shorts and uglies to the rescue!

[stihly dan]

1st load of 2 heading to little brothers house. These are all shorts and uglies from the past 4 years, I have been saving them for emergency wood when he runs out. Although I had always thought I would get the call at the end of a winter. I must say when he called asking to borrow some wood he was a bit insulted when I told him no problem, I have a whole section with your name on it. I knew you would be calling someday, you lazy sob. I won't tell him but it actually works out well for me, I don't like the small wood, and his stove only takes up to 12 inches. I could not believe he only had 1/2 cord for this winter, couldn't bust his chops to much as he just had his peck muscle reattached to his shoulder. Kinda cool that (waste) wood can heat a house all winter.

 

[tilenick]

You are a good brother

 

[AKDoug]

I've heated a 12,000 sqft building for the last month on shorts and weird stuff from my buddy's processor. I was surprised how fast that stuff adds up.

 

[Dirtboy]

I used to leave shorts & uglies in the woods as they were a pain to stack or store. One day my wife walked back to where I was cutting with a refreshing beverage and said "why are you leaving those pieces behind-they will burn". Not really having an intelligent response come to mind, I replied "OK honey". By golly, she was right. I bring it all out now, and pile them on top of the stacks.
Kudos to you for helping out Lil Bro.

 

[GrassGuerilla]

If it wasn't for shorts and uglies, it'd be a long, cold, lonely winter.

 

[UpOnTheHill]

Short and ugly, tall and pretty.... They all get the job done. You're a good man stihly Dan.

 

[Wood Doctor]

I just loaded my truck with 540 short cuts to be used by a guy heating a cabin with a stove salvaged from a train's caboose. That's right, my truck held 540 of them. Maximum log length was 13". I cut all the rounds 10" to 13" and then split them down, sometimes stacking two on end while splitting. Yes, it was a lot of work, but that little pot belly of his burns like a monster with firewood cut to these lengths.

Never underestimate the potential value of short stock.

 

[066blaster]

Those uglies are usually the most dense, heaviest, longest burning stuff there is. I just noodled up a bunch for my dad. I'm glad it's finally cut up and stacked. They Were really looking like a mess laying all over.

 

[jrider]

I heat my house 100% with shorts, uglies, partial rot in my owb...love it because I can sell just the good stuff!

 

[Chris-PA]

I noodle them up with a narrow kerf B&C on a small displacement saw - turns them into nice blocks for the little stove. And I agree it is usually some of the best wood.

 

[stihly dan]

I just loaded my truck with 540 short cuts to be used by a guy heating a cabin with a stove salvaged from a train's caboose. That's right, my truck held 540 of them. Maximum log length was 13". I cut all the rounds 10" to 13" and then split them down, sometimes stacking two on end while splitting. Yes, it was a lot of work, but that little pot belly of his burns like a monster with firewood cut to these lengths.

Never underestimate the potential value of short stock.

You actually counted, and I thought I had ocd.

 

[stihly dan]

Those uglies are usually the most dense, heaviest, longest burning stuff there is. I just noodled up a bunch for my dad. I'm glad it's finally cut up and stacked. They Were really looking like a mess laying all over.

Yah they are. These where all primo shorts too, wh oak, red oak, bl, hickory, twisty ash. Actually can't wait to see his burn times, he usually burns semi dry wood in a little epa hearthstone. These 3-4 yr seasoned footballs should last much longer.

 

[zogger]

I used to leave shorts & uglies in the woods as they were a pain to stack or store. One day my wife walked back to where I was cutting with a refreshing beverage and said "why are you leaving those pieces behind-they will burn". Not really having an intelligent response come to mind, I replied "OK honey". By golly, she was right. I bring it all out now, and pile them on top of the stacks.
Kudos to you for helping out Lil Bro.

I cut to 16 and stack three wide on pallets. Because I leave a space so the ends don't touch much in the middle, I leave that space a little short. As such, perfect place to just toss in shorts/uglies/crotches and assorted oddball "doesn't stack" wood. That and mambos on the top cover to hold it down. Mambos are all nighters.

IF I had the wherewithal, I would do all steel wire tote cages OR, something I have been thinking about, recycled shopping carts!

 

[zogger]

I heat my house 100% with shorts, uglies, partial rot in my owb...love it because I can sell just the good stuff!

I am learning this is exactly how to do it. Grade A primo is bundle wood, perfect splits, all heartwood, no bark. Grade B is normal split hardwood with bark on like oak, etc., for bulk cord sales. Stuff below and oddball species that aren't top tier, that is personal wood. Accumulate enough, way beyond your personal needs, you are eventually bound to find some guy who would buy the oddball stuff as well.

There's a market for every molecule of wood if you look hard enough.

 

[KindredSpiritzz]

wish i had more uglies and crap wood in my pile for shoulder season, to early to be burning the good stuff but thats pretty much all i have now.

 

[unclemoustache]

"Shorts and Uglies" - I thought this was the title of another AS GTG.

 

[Chris-PA]

It's pretty early in the season to be burning your shorts - usually that doesn't happen until after the new year.

 

[stihlfanboy]

Gotta find some dead stuff to cut to 13 or so for my uncle. Put a stove in hus shop and the longest it will take is 14 sideways. Gave him a few wheelbarrows of shorts from when i let the ex cut. Two truck loads all cut between 8 and 12. Good for shoulder season atlest.

 

[Wood Doctor]

You actually counted, and I thought I had ocd.

I did that only because the customer asked me to count them or at least come close on a count. I took the first row in the truck and multiplied times 5. To be sure that I was not under, I added more on top and mounded up the load to compensate for the wheel wells. You might have OCD. I don't.

 

[UpOnTheHill]

OCD - obsessive counting disorder