Going through wood too quickly?

Around my neck of the woods , we deal in face cords. I have never hear of anybody who sells wood by the full cord around here. TG27 where are you located? If you paid more than $275, they would be dealing in a full cord , a face cord is generally about $80-$90.

tg27 said:

Holy cow. Yes...the invoice absolutely says 1 cord. I got ripped off!

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Welcome to buying wood. Offer to pay $20 for help stacking, but only if it comes out full. I wont pay until its stacked from new suppliers and prefer to just go pick it up myself.

tg27 said:

Hi there!

First off, I'm sorry for posting this...I'm sure you get a lot of newbies like me asking this very question. BUT...I was struggling to find answers elsewhere.

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Hey, we were all newbies once, except for @begreen!

This is exactly the place to ask your questions.

Welcome aboard!

Sounds like you should get familiar with this handy tool:

https://www.maine.gov/ag/firewood.html

For sure multiple.

Hard to tell but looks like some Tulip Popular and Ash.

I googled firewood in NJ and the average price for face cord is about $180, by my calculations you have 1.5 face cord . Seems ,you made out OK, use this as a learning lesson.

tg27 said:

Just out of curiosity, what is your approach for keeping people honest? It's hard to tell how much you've got when it's dumped in the driveway.

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A true cord stacked tight measure 128 cubic feet..
A cord loose, or thrown in measures more like 190 cubic feet..
A tape measure and a little math will tell you what you’re getting..

Best bet would be to pick it up yourself from a seller that has it stacked, so you see it and measure it

I once counted each piece when I threw it into my trailer. Here is what I came up with ,246 pieces per face cord= 654 per full cord . I think I had too much time on my hands that day

TG: No woodsman worth a crap is going to be selling split wood in lengths that vary from 12" - 18". There's no way you can square foot that to see what you paid for!

I would move on from that guy and tell anyone who will listen to stay away buying his wood.

mark cline said:

I once counted each piece when I threw it into my trailer. Here is what I came up with ,246 pieces per face cord= 654 per full cord . I think I had too much time on my hands that day

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Mathwise if a facecord = 1/3 cord then 246 x 3 = 600 + 120 + 18 = 738 pieces of firewood in a cord. You are shorting yourself!

At pieces cut 18” =2.666666 face cord x246= 656 pieces per full cord

I second the tulip poplar. It burns hot and fast. Great for cold starts but not going to give you a long burn.

tg27 said:

Just out of curiosity, what is your approach for keeping people honest? It's hard to tell how much you've got when it's dumped in the driveway.

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I am open & honest with them,and keep it that way

I've had 2 firewood guys. #1 (now retired) , I got to the point where he would bring me 4 - 5 8' F250 mounded loads of newly split hardwoods for $100. He thought I was nuts buying a year ahead (I'm usually 2 years ahead, ready to go ), and letting it sit for 2 years

#2, whom I adore, charges the same for the same. Does not think I'm nuts for being ahead. Saves cherry for me ( ). Has fixed my splitter no charge !! He has also brought me a truck load firewood after 2' of snow because I couldn't get to the stacks (problem since seriously rectified ! ), and was in a semi panic. Seasoned & ready to burn for $140

ShawnLiNY said:

Alivegas99 has a great point a full cord is 4x4x8 feet , down here it's very common for Craigslist sellers to show up with a pickup truck bed of wood which is not even close to 1/2 cord if just thrown in a pile

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You got that right. You all too often get the double whammy around here (less than the cord you ordered and unseasoned to boot).

Never heard the term face cord until I joined this site. A cord should be 4×4×8, simple as that.

Speaking of wood sellers...On PBS right now is a show on weasels; Maybe we can learn something about dealing with them.

That reminds me..presidential debates tonight.