Just curious to see what everybody else does here. Since most of the time I burn E/W, I try to buck lengths around the 18"-19" range, having only a mid size firebox (20"long x 9" deep) I want to get the most out of my wood, especially during shoulder. It burns waaayyy better than having alot of spaces, which I think causes the wood to burn much faster. Obviously there are smaller peices when cutting up a tree, usable for an N/S burn. So whats everybody else doing with there log length / stove length (or depth) ratio?
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laynes69
Minister of Fire
We burn n/s in our woodfurnace. Our firebox will accept 21" long, but I cut 16-18". It works out better and allows for airflow around the fuel. Our firebox has a 3.5 cuft capacity.
babzog
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Hickorynut
Feeling the Heat
I try to cut 18 inches. Use my 18 inch bar as a tap measure and generally can get everything from 17 to 19 inches.
Maple man
Burning Hunk
I cut 16in-18in my stove can take up to 20in logs but I like them a little shored tee because they are easier to Handel
i cut 21 to 22 inches , Jotul saids you can burn 24 inch stuff but you cant put much in the firebox because the back is not is wide as the front, the first year i had to recut all of it about 2.5 cords of very dry an hardazz oak an hickery.
Wood Duck
Minister of Fire
I cut to 16 inch as my goal. My stove will take 18 inchers but I cut a little short to minimize the number of pieces that are too long accidentally. I get all lengths because I scrounge most of my wood and it comes in a wide variety of lengths, not always in multiples of 16 inches.
I cut the 26 or so cords that are left in the pile to 24 max. Then I had the brilliant idea to buy a new stove that was listed as 22 inch max. Turns out the real length needed is about 18. Now I recut a lot of wood. New stove uses less so it could be worse, I guess.
Napoleon said the 1900 could handle 26" log, I make most of mine 24" . Try to fill as much space as I can in that baby. The 24" logs will also work in my NZ3000. Now if I could just finish the install of it......lol...
Ironwood
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tfdchief
Minister of Fire
woodsmaster
Minister of Fire
boiler holds up to 30" but I cut 24" because that's the biggest my hydraulic splitter will handle. If It's real straight grain sometimes
I'll cut 28" and split by hand.
I'll cut 28" and split by hand.
thewoodlands
Minister of Fire
My stove will take 19, but I like to do 16"... Leaves me a little room if I cut some longer than supposed to be. I don't mind shorties, but hate having ones that won't fit. I end up using them on a weekend or something and cram it in diagonally. Unless I have enough of them to justify breaking out the chop saw.
midwestcoast
Minister of Fire
My Regency I-2400 claims to take 21" splits. I cut 19-20" when I can, but I scrounge, so I get all shapes & sizes. I will cut tough-splitting wood to 16'18". Almost always burn N-S.
Blue Vomit
Minister of Fire
I have no idea what my stove can take up to, I never measured, but I cut all the wood to ~16". Easy to measure cords, decent to handle and split, etc.
The stove my folks heated with was easily 3.5-4ft deep (was built from a 275 gal oil tank) but we still burned 16" wood.
The stove my folks heated with was easily 3.5-4ft deep (was built from a 275 gal oil tank) but we still burned 16" wood.
SolarAndWood
Minister of Fire
18" but I don't cut very much of my wood. If it fits in the splitter, it will fit EW so I usually don't bother recutting.
PapaDave
Minister of Fire
Last couple years, I've been closer to 16". Easier to calc. cord and stacks well. Easier to handle too. The stove loads better N/S, and that size fits well in the stove with about 2" to the glass.
I have a few that are up to about 20", and those are the ones I use to burn down the coal bed E/W.
I have a few that are up to about 20", and those are the ones I use to burn down the coal bed E/W.
Beer Belly
Minister of Fire
The Wife likes the 14-16 inch range, and being she's the one thats home, thats basically what I try to cut, but from time to time, I'll have a few 17-19 inch for me to load....she won't even attempt those
SolarAndWood
Minister of Fire
My wife likes that she rarely if ever touches firewood. She could care less that my ideal split size is now a 40 lb dry 8x8.
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