Don't have my stove yet, but I'm getting ready for it!

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timusp40

timusp40

Feeling the Heat
Feb 3, 2010
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Lake Orion, Michigan
Wife thinks I'm going off the deep end, because I have not bought a wood stove yet, but I'm trying to get her to understand that even the best stove money can buy needs good seasoned wood to give the best performance. So I'm just trying to get ahead of the game. When I finally get the stove, I will have at least 12 face cords of Maple, Ash, Mulberry, American Elm and Black Walnut in the yard that will have been split and stacked for a couple of years.

I have the splits on pallets that are on bricks. Thought it might help keep things drier. Other picture is of my 2 favorite tools. A Jonsered 2054 Turbo and Fiskers X27.
 

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Great job stacking when are you getting the stove so you can start to burn all that wood so you can replace it with new wood
 
You are way ahead. My fiance thought I was a moron for getting wood two years before we even talked about a wood burning insert. Some other people even said "why?" Good on you. Those are some great looking stacks! That is exactly how I prefer to stack my wood. helluva job. That 1st night when your wife is enjoying the heat from your new stove I guarantee she will say "Glad you got that wood".
 
timusp40, welcome aboard. sweet lookin stacks. money in the bank. you pick out a stove yet?
 
glenc0322 said:
Great job stacking when are you getting the stove so you can start to burn all that wood so you can replace it with new wood
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Have not made my mind up between CAT or No CAT. The more I read, the harder it is getting to decide!!!!!!!
 
Boom Stick said:
You are way ahead. My fiance thought I was a moron for getting wood two years before we even talked about a wood burning insert. Some other people even said "why?" Good on you. Those are some great looking stacks! That is exactly how I prefer to stack my wood. helluva job. That 1st night when your wife is enjoying the heat from your new stove I guarantee she will say "Glad you got that wood".
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MUSIC FOR MY EARS!! Wife has to read this!!
 
glenc0322 said:
Great job stacking when are you getting the stove so you can start to burn all that wood so you can replace it with new wood
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Still undecieded, but being on fixed income SS I gotta try to make a good choice. Thanks for the nice comments.
 
maxed_out said:
timusp40, welcome aboard. sweet lookin stacks. money in the bank. you pick out a stove yet?
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No, not yet, but I really like the Quadrafires. I posted earlier that I'm having a hard time deciding between CAT or No CAT.
 
yah.....cat vs nocat, with all that wood you could get one of each flavor. then theres hybrids to consider.

having had both, do miss my cat stove but dont miss the cost of maint...combustors, refractories, gaskets etc. Someother cats stoves are less costly to maintain that the one we had. The non cat stove we have now is so so much less maint drama. I can say, read all you can and you'll figure it out. Tons of great advice here.
 
Your wife is correct...you are off the deep end. :lol: Get yourself a stove installed and begin to experience just why it is you're doing all this work...before you have so much wood stacked on your property that you can't get a stove into the house. Rick
 
Welcome, looks like you got down with the sickness. I love the pictures. Now go get that stove and burn some of that wood before spring arrives,(or is it spring now??) and post pics of course.
 
Spent a lot of time with a 2054 in my hands helping a friend keep his mom warm. Liked it so much I got a 2152. Nice stacks, you are about 4 cord ahead of where I was when I bought my first stove.
 
That's some pretty good looking stacks! Great work!
 
ur doing it right....man those are pretty stacks..i think mine looks decent...but some of u ol boys keep em perfectly straight
 
Yup, 4 cords (there is no such thing as a face cord, legally) probably will get you through your second season.
Normal human behavioral quirk is to use about 1 additional cord the first season, while getting in tune.
Get the stove you want, and get it cooking. Enjoy the savings, and the multiple warmings.
 
Nice! I'm in the same boat...starting to hoard wood for a future stove purchase and my wife thinks I'm nuts since we currently have a pellet stove. The wood stove will be a supplement source of heat for cold temps and power outages.
Really liking the Woodstock Soapstone stoves.
 
With all that wood stacked & ready for a stove;
Make sure the stove will handle the length of wood you have CSS :)

You have the wood seasoning down pat.
You'll have no trouble operating a Cat stove, if yo got that way. Longer burn times, efficiency, cleaner burning & tax credits were my big reasons for a cat.

The sooner you start burning, the sooner you start saving $$ on the heat bill. :)
I hear it from the grape vine, you may get winter soon.

Very nice work.
Great pictures
 
That is impressive, man. Great stacks! Get a damn stove to burn that stuff in. Here's my two cents: If I had the room for 3 years of wood and the budget I would get a Blaze King. I had neither so I bought a 3.2 cf beast. The Osburn 2400 was the largest insert I could get for the best price. Bought it on www.dynamitebuys.com around this time last year. It was hands down the best purchase I've ever made.

There are a ton of great inserts out there, but this is the one that had the most bang for your buck when I was looking. Hope that helps. Either way once you get your stove you're gonna love it.

Edit: for some reason I wrote this under the impression that you were looking for an insert. ?? But now looking back I can't find where you said you're looking for an insert. It's late and I'm loosing it.
 
This goes out to all of you that have posted a reply to my thread and of course to the "Hearth".

I never thought I would get so many replies! You guys are fantastic and these Hearth Forums are the best place that I have found to learn what to do or what not to do and benifit from the advise of others. I have received posts from New York to Alaska in less than a day. I really appreciate the nice thoughts about the stacks too. Heck, all I am doing seems like common sense anyway! No fireplace, so when I get the stove (whatever brand) it will be a freestanding unit and I promise photos fromthe day I pick it up right on through to the first burn. Thanks again, you fellas make a guy feel right at home here.

Tim from Michigan
 
timusp40 said:
This goes out to all of you that have posted a reply to my thread and of course to the "Hearth".

I never thought I would get so many replies! You guys are fantastic and these Hearth Forums are the best place that I have found to learn what to do or what not to do and benifit from the advise of others. I have received posts from New York to Alaska in less than a day. I really appreciate the nice thoughts about the stacks too. Heck, all I am doing seems like common sense anyway! No fireplace, so when I get the stove (whatever brand) it will be a freestanding unit and I promise photos fromthe day I pick it up right on through to the first burn. Thanks again, you fellas make a guy feel right at home here.

Tim from Michigan
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As you have no doubt discovered Hearth.com is a special place . . . largely due to its neighbors . . . we hail from all four corners of the US and well beyond its borders . . . we are truly a diverse group with one common goal . . . heating safely and efficiently . . . and for some reason just with that one common goal we tend to get along pretty darn well.

Welcome to the forum.

Great looking stack of wood . . . and no you are not crazy . . . based on what I'm seeing I would agree with the other poster . . . looks like 4 cords (real cords) of wood. A good start to be sure . . . now it's time to get serious about the stove . . . just don't sweat things too badly -- if you follow folks' advice for sizing the stove it's pretty hard to get the wrong stove -- there are very few makes and models out there that are not recommended . . . far more are recommended . . . some more than others.
 
Tim, you are one very intelligent man. Oh how I wish more new wood burners would take a lesson from you. Get the wood first, then the stove.

Those are also some great looking stacks of wood. You have done fine. Don't stop now!

As for the cat vs. no cat stove, we wrestled with that idea on the last stove we purchased. We had been a bit fearful of the cat but long story short, we now have a cat stove and have not been sorry. Good luck on whichever stove you buy.
 
[quote author="Backwoods Savage" date="1326059963"]Tim, you are one very intelligent man. Oh how I wish more new wood burners would take a lesson from you. Get the wood first, then the stove.

Those are also some great looking stacks of wood. You have done fine. Don't stop now!

As for the cat vs. no cat stove, we wrestled with that idea on the last stove we purchased. We had been a bit fearful of the cat but long story short, we now have a cat stove and have not been sorry. Good luck on whichever stove you buy.[/quote

Hey Dennis,
Thanks for the thoughts. Except for the hard work and gas for the pickup and saw, I have yet to pay for any of it. Guess I do have the sickness already! I find the cutting and stacking to be enjoyable even for a old fart. I see that you have a fireview. That stove is on my short list or should I say on the top of my short list! There must be a couple of dozen reviews of it on the Hearth Ratings and by far all rate it quite highly. Don't know if I will have the money for a stove this winter, but till then, I'll keep on scrounging!

Stay safe and warm,
Tim
 
timusp40 said:
Backwoods Savage said:
Tim, you are one very intelligent man. Oh how I wish more new wood burners would take a lesson from you. Get the wood first, then the stove.

Those are also some great looking stacks of wood. You have done fine. Don't stop now!

As for the cat vs. no cat stove, we wrestled with that idea on the last stove we purchased. We had been a bit fearful of the cat but long story short, we now have a cat stove and have not been sorry. Good luck on whichever stove you buy.[/quote

Hey Dennis,
Thanks for the thoughts. Except for the hard work and gas for the pickup and saw, I have yet to pay for any of it. Guess I do have the sickness already! I find the cutting and stacking to be enjoyable even for a old fart. I see that you have a fireview. That stove is on my short list or should I say on the top of my short list! There must be a couple of dozen reviews of it on the Hearth Ratings and by far all rate it quite highly. Don't know if I will have the money for a stove this winter, but till then, I'll keep on scrounging!

Stay safe and warm,
Tim
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Ok I'm really sticking my nose where it probably doesn't belong here, but her it goes: Dennis, don't you have a progress coming? And I couldn't help but notice you both live the Michigan and Tim's looking for a stove at a reasonable price and....well....

Forgive me, Dennis.
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This guy deserves a Hearth.com Rookie of The Year award or something....

Holy cow that's a ton of wood for not even having the damn stove yet! Stacks are neater than neat too.

Now get a pic of that Jonsered buried in oak up for your avatar and post a few shots of that Fiskars standing on the handle!
 
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