Suburban woodshed, AKA 'The Wood Library'
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osagebow
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Danno77
Minister of Fire
Love it, but it definitely lead me to picturing a funny scenario:
Jon: "Honey I need two splits of oak, a split of hickory, and two splits of ash"
Mrs. Jon : "How will I know where to find it?"
Jon: "Use the card catalog, The wood's in there by name in alphabetical order. Then the card will give you the Jonny Decimal System code, and use that to find it on the shelf"
Jon: "Honey I need two splits of oak, a split of hickory, and two splits of ash"
Mrs. Jon : "How will I know where to find it?"
Jon: "Use the card catalog, The wood's in there by name in alphabetical order. Then the card will give you the Jonny Decimal System code, and use that to find it on the shelf"
dyerkutn
Feeling the Heat
I also have a space problem that is a little different. My yard goes back 30' from the deck to the woods and across about 70' However a lot of it is gently hilly. The flat part is about 10 by 30. So I have two rows of pallets--about 30 feet long and I have loosely stacked criss cross on the outside of each row to allow maximum air flow. But that is only 1 1/2 cords. I am afraid if I put the pallets on the hillier parts the stacks will fall over.The only other flat area I have is pretty close to the house. I am wondering if I should maximize my space by stacking two rows per pallet rather then one (that would be 4 30' rows instead of 2)--they will be kind of close together but I could pack in twice as much without having to go closer to the house. My front yard is vey flat but I don't think large stacks out there would go over very well.
blujacket
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Backwoods Savage
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On hilly ground I would not even consider using pallets. Just use some of the wood as sacrificial pieces. Lay those down in 2 rows and stack the wood on top. When the rest of the wood is gone, put that bottom row, the sacrifices, on the top row of another stack. You can do that every year and it should turn out better than the pallets. And when you consider how little wood it takes to lay down a couple rows to stack on, it is not that much and it is not a loss either. An additional benefit is you won't have to look at those ugly pallets after the wood is used. Another way would be to cut some 3' or 4' saplings (use limbs if need be) to lay down and stack on them.
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