tdb said:I always thought a face cord was 4ft high 8ft long 16 inches wide , thats what I was tought long ago , takes 3 face cord to make a full cord . Ted MI.
Schultzz said:You are correct. But some states allow different interpretations of the length of the stick of wood. Also, some states allow using the terminology to sell wood. Check with The Bureau of Weights and Measures of the state you need the information.
CaseyForrest said:Here a face cord is advertised as 4'x8'x16", or 1/3 of a full cord.
trimmmed said:And it should be because a face cord that measures 4'x8'x16", is in fact, 1/3 of a full cord.
Face cord -Sometimes used in measuring firewood, a face cord is 4 feet high by 8 feet long but only as deep as the length of the individual firewood pieces. Thus a face cord may be 4 feet by 8 feet by 16 inches and contain one-third the wood volume of a pulpwood or standard cord
That definition from the Michigan Loggers and Timberbuyers site http://www.timberbuyer.net/glossary.shtml
turnkey4099 said:As can be seen by the various posts, there is no standard "face cord", "rick", "pile", "load", etc. They vary according to local useage. Even the definitions of 'face cord' that were quoted are obviously refering to local useage, not legal definitions. Basically if you buy a 'face cord' you get whatever the guy wants to call a 'face cord'.
Harry K
turnkey4099 said:As can be seen by the various posts, there is no standard "face cord", "rick", "pile", "load", etc. They vary according to local useage. Even the definitions of 'face cord' that were quoted are obviously refering to local useage, not legal definitions. Basically if you buy a 'face cord' you get whatever the guy wants to call a 'face cord'.
Harry K
Woodpile said:Everyone's made some true and accurate statements on the subject. But don't forget the "jag". It's the top layer off the stack (cord). Grandpa ran that one by me many years ago and I'll bet some of you have the same look on your face I did back then! Has anyone heard of it or did Grandpa make up some new terminology? Wish he was here to ask....sorry.
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