Last October I cut some standing-dead elm and put it directly in the basement, but I only fired up my saw one time this past winter, to take down the last nuisance walnut long the north edge of the yard. Other than that walnut (about 1 cord) I've got a pile of 8 foot walnut logs (likely around 2 cord) I still need to buck and split one of these days... when I get around to it. For over a year now I've been pretty lazy when it comes to making "firewood" just for the sake of "making" it...
Even after last winter's 7 month long never-ending cold I still have 15 cord stacked and seasoned (11-12 cord of it oak, and much of it 3 years seasoned this fall). I'll likely cut more standing-dead this September/October/November and toss it directly in the basement to supplement the usage from the stacks...
But... exactly how much time-off am I allowed before I get serious again?? Working by my lonesome, with my one little saw, it took 2 years to put-up 20 cord in storage stacks (that's not counting the standing-dead that went directly to the firebox). So... what da' ya' think?? Can I allow myself one more year of sitting back getting fat and soft?? Or should I start hitting it hard again this coming fall/winter/spring?? Well... At least I've got all summer to think about it... :jester:
addendum: Oh... and CRAP! One of my three-year-old stacks has started to lean real hard. Man is that irritating, I'm likely gonna' haf'ta re-stack it 'cause it don't appear it will stand until summer's end.
Even after last winter's 7 month long never-ending cold I still have 15 cord stacked and seasoned (11-12 cord of it oak, and much of it 3 years seasoned this fall). I'll likely cut more standing-dead this September/October/November and toss it directly in the basement to supplement the usage from the stacks...
But... exactly how much time-off am I allowed before I get serious again?? Working by my lonesome, with my one little saw, it took 2 years to put-up 20 cord in storage stacks (that's not counting the standing-dead that went directly to the firebox). So... what da' ya' think?? Can I allow myself one more year of sitting back getting fat and soft?? Or should I start hitting it hard again this coming fall/winter/spring?? Well... At least I've got all summer to think about it... :jester:
addendum: Oh... and CRAP! One of my three-year-old stacks has started to lean real hard. Man is that irritating, I'm likely gonna' haf'ta re-stack it 'cause it don't appear it will stand until summer's end.
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