What was I thinking...?

[Dirtboy]

The cold snap finally appears to be over for awhile. Went out to the stacks to refill the wood cribs in the breezeway, and started digging into a new stack. IT'S MY SHOULDER WOOD! I made these stacks 2 years ago. Had to get out the snow blower to go around to the back stack for the good stuff. Will definitely pay more attention this spring when splitting & stacking.

 

[turnkey4099]

The cold snap finally appears to be over for awhile. Went out to the stacks to refill the wood cribs in the breezeway, and started digging into a new stack. IT'S MY SHOULDER WOOD! I made these stacks 2 years ago. Had to get out the snow blower to go around to the back stack for the good stuff. Will definitely pay more attention this spring when splitting & stacking.

Those shoulder season stacks do seem to hide out. I disovered almost a third of a cord when I was looking for some to add to my locust to get the heat up a bit. Moved itall into the porch early Jan and am still doing half/half stocking the stove.

Harry K

 

[513yj]

The cold snap finally appears to be over for awhile. Went out to the stacks to refill the wood cribs in the breezeway, and started digging into a new stack. IT'S MY SHOULDER WOOD! I made these stacks 2 years ago. Had to get out the snow blower to go around to the back stack for the good stuff. Will definitely pay more attention this spring when splitting & stacking.

Sounds like you were thinking the winter was going to be one of them newfangled warmer ones.

 

[Fred Wright]

This is something I need to work on, too. Have been stacking hodge podge in the past, might do it differently this time around. Recently found a stash of 2-year-old red oak I didn't know I had.

 

[Dan_IN_MN]

Okay, question.

Shoulder wood? Shoulder season?

Anyone know the origin of the term? Is it referring to the time of year where you don't need much wood can bring in a shoulder load at a time, or ???

 

[zogger]

Okay, question.

Shoulder wood? Shoulder season?

Anyone know the origin of the term? Is it referring to the time of year where you don't need much wood can bring in a shoulder load at a time, or ???

A shoulder on both sides of the head, or main cold middle part of the heating season

..or your trees have dandruff, one or the other

 

[513yj]

Okay, question.

Shoulder wood? Shoulder season?

Anyone know the origin of the term? Is it referring to the time of year where you don't need much wood can bring in a shoulder load at a time, or ???

I'm of no help on the origin as I call it junk wood and not shoulder wood. It is typically poplar, white birch, hemlolck, spruce, balsam and any punky hardwood I have. I bring in a shoulder load at a time 2-3 times a day every day I'm burning and the wood type I bring in depends on the weather.

 

[Dalmatian90]

shoul·der (shōl′dər)n.
6. An angled or sloping part, as:
a. The angle between the face and flank of a bastion in a fortification.
b. The area between the body and neck of a bottle or vase.

It's the time of year when you're wood burning is ramping up, or down.