CRThomas
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Size
Check with the members in England when I was over there I noticed some people's wood chunks were square like 8 x 8 I'm guessing on the size but I didn't have tape to be correct. And some sold it that way. If some body orders a certain size like a rank 12 inch long I charg the regular price. It takes the same amount of time. I only sell bundles I have a lady want her wood small. I take a 8 stick bundle and split it to 20 sticks I charge her $10.00 a bundle. She want them 12 inch long and no bark. She buys 30 at a time I have deliver it put them behind her stove and show her the moister percent with my meter. That's about 6 hours total work if that's what you want to call it. I have found there is no set size for wood people just say it a rank and most people believe them. When I sold bulk I would deliver a true rank and people would say no I only want a rank my reply that is a face rank little over four foot tall and eight feet long 16 to 18 inch. They say I always put a rank right here but that's more than I room for so a rank or cord is what people can con the customer with.Good thread.
Just curious for some input on this problem...I've been offering to custom cut firewood. I've been asked in the past for 12" pieces. I'm not sure how to charge. I know I will use less wood in a 4x8 rick (face cord) if I cut it at 12" instead of 16". But I will have the same amount of time (maybe a little less) processing 12'' rounds as I would in processing 16" rounds. Same problem applies to a full cord...there would be 4 ricks (4x8) of 12" wood versus 3 ricks of 16". That is substantially more processing time.
1/4 cord vs. 1/3 cord... Less wood but same cuts and splits. Time is money to me...
Very curious to how everyone else deals with this or a similar situation.