Gettin cherry in the garage

RegencyR14; this is what we did for racks. 4 feet long x 4 feet high x 14.75. All the racks are made with 2 x 4's.


zap

I don't think the sides will blow out. Most of the weight is transmitted vertically and supported by the base. If I were going tall, I would tie the sides together with 2x4s across the top, so the finished rack would resemble a flat box on edge. You might also want to anchor the top of the rack to the wall, just to be safe...deck screws and wire?

You sure could go to the ceiling with two by fours and pick up slot of stacking space in the process. Whenever I stack multiple rows taller than five feet high I like to pull out splits about half of their length in a random pattern and then do the same for the row in front and so on. It helps to lock the stacks together so they are less tippy. Then when I'm pulling off of them I only take wood off halfway down the from stack and then pull from the stack behind it and so forth. Hope that makes sense.

i stack all the way to the ceiling. i screw a strongback onto the 2x4's and they don't flex at all.
strips of luan plywood on the floor to hold the bottom of the 2/4's in place. stack the wood on top of the plywood and its good to go. no need to tie the bottom to anything. works like a champ.

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When I put mine back together I post a picture. It's similar to Zap's. There 10' by 4 high. 2*4's and bolts.

If you could free up a wall, it's more out of the way.
I figure I got 4 cords in two rows:

velvetfoot said:

If you could free up a wall, it's more out of the way.
I figure I got 4 cords in two rows:

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Velvet, thats one tight space full of wood! I like how the wood pile drops slightly just to accept the garage door.

Regency,In order to get that cherry into your garage corner you could probably do a simular design as Velvet and pack the piles tighter together
and cross stack the ends. I'm sure you could get close to 1.5-2 cords in that space by going higher and tighter.

zapny said:

RegencyR14; this is what we did for racks. 4 feet long x 4 feet high x 14.75. All the racks are made with 2 x 4's.


zap

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I like that you have the uprights oriented correctly to alleviate bowing.
Something I didn't do when I built the shed walls :red: , but have since corrected. :coolsmile:

My Oslo heats my home said:

velvetfoot said:

If you could free up a wall, it's more out of the way.
I figure I got 4 cords in two rows:

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Velvet, thats one tight space full of wood! I like how the wood pile drops slightly just to accept the garage door.

Regency,In order to get that cherry into your garage corner you could probably do a simular design as Velvet and pack the piles tighter together
and cross stack the ends. I'm sure you could get close to 1.5-2 cords in that space by going higher and tighter.

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I agree. Stacking the ends like velvetfoot did will work very well. Have them lean into the pile slightly and you will have no problems. However, using the 2x4s would also work and allow for quicker stacking.

Thanks. The ends are leaning in some. I took the plywood that used to be on the wood pile on the walls, so that I could lean the splits up against them too. I should've painted it (for bug resistance) but I didn't...next summer. It's amazing how high you can stack it up when it's dry, there's a concrete floor, and it's inside.

I love the look of Cherry! you will enjoy that stuff it burns great

That is nice looking cherry. Great wood!

I also stack mine without a rack like Velvet - I'm just alittle more timid to go so high - for safety sake with the kids and wife.