Phase 1 complete. Phase 2 now open.

[HJsimpson]

This has been one hot summer but i still managed to get a good amount cut since this time last year.
With the wet winter and spring i did a lot in the dead of summer.
The first 2 pics is what i refer to as phase 1 and i finished it about 1 1/2 month ago and then started on phase 2. Total right now is a little over 15 cord c/s/s outside and about 3 cords to split. I also have 6 cord already in the hed for this winter. I started cutting all the wood outside last Sept so that would be 18 cord cut in one year. I think i can take it a little easier next summer.
This will be my third winter here and i get to burn some truley dry wood this year.

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

I'm impressed....How much do you burn in a typical winter?

 

[Backwoods Savage]

HJ, those are some good looking wood stacks. You have been a very busy man!

 

[Jack Straw]

Wow !!

 

[golfandwoodnut]

Who needs to go to the gym to workout when you can c/s/s 18 cord and do something productive.

 

[Blue2ndaries]

Wow !!

Ditto that! WOW!

 

[TimJ]

hey and he did it during the summer ??
very impressive stacks...................the fruits of the labor

 

[ScotO]

Nice! I'll "third" that WOW!

 

[HJsimpson]

Thanks everyone.
Believe me i really dont want to cut that much in the heat of summer again. Sad part is i really dont plan on slowing down now since fall i right around the corner and can really enjoy cutting.
I used around 5 cord last year with new setup but not really a good winter to go by. Previous winter was over 8 cord with 30 year old wood furnace. Worst case scenario i should be at leat 3 years to the good.

 

[blujacket]

Very impressive.

 

[DexterDay]

Very nice stacks... I thought my 8 stacks in a row was a lot...

You have copious amounts of wood there Looks awesome.

How are the stacks made? The ends are what I worried about, so I laid a 12' board from one end to the other on the top. Ends are straight as an arrow.

Gotta love having a stash like that. Feels good, looks good, and gonna burn good

 

[Dave_B]

Very nice looks like you are set with dry wood for this winter. I'm not a fan of css in the heat of summer, but we do it when we can.

 

[smokinj]

Does that Yukon BJ90 eat like that?

 

[Defiant]

Nice job HJ! Hope you are not related to OJ

 

[CageMaster]

well done...you should be proud, we are going into our third winter of burning wood in our house also so i understand what your going through as it relates to c/s/s/ in summer, gotta do what ya gotta do to get ahead of the game. I too am guessing as to how much wood will burnt here this winter, last winter was unusually warm winter so we used a lil less, and this winter my wife is working a different job close to home so the stove will be filled more often, so it really is a guessing game but i'm planning for 8 cords to be used this winter.

 

[muncybob]

Thanks everyone.
Believe me i really dont want to cut that much in the heat of summer again. Sad part is i really dont plan on slowing down now since fall i right around the corner and can really enjoy cutting.

I'm the same way although I'm not as far ahead as you are, but once the cooler weather arrives I want to get out with the saw no matter how far ahead I may be. During the warmer months I scout out the next "victims". Once I wrap up a few current projects I'll be paying them a visit.

 

[AJS56]

Very nice stacks HJ. I admire you guys who can work in the heat (>50 degrees for me). I have a pile of long dead rounds waiting to be split. Waiting for a nice cool fall day, that is. Nice to have a good slab area to stack them on too, isn't it? Good work!.

 

[Beer Belly]

Dude, that is a lot of wood. Looks great, wish I had the stamina to do it....can't take the summer heat, hard enough cuttin' the lawn.

 

[mecreature]

good job. There has to be some great wood in those stacks somewhere.
I remember seeing that big slab in another thread sometime ago.
I love getting out when the weather cools down too. If the ground is frozen all the better.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Thanks everyone.
Believe me i really dont want to cut that much in the heat of summer again. Sad part is i really dont plan on slowing down now since fall i right around the corner and can really enjoy cutting.
I used around 5 cord last year with new setup but not really a good winter to go by. Previous winter was over 8 cord with 30 year old wood furnace. Worst case scenario i should be at leat 3 years to the good.

HJ, that 3 years to the good is super! That is what most everyone should aim at. It really does make a difference. But yes, cutting in cooler or cold weather and also the splitting really is easier.

 

[swagler85]

Quite impressive man. Love the stacks!

 

[Shadow&Flame]

Lots of good btus there...lots of work but lots of heat as well. What was on the old slab there...nice place to work up and stack wood.

 

[jjs777_fzr]

that's no longer a wood pile - but a commodity

wOw

 

[blacktail]

Dude! You have a lumber yard!

 

[JP11]

Who needs to go to the gym to workout when you can c/s/s 18 cord and do something productive.

keep cutting!! It's money in the bank and good for you too.