 pole barn. I keep the center part open for my tractor, trailer, and splitter. There are 5 spaces for my winter wood and each is about 8X8 and I stack close to 5 feet high or a bit more.
How is the seasoning times on your wood? I started barn drying 3 years ago. This will be the first burn time on this wood. Oak is averaging 17% Beech 2 years in the barn running 15%. The 2 year Ash was running 6-7% With the inside storage, I seem not to get much drying the first year. After that it starts to catch up with my outside stacked stuff.
If I can keep ahead of things like on a 3 year plan, the wood seems to dry OK. I am trying to have enough split and stacked outside for at least a year before I bring it in to the polebarn. It is more handling but I won't have the risk of the wood going punky on me by being outside for more than a year. I will be burning some oak that has been undercover for close to 4 years and that is under 20%.
Cute kid! Good to get them working on firewood at an early age. You're obviously raising your child properly. I miss my son being that age...
She was 2, I’m just slightly a year behind but the woodwork started about the same time she could walk....thanks..
Erik B Nice that you can store your wood inside a barn. Big plus to have total coverage! Spirit of Two Socks Being able to have a large utility type storage area for wood actually under your home roof is a perfect setup! I sure wish I had such a setup!
Stack mine in a woodshed. Have a door at each end so I can unload the dry end first then let the other end season. I also have screened windows on the sides for air. Fill it with good burning hardwoods like ash and oak. Then outside I keep the faster burning hardwoods like silver maple and poplar. This stack is also for the start and the end of the season when a fire is nice but a lot of heat is not needed. All of my wood is under cover and off the ground - even rounds waiting to be split
