A holzhausen is a cylinder not a cone, 7' height and 7' diameter, 269 and some change cubic feet was the size of this one. How hard is that to figure out? Jeesh mang. You are close, I am 6'2" and can easily reach the edge of the 7' stack from the ground. Don't know about yuse over there but we have these things called ladders, hence my buddy helping. Once the stack reached 5' it was difficult to reach the center and keep the cylindrical shape, ladder was used to climb up and continue stacking as one of us acted as courier of pieces for the other to stack. Its obvious that you previously constructed some sort of pile rather than a true holzhausen, maybe you should go research it a bit and get back to us. The premise of using this method is airflow is increased over just piling or stacking in rows with airspace. It takes time to construct properly but can reduce the amount of time needed for drying. Have you a better suggestion for the OP? Please enlighten us.
I bow to your hh knowliedge, but you still ain't catchin me spending a day makin one when I can stack 3x as much in rows in the same time. If I want round stacks of wood, I'll fill the old corn crib. Should hold 7 cords stacked 6' high.
@kilohertz Welcome to the site. It would be best to get that wood split and stacked as soon as possible. Even under a bit of cover like you described, it will dry faster once it is split.Well holy cow revive an old thread award to me... I figure no point in starting a new thread....
Anyway, I have just brought home 4, 18' flat deck trailer loads of fir, cut this past May, laying in piles full length, which I traded for some excavator work. While I had the machine on site I cut the logs in half and hauled them home in about 20-22' lengths. They were checking on the ends already, and I have now cut them all up ready to split. We have had a hot summer here with no rain for 3 months...the wood is out in the driveway in 16-20" lengths right next to the wood shed.
So my question is, do you think it would dry faster left in the sun and air/wind etc. whole, or split and stacked in the shed, which is just an open ended car cover type thing, metal frame, tarp over the top, about 8' high in the center but would then be in the shade but still have some air movement. Supposed to continue warm, 24-28C for the next few weeks with just a chance of showers. I know it would be best to split it and leave in the sun but I'm not moving it yet again. Splitter is in the wood shed.
It's all I have for this year so need it for October, thankfully I brought home enough for the next few years so next year won't be a problem.
Thanks!!
Yup, that is cheating or you could call it working smarterAnd I know this is cheating but.....it's so much nicer cutting wood off the ground....
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