Doing all of this wood keeps me in shape. As far as dealing with the heat, being hydrated makes all the difference in the world.
How often do you take water breaks? I don't think we take enough sometimes. Gotten some killer headaches a few times.
I don’t have a schedule and it depends on the weather but if it’s hot (90+) or really humid, I usually go through a gallon of liquids in about 4 hours or so. That’s all water minus a 16 oz Snapple ice tea and a 20 oz Gatorade somewhere in the mix.
I also try to snack on fruits that are high in water content like cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, grapes, etc.
I had to fast forward through this story but you put quite the plot in this one with damm near every day sweating from an open sauna, not to mention your appendectomy! You sure know how to work smart, fellow educator! With those rounds and your teenage helpers, sounds like you’re just rounding the corner on time here. I believe the denouement is at hand... Couple questions though, does this get sold throughout the Fall into next year or you roll over and wait for a bit of seasoning on the species (oak) before doing that? I know with the 1-3 year dry period is taken seriously for burning but that’s subject to location and other factors I won’t reiterate. Also do you keep any for yourself? If I repeated anyone here I just didn’t read pages 13-17 yet. It’s quite a feat you’re involved in right now!
I have a few weeks left but I think I’m well within reach of my goal. I will start selling the older stuff a few weeks into September. Most of my burners are casual burners with fireplaces. They want to look at some flames on a cold night and on the weekends. The newer oak will be sold later in the fall and burned later in the winter. I know this doesn’t meet anyone’s goals in here but it works for my people. These are also people who pay to have their chimney cleaned once a year even if they only burn a cord. As I’ve stated before in this thread, I can’t keep up with demand so even though my seasoning time doesn’t work for everyone in here, it works for my customers. On another note regards to seasoning time, if I have anyone ask me how long, I always tell them the truth and let them decide if they it’s dry enough for them or not. I heat my home with and OWB and burn all of the junk that comes from producing nice looking wood. I also have a fireplace which we use a lot as well.
Sounds alot like us, sometimes we have some that's pretty dry, sometimes not, usually my logs have been cut awhile, so it's not like straight off the stump green.
To each their own! If it works for them let it. We all do our best and with some that hardly have the time to split wood let alone get it seasoned for winter, it will have to do. I’m aware of some who buy for the next year and they have something that has been ready for this year, sometimes a bit of the year before if they don’t burn it all. At least you know what you have in your wood piles and you’re ready for the “horde”. Keep it up looking forward to reading the finish!
Well JRider, finishing our second week of school today. That light at the end of the tunnel is the hallway lights!! You are an impressive person with amazing drive and desire. My hat is off to you1
I grew up working hard and still enjoy a good sweat. I think what makes working up firewood is to see the progression of logs all over the place, to piles here and there, to a few nice long neat piles of splits, and then an empty field again. The $$$ is an added bonus that has allowed us to do some major projects on the house in cash and some nice family trips as well.
I've said before, we are brothers with different mother's...sure would like to one day. Good ideals all around
Got a lot cut the past 2 days. Finally got to the little bit of hickory I had- that’s the wood by the blue splitter. I will stack that on a pallet since there isn’t much. While going through the last mixed logs I found quite a bit more cherry. Will easily get this all cut up before the end of the month. Also pictured is my big nasties as I call them. These are marked for the wood boiler but I may have a guy buy it all up for $200.
