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Posted: 04 May 2008 02:54 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 16 ]
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Thanks for posting pictures of your wood. 

After reading many threads on how to stack I began to get a bit paranoid that I was doing it wrong - ie. wood too close together, stacks too high etc...My mind can be a scary place to put information without photo backups…

Now I know my wood will do just fine as it is and I, too, can sit back and watch it crack.  Actually I check out my stacks while I am picking up after our dogs.  My husband looks at it with fear and trebulation that it will somehow take over our entire yard.....I love it and find it very relaxing and reassuring to gaze upon. cool smile

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Posted: 04 May 2008 02:58 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 17 ]
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perplexed - 04 May 2008 02:54 PM

Thanks for posting pictures of your wood. 

After reading many threads on how to stack I began to get a bit paranoid that I was doing it wrong - ie. wood too close together, stacks too high etc...My mind can be a scary place to put information without photo backups…

Now I know my wood will do just fine as it is and I, too, can sit back and watch it crack.  Actually I check out my stacks while I am picking up after our dogs.  My husband looks at it with fear and trebulation that it will somehow take over our entire yard.....I love it and find it very relaxing and reassuring to gaze upon. cool smile

It’s comforting to know we will be warm and our heat is prepaid… smile

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Posted: 04 May 2008 08:28 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 18 ]
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What is the thought on drying for the summer- should it be covered, or will that keep the sun from baking it more? I have a single but *100’ long row stacked against a fenceline. Last season I used some greenhouse quality clear plastic over it. Worked well, but thought about buying some 6 x 20 grey tarps.

*100’ pending… I’ll post a pic one of these days.

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Posted: 15 September 2008 03:30 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 19 ]
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For those of you wondering how my wood was seasoning, here’s an updated pic.  Amazing what some weather and time will do for a pile of wood.  Haven’t covered it yet, probably won’t for a while.  I think I’ll bring a couple cord into the garage, then cover the other two that are left out there.  I’ll take from the outside woodpile as long as I can, then there’ll be some dry stuff in the garage for the dead of winter......here it comes.

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Posted: 16 September 2008 09:41 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 20 ]
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Looking like tired old wood !
I bet your glad you have have money in the bank and started stacking that wood when you did.......we get to sit back and watch as the September wood crunch
takes hold.......

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Posted: 19 September 2008 07:20 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 21 ]
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J-Man… nice job.. progressing nicely!
Eric- you are my hero
Rest of you --- repeat after me… My name is <insert forum name here> and I drink beer and watch my wood dry.

everyone reply in unison… Welcome <insert that person’s forum name>

Yes we are all members of a 12 step wood watchers program

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Posted: 20 September 2008 01:25 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 22 ]
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Very nice guys, I stacked my wood in the wood shed so that I got a little cut out in the middle where I put a chair. That way I can sit and be one with my wood and drink my malted beverage. And my neighbors will not see me and think that I am weird or something....

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