In loving memory of Kenis D. Keathley 6/4/81 - 3/27/22 Loving father, husband, brother, friend and firewood hoarder Rest in peace, Dexterday

The unofficial ugly stack thread

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by lukem, Oct 31, 2014.

  1. thistle

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    Have old shed that holds roughly 4 cords at parents acreage (only thing that keeps it from blowing over/falling down is its been full since June 2011 :rofl: :lol:. Nearby there & at my place here in town I have a bunch of semi- disheveled stacks.The wood in my backyard that's driest/for this year is either tarped or top covered.

    All the wood cut last winter is uncovered,though almost 2 cords of that is Silver Maple & its just about ready to burn if needed.The 2 cords of White Oak with a little Red wont be ready until 2015-16,but that's OK.
     

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  2. thistle

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    A few more.....almost out of room since I like to keep some space for processing area & paths to walk around/between some stacks...
     

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  3. MightyWhitey

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    Those stacks are SO UGLY........................."insert your own colorful metaphor"!!!!!:eek::bug::pete:
     
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  4. bogydave

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    Dry & ugly as a shriveled up prune :
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    Haven't seen any ugly stacks yet
    Some look better than others,
    but is there such a thing as an ugly stack of firewood ?
     
  5. lukem

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    Does money in the bank ever look ugly?
     
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    Your stacks are so sub-standard, I'm gonna do you a favor by flying out to get them. :vulture::vulture::vulture:
     
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  7. Deacon

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    Top this! image.jpg We got some non-flammable punky cottonwood, bout 5 pounds of mushrooms,dry rotted maple & some spongy pi$$ elm. Probably a dead possum. Might be one good piece that got thrown in by accident.:sherlock:
     
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  8. DexterDay

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    :bug: Most would think those are ugly?

    But I think they are all beautiful! !:thumbs:

    Money in the bank and all good BTU's! ! :dex:
     
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    Best thread I've seen in awhile! It's too dark and I've had too much bourbon to go get a picture tonight, but it's nice to see some normal stacking! Who the heck has time to keep their wood cut to 16" +/- 0.001" and stacks to 90° +/- 0.001°?!!
     
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    I'll show my stacks only when I consider seppuku a viable option.
     
  11. My IS heats my home

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    Kinda dark for pics right now. My ugly stacks are simular to what happened to BrianK , they tip over sometimes. I think because I stack 5 ft high, the drying splits move (as they shrink) as they dry and then after say 10 mos the top of the pile looks like a cresting wave at the beach. Out of 18 rows, 3 of them look like crap.
     
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    Ugly stacks dry faster. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
     
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    Ugly, Huh! How about when half the wood shed falls out:eek:
     

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    Oh no!!
     
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    That happened earlier in the summer:p…. The Girls put it back
     

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    A Fallen Wood stack is ugly !
    Falling out of a woodshed even uglier !

    Good job girls !
    Glad things were put back in balance :)

    Good looking wood.
    I see some real big splits in the stack,
    must be for the cold overnight burn cycles.
     
  17. dylskee

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    Here are my uglies........
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    And 2 cord in the shed.
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    Thistle, it appears there is part of a buzz saw there. Do you still have the saw and do you use it?
     
  19. thistle

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    Saw frame was there when parents bought the place in May 1981.Seller was newly retired farm couple who lived about 1/8th mile south.They built the little house in 1970 for their newly married son to live in.

    The saw hasn't been used since sometime in the early 70's I was told.I do have 2 blades that fit found some 20+ yrs ago (never had a blade on it since I first seen it).1 blade is hanging in garage out there a favorite late Uncle in NW Missouri got me that about 20 yrs back.The other blade I found at a local flea market in town about the same time,its on wall behind me now.
     
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    Rotting locust. Destin for the fire pit.
     

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