Yeah, that looks like BL from here. If it has been split and stacked since May, or is from a dead standing tree with the bark falling off, it may burn pretty well. Watch that BL, it burns hot when it's dry. Read around in this forum to find some ways to get by if you don't have dry wood yet. Welcome to the Shed!My wood insert is due to be installed in a couple of weeks. I know I am behind on getting seasoned wood, but I will have to do my best.
This was a gift from a friend. He took it off his property in May of this year. Locust I believe?
Wow that looks good! How big is your house, how central is your stove, how well insulated is the house? Are you using any other heat source? Those things will help people here determine how much you might need. This is going to be our first full winter in a poorly insulated, drafty antique 2000SF house so I'm guessing on 4-5 cords here but I could be radically wrong on that! We only burned half of last winter and it was mild, I think we may have done 2 cords, but we also supplemented with pressed brick and our wood was not so good, so lots of factors.
If your delivery wood was seasoned 1.5 years it should feel kind of light for its size when you lift it (assuming it's dry, not been rained on in the past few days), and if you knock a piece against a stone wall or two pieces against each other it should have a hollow ring to it. It's also usually not at all shiny, but more like a weathered color (most of mine is gray but I'd not be surprised if it can be browns/tans/yellows etc.). My moisture meter is all over the map so no help there, sorry.
We are going to keep a stack near the house, like yours,against a stone wall, this year. We have one of those LLBean log carriers that's 3 sided so the splits don't fall out and I LOVE this thing because you can carry a lot without dropping, even in the snow. We have a wood box in the house that holds maybe 1-2 days' worth as well.
Oh and BTW I am proof that "the wife" can and will get involved. Send her trolling on Craigslist and noticing abandoned wood by the side of the road, and you two will have a lot of fun with this!
Your math is right....Nice job stacking. And if wood is reading 21 percent you are lucky,Question about purchased firewood. I realize a lot of firewood dealers are like car salesman. They will tell you whatever you want to hear. The guy who delivered was recommended from the guy that is putting our insert in. He said he was going to deliver 2 cords and it would probably actually be more because he loads his trailer to overflowing which should be more than 2 cords. Yeah, yeah....blah blah blah....Does this math make sense:
1 full cord = 4x4x8=128
I have 4x4x12=192 192/128=1.5 cords. (and that is with me making those corners with the wood spaced apart.)
He told me to call him if there are any discrepancies. Am I being too picky? Paid 300 for the "2" cords delivered. My tree guy recommended someone that would deliver 3 cords for 360, but he was honest enough to tell me that the best he could do was maybe 10 months seasoned.
Question about purchased firewood. I realize a lot of firewood dealers are like car salesman. They will tell you whatever you want to hear. The guy who delivered was recommended from the guy that is putting our insert in. He said he was going to deliver 2 cords and it would probably actually be more because he loads his trailer to overflowing which should be more than 2 cords. Yeah, yeah....blah blah blah....Does this math make sense:
1 full cord = 4x4x8=128
I have 4x4x12=192 192/128=1.5 cords. (and that is with me making those corners with the wood spaced apart.)
He told me to call him if there are any discrepancies. Am I being too picky? Paid 300 for the "2" cords delivered. My tree guy recommended someone that would deliver 3 cords for 360, but he was honest enough to tell me that the best he could do was maybe 10 months seasoned.
Welcome, Freddy. There are a lot of enablers here to feed that addiction. You have a good start. There is an imposter split of ash in your black locust pile, lower center in the front row.
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