KMB
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I've been cutting some extra firewood to try and sell for a little extra cash. I'm trying to decide on prices, advertising, wood stack/pile descriptions. I've been cutting my wood in 16" pieces and stacking it 8' long by 4' high - making 1/3 of a cord. Around here, I see folks advertising for selling wood in ricks or racks (and some times in cords). Sometimes by the pick-up truck load. Since I starting cutting firewood, and from what I've learned here on AS, I know that rick or rack is not an accurate way to describe a stack of firewood. A face cord of a certain width, a 1/2 of a cord, a 1/3 of a cord, a 1/4 of a cord are better/proper ways to describe a stack of wood. I want to advertise and sell per 1/3 of a cord, but I'm not sure if the folks around here will understand my description. I could give a measurement - 4' high x 8' long x 16" deep, but I don't know if that would help either.
I've also thought about setting a price per pick-up truck load. It would depend on a full-size short box or long box (and I know there are other box sizes these days). The wood would be stacked, not hand thrown, in the box to the top of the rails (or close to it). Does anybody know how much firewood, stacked in a pick-up as I have described, works out to be in terms of measurement? As in is it close to part of a cord, depending on the width?
Any comments or ideas on my ideas, have at it.
Kevin
I've also thought about setting a price per pick-up truck load. It would depend on a full-size short box or long box (and I know there are other box sizes these days). The wood would be stacked, not hand thrown, in the box to the top of the rails (or close to it). Does anybody know how much firewood, stacked in a pick-up as I have described, works out to be in terms of measurement? As in is it close to part of a cord, depending on the width?
Any comments or ideas on my ideas, have at it.
Kevin
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