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DexterDay
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Got all the Rack's full. These are gonna be the 3 cord I plan to burn this coming winter (6 racks/ half cord a piece). Its a mix of my half cord left over from last year. The (Almost) cord I got from lethaldose (Forum member I bought my stove from) and the wood I have managed to trade/acquire from friends and Craiglist.
I still have almost 2.5 cord left of 2 yr old seasoned wood to pick-up that I traded for.... ($250 for almost 3.5 cord of 2 yr old wood). That will be dedicated to filling up my woodshed. I wanted what I am going to burn every year, outside for the best seasoning. Will rotate out the woodshed every year when the outside stacks are empty. I am pretty sure that I will stay around 3 cord a year (using pellets too). If I need more I still have more (2.5 cord in wood shed). Along with whatever else I cut/get this year.
Everything I put up now will be for 2012-2013, but mainly for 2013-2014. Feels good to finally be able to relax a little. Been working 7 days a week at work (worked today) and have to work 10 hrs a day this week. So getting the time to do it, has been easier said than done.
I know I could have spaced the stacks further or done some things different. But this is the only spot I could get the wife to agree on. Its next to the garage (behind it actually). I have killed all the grass with weed killer and bought the mulch to lay inside the entire area and rocks for the border. If its gonna be by the house, it better look good (so says the wife). I still have the barn in the back I can fill to.
Here are some pics. The 6 racks are 12ft long x 4.5 ft tall. The metal brackets I ordered from Northline. They are the Rutland brand. Each stack is half cord. 4ft x12 ft.. (Im know there 4.5 tall, I read somewhere here to stack this tall and it will season/settle to 4 ft).
The last Pic is of the Wood I have yet to pick up (Traded). That stack is almost 20 ft long x 3 ft tall. The wood beyond the white fence is his next door neighbors (tried to get some of that too). But everything on this side of it, I have yet to get. This is what will top off the Woodshed. More pics to follow. Still a lot to do......
I still have almost 2.5 cord left of 2 yr old seasoned wood to pick-up that I traded for.... ($250 for almost 3.5 cord of 2 yr old wood). That will be dedicated to filling up my woodshed. I wanted what I am going to burn every year, outside for the best seasoning. Will rotate out the woodshed every year when the outside stacks are empty. I am pretty sure that I will stay around 3 cord a year (using pellets too). If I need more I still have more (2.5 cord in wood shed). Along with whatever else I cut/get this year.
Everything I put up now will be for 2012-2013, but mainly for 2013-2014. Feels good to finally be able to relax a little. Been working 7 days a week at work (worked today) and have to work 10 hrs a day this week. So getting the time to do it, has been easier said than done.
I know I could have spaced the stacks further or done some things different. But this is the only spot I could get the wife to agree on. Its next to the garage (behind it actually). I have killed all the grass with weed killer and bought the mulch to lay inside the entire area and rocks for the border. If its gonna be by the house, it better look good (so says the wife). I still have the barn in the back I can fill to.
Here are some pics. The 6 racks are 12ft long x 4.5 ft tall. The metal brackets I ordered from Northline. They are the Rutland brand. Each stack is half cord. 4ft x12 ft.. (Im know there 4.5 tall, I read somewhere here to stack this tall and it will season/settle to 4 ft).
The last Pic is of the Wood I have yet to pick up (Traded). That stack is almost 20 ft long x 3 ft tall. The wood beyond the white fence is his next door neighbors (tried to get some of that too). But everything on this side of it, I have yet to get. This is what will top off the Woodshed. More pics to follow. Still a lot to do......