Seems we always get several odd shaped pieces no matter what we cut. We simply just stack them along with the rest of the wood. Pictured below is some of last winter's cutting and this springs stacking. Lots of uglies scattered throughout those stacks. You can tell easily by looking close at the stacks and see how loosely some of it is stacked. That is caused by the odd shaped pieces.
Basically all we do is, say, we have one piece that has a large knot or something on one end, place it into the stack then place another one similarly shaped but going the opposite direction. Most times I try to not stack a lot of them in one spot but will sort of level out the stack and then place another one or two before leveling out again. Some of the worst stuff I just end up throwing out and then using them to hold down the cover, which is galvanized roofing.
One must also remember that you can do away with a lot of uglies with the method of cutting up the tree. I've seen some pretty bad cutting from some others and would really hate to even split the junk and then try to stack it. Then there comes the problem of putting those nasty things in the stove. If you are careful when cutting, you can't keep from all the uglies but you can prevent many.
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