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  1. Dexter Member

    joined: Aug 9, 2007
    206 posts
    Boulder County, CO
    I've been cutting like mad since August. 'Too busy earlier in the summer. I finally have as much wood into the garage as I can squeeze:

    8w X 8.5h X 1.15 (13.8 inches) in front of the Wife's car, but 3 ranks deep (with a wall on either side to hold up the stack)

    10.5 X 8.5 X 1.15 along one side of garage.

    6 X 8 X 1.15 on one wall of shop

    9 X 4.5 X 1.15 on other wall.

    I figure about 3 cords of wood, and it'll last -- maybe -- to early March. I'll bring more down from mountain-storage then. Wood is big for its heat production, but it is also a ritual I would not give up for anything. 'No cold wx here yet.

    Regards
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  2. SteveT Feeling the Heat

    joined: May 21, 2008
    335 posts
    West of Boston
    You have 282 cubic feet. That's 2.2 cords.
  3. Dexter Member

    joined: Aug 9, 2007
    206 posts
    Boulder County, CO
    I'll figure again. Damn. Did you include the first measurement X 3, to allow for three ranks deep?

    Dexter
  4. SteveT Feeling the Heat

    joined: May 21, 2008
    335 posts
    West of Boston
    No. I missed that. Sorry.

    The actual calculation then comes out to 439 cubic feet or 3.4 cords.
  5. fishinpa Member

    joined: Oct 7, 2008
    170 posts
    SE PA
    Hello all, new poster here. I've been lurking around here for a few months and though I'd share something I found. I have no idea of it's REAL accuracy but I've found it helpful.

    http://maine.gov/ag/firewood.html
  6. caber New Member

    joined: Feb 6, 2008
    291 posts
    Western Maryland
    Hey, that's pretty cool. I'm bookmarking that one.
  7. Ron Lloyd New Member

    joined: May 15, 2008
    76 posts
    South Central Pennsylvania
    I use a simple Excel spreadsheet to keep track of my firewood supply. It’s particularly handy if you have multiple stacks.

    http://ronlloyd.embarqspace.com/

    Ron
  8. Backroads Feeling the Heat

    joined: Jun 19, 2008
    303 posts
    Richmond, RI
    Thanks for sharing. It works really good for the multiples like you said. Easy and simple to use.
  9. backpack09 Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 10, 2007
    550 posts
    Whitman, Mass
    Take care in stacking wood in your garage, it just takes a little bump of the bumper to knock your nicely stacked wood onto the hood of a car... 8.5' tall can be very unstable for firewood.
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