Nervous??

HearthKB said:

Nervous? Uhhh... Yeah... a little bit. Reason being; this is my first year with a wood burning stove. I've been told that 4 cords should get me through the season trying to heat a 1950 sq ft house with a Woodstock Fireview. BUT... since I'm so new to this, I'm sure they'll be some trial and error along with the fact that the wood I'm purchasing as been cut and split around Thanksgiving 2007. So I don't know how burnable and efficient it will be. The wood dealer said it should burn great but who can you trust these days. I think I'm going to purchase a moisture meter to see how seasoned it actually is. WISH ME LUCK!!

Any fellow Long Islanders want to tell me how many cords they burn each year? Thanks!

-Kevin-

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That stuff will be great firewood

I'm not worried. I have a local guy that always has an extra cord to sell in February. He has a tree removal business so he alway has wood on hand. Then there are Bio-Bricks, furniture and photos of your old girlfriends or boyfriends as the case may be.

More nervous now that I got my moisture meter (the yellow one under heavy discussion this past week).

I used it on the outside of one of the splits that looked the most seasoned to me, and it read 12%. I split the split in half, and the middle capped the meter at 35%. Same with two other splits...

i have 3. 5 cords ready and another half left to split but i hope that will be for next yr

I stopped being worried some time during the past month. I'm up around 3+ cords stacked now, with more wood laying around on site. I'm constantly working at it. Building wood racks, getting pallets, thinking about plans for a woodshed in the fall, splitting, stacking, etc. I now have access to a few free cords of dry deadwood on the ground lined up. Can go and cut it up and bring it home any time, as needed. I'm still working steadily at taking apart a Locust tree and bringing that home to process (next year's firewood). So it's becoming apparent that

(1.) I can do this
(2.) I like doing this
(3.) Wood burning may become a way of life for me.

I'll know better about that in a couple of years. Good chance I won't drop out of wood burning.

Cluttermagnet said:

I stopped being worried some time during the past month. I'm up around 3+ cords stacked now, with more wood laying around on site. I'm constantly working at it. Building wood racks, getting pallets, thinking about plans for a woodshed in the fall, splitting, stacking, etc. I now have access to a few free cords of dry deadwood on the ground lined up. Can go and cut it up and bring it home any time, as needed. I'm still working steadily at taking apart a Locust tree and bringing that home to process (next year's firewood). So it's becoming apparent that

(1.) I can do this
(2.) I like doing this
(3.) Wood burning may become a way of life for me.

I'll know better about that in a couple of years. Good chance I won't drop out of wood burning.

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You are so right, if the loves not there it can be a hard job!

I always get nervous this time of year...but this one is special.

My house is getting jacked up TODAY!
Soon I will be living in a tree house.

Nah, there’s always the furniture and flooring .

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Funny you should mention that...because that is actually some of the plan for this year!
I had 7 cords pre-flood and recoverd about 4 cords. I cut up my Hickory flooring that was damaged and plan on burning that.

With the cabin going up 5 feet I need to invent a dumb waiter for WOOD and GROCERIES!

Nervous????
Like a CAT!

Jay777 said:

More nervous now that I got my moisture meter (the yellow one under heavy discussion this past week).

I used it on the outside of one of the splits that looked the most seasoned to me, and it read 12%. I split the split in half, and the middle capped the meter at 35%. Same with two other splits...

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I'm in the same boat (with the same meter). I had some 13" diameter oak rounds that have been cut to length for years, even have a little rot here and there on the outside. I cracked a couple open last night and pegged the meter at 35+%. Safe to use this year? I thought fore sure they would be, but I'm not so sure now...

I have 2-3 cords of mixed split and stacked in various locations around the farm. Plus another 3-4 cords of tulip poplar in the form of dropped trees that need to be cut and split - should be ready for mid-late winter. Then another 2-3 cords in hardwood deadfall and various old trees that have been down for 3-4 years and burned really nicely last year. The big chore is gathering it altogether and bringing it up to the house.

We're finishing up a big addition to the house and I will need to install the woodstove for the new section before winter sets in. Not sure how much more wood having a second stove will require or if the output from the new stove will require less feeding of the old one. Hmmmm... maybe I'll replace the old Country Flame with something new and more efficient if we have any money left over.

Anyway, still on the lookout for more wood. It's not like I won't use it eventually.

I know, oak takes a long time to dry. I just though after all those years the inside would have been dry by now... I guess I was wrong. Oh well, it's split now and it looks like it will get used next year.

Nervous, nah...I was nervous in Vietnam. Nothing can compare to my nerves back then...so everything is gravy now. I got to go up to the roof now and take some photos that "Be Green" requested. he did help me do the install along with Mike at Englander Stoves, and Ray at Duravent tech support.

And i'll tell ya, I was more nervous of getting a bullet in the back from a peace keeping force than I was worried about getting shot by V.C. or N.V.A. regulars...It's real common in war for all you uninformed.

Listen to me Adirondackwoodburner.... What does the Bible say about worry?... That it never gained one man/woman one extra day of life... So relax. You are cool, you are prepared, and you are adaptable. Worry more for the people that had the opportunity to change and adapt, but didn't...and now it's too late for them. Although in my opinion it's never to late for anyone. And people always deserve another chance ...even 2nd ,3rd , 4th et.seq.

And thank you for responding to my unpopular military service in Viet Nam. I was spit on when the plane brought us home in California. ...Army...Airborne...Ranger. A year after my discharge I was working a crappy job in a textile mill. I did miss the military life and re-enlisted in the Marine Corps, but this is all off subject,...everyone has a story and mine is boring.

What does the Bible say about worry?… That it never gained one man/woman one extra day of life… So relax. You are cool, you are prepared, and you are adaptable. Worry more for the people that had the opportunity to change and adapt, but didn’t...


Cool........ I've got to remember that!!

Those that do not learn from history ....

My Moms down in Florida. She's been getting updates on this project all along. She thinks it's way, way, :coolsmile:

Think that anybody but the Marine Corp has the rank of Gunnery Sargent.

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Now that's some funny stuff :coolsmile:

My daughter, the MP, will appreciate that one ;-)

Tell that soldier that we appreciate what she is doing for us. Toughest job in the Army. An MP has to deal with the bad guys AND the friendlies. And sometimes it is hard to tell the difference.

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I will.

I should clarify she's in the Army Guard.

Spent her 27th Bday in a Hazmat Suit. She was thrilled.