How's Your Wood Pile Looking?

[Oliver1655]

Here we have been in the mid 90's °F this past week.

 

[tntblaster14]

Holding onto 21 cords right now.... Provides for 2-3 households so should be a 2 or so year supply, but always cutting more....

 

[cornfused]

Been busy last two weeks....a farmer friend asked if I still burned wood as he had 2 oaks that had been down for a couple years. I said HELL YES!!! Went out to his place to have a look; a little punk on the outside but still good solid oak (one red one white) about 2 1/2 cords total. Got the last load home today (in pictures)...some bucking and splitting to do but should be done by Wednesday. Got down to 1/2 cord left after last winter...starting to get caught up for 14/15 .... now gotta start in on 15/16. Wood on pallets is a mix of red elm, hedge, mulberry, oak, silver maple, stink wood/box elder (for the shop), cottonwood and pine/spruce (about 8 cords total c/s/s/).

 

[S. Roche]

Been busy last two weeks....a farmer friend asked if I still burned wood as he had 2 oaks that had been down for a couple years. I said HELL YES!!! Went out to his place to have a look; a little punk on the outside but still good solid oak (one red one white) about 2 1/2 cords total. Got the last load home today (in pictures)...some bucking and splitting to do but should be done by Wednesday. Got down to 1/2 cord left after last winter...starting to get caught up for 14/15 .... now gotta start in on 15/16. Wood on pallets is a mix of red elm, hedge, mulberry, oak, silver maple, stink wood/box elder (for the shop), cottonwood and pine/spruce (about 8 cords total c/s/s/).
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Do you have any live red elm in your area? All is gone here in NE Nebraska. I like the rig in your avatar. Yours?

 

[cornfused]

Rig belongs to my cousin in Idaho...we restored/rebuilt it in the 80's. The red elm came from a farmer who put 280 acres of CRP back into production. It was living when he took lt down - none bigger thab 13" dbh.

 

[Ymountainman]

I stacked this yesterday, Fingers are sore! 42ft long. I counted I have 215 ft of stacked wood 4ft high. I have a lot more to stack but I ran out of things to stack it on! I don't like buying wood to stack on. I been cutting small pine trees to stack on. It's been a good year in Arkansas for firewood. Thanks

 

[BillNole]

I stacked this yesterday, Fingers are sore! 42ft long. I counted I have 215 ft of stacked wood 4ft high. I have a lot more to stack but I ran out of things to stack it on! I don't like buying wood to stack on. I been cutting small pine trees to stack on. It's been a good year in Arkansas for firewood. Thanks

Assuming 16" average lengths, that's about 9 cords. That's a lot by my standards, but how much do you typically go through in a year?

Nice looking wood there too! What is it?

 

[cornfused]

I'll bet your fealing it today!! nice looking stack...what kind of wood is in there?

 

[mn woodcutter]

I have a bunch of dry red elm to get cut and stacked but I have 7+ cords ready to go! Working on a wood shed right now because I'm sick of tarping.

 

[Ymountainman]

Thanks Guys, It's red oak, and Pin oak. I burn about 4cords a year, I just like running a saw and swinging a maul to stay in shape. I feel better after busting some rounds!

 

[BillNole]

Thanks Guys, It's red oak, and Pin oak. I burn about 4cords a year, I just like running a saw and swinging a maul to stay in shape. I feel better after busting some rounds!

Hear, hear! No doubt 'bout that man!

 

[Toxic2]

Getting close to haveing this 10 cord row complete. Hurrican aruther has provided me with almost 16 cords this year so far and i still have multiple areas and customers to cut for yet

 

[regulate34]

Northern BC. We had first frost Aug 21st.

Last winter we had -38 for 3 seperate weeks. Usialy December to febuary we are highs of -15. Lows around -25.

-40 you run threw a lot of wood.

 

[ash man]

Just finished filling the wood shed I built last fall with @ 20 cords of red oak and ash. The other pile uncovered is @17 cords I'm saving up for 2015-16.

 

[MountainHigh]

Just finished filling the wood shed I built last fall with @ 20 cords of red oak and ash. The other pile uncovered is @17 cords I'm saving up for 2015-16.View attachment 366355 View attachment 366356

Great looking wood palace there Ash Man. Nice job!

 

[BSH1F]

Red and white oak 15%-22% moister as of today. Dropped trees, cut, split, stacked April 25th.

 

[stihly dan]

But its not grey and moldy looking. Can't be true.

 

[BSH1F]

I use a home made solar kiln, so far I've been pretty happy with it. I use 6mil plastic and the one thing i love about using it keeps the color in the wood. Only the end pieces that the sun directly hit get grey. I also have a great spot for sun from early morning to sunset so that helps alot.

 

[svk]

I use a home made solar kiln, so far I've been pretty happy with it. I use 6mil plastic and the one thing i love about using it keeps the color in the wood. Only the end pieces that the sun directly hit get grey. I also have a great spot for sun from early morning to sunset so that helps alot.

Would you mind sharing more about the kiln?

 

[BSH1F]

I've been reading alot about how they are made and how they are supposed to work. I think more people arnt trying it because you don't know the results of what you did for months. Anyway, i didn't have a master drawn out idea behind this and I'm still tweaking it but like i said you don't know if you're doing something good or really bad for a couple months. Alls I did was

loosely stack the wood on skids alternating direction each row, next I kept it square until about 4' high. Then, i placed some on top to give it a little peak in the middle. Finally, got 6 mil plastic from one end to the other and had it up about one foot off the bottom. Folded the ends like a Christmas gift and walked away for 4 months. August 1st I pull the sides up and just have the top covered. Today i got 20% on median size and 24% on my big all nighters.