Holz Hausen/Inquisition
Sound so much alike there must be a semantic relationship. Say it fast: "Holz Hauzen" "Inquisition" , repeat
. In historical fact
, the pile of wood called HH, was used to efficiently get rid of heretics (which also begins with an "H"
). Lesson over. It really, really worked ,boys and girls.
Here and now we tried the HH for our wood pile once when we used to buy firewood green in late winter. I had seen them while on maneuvers in Germany, and asked (in English) how they worked . "Fine". What they didn't tell me was that 1. It saves storage space if you've got the small village lots found in N. Europe. 2. Takes a damn long time to stack ever-so-neatly and get the pile just right ("..you will make a perfect circle..."
), 3. The shape makes it tough to cover, and 4. Getting the splits off the HH to burn is not so simple.
So, make it easy, build a woodshed. Check out woodheat.org for a simple KISS pole woodshed. We did for 4-5 cords.
Professor out.