Done stacking

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Feb 26, 2013
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Minnesota
Ok I've finally finished splitting and stacking this spring's firewood. My goal was to stockpile as much as I could -- and then take it easy for a couple years until I get low. But that lasted for about 3 weeks, now I'm already wishing I could find more wood to process. Unfortunately I'm having trouble finding a good source of free dead trees but I'll keep looking.

Anyways, here's a picture of what I've done so far this year. There is about another 2 cords of cottonwood and 1 cord of ash (not included in the picture) for next winter. The stuff in this picture I figure should last for the following two or maybe three years

[Hearth.com] Done stacking
 
Looks great and also looks like a nice spot for drying - congrats on a lot of work done! Cheers!
 
Thing of beauty.
Feels good to be a few years ahead. eh?

Maybe a milder winter or 2 & it'll last longer. But ......
Never have too much firewood :)

Looks like your trees are starting to bud, it'll be green soon .

Same here, seeing buds & color change. Even a few spots of green grass .
Flowers popping up thru along side the house . :)
 
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Looks as good as a big pile of cash. Nice to be that far ahead. A job well done.
 
Nice stacks.
Yep, shouldn't wait until you get low before stashing more.
If you do that, you'll likely be back in the "my stove doesn't burn well" crowd.>>
If you've got almost 3 yrs. there, you could take a break until fall.;)
 
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Looks like you have room for more there. Don't stop now, the more you have, the longer it seasons and the better it burns.
 
Awesome looking stacks!
 
Nice stacks.
Yep, shouldn't wait until you get low before stashing more.
If you do that, you'll likely be back in the "my stove doesn't burn well" crowd.>>
If you've got almost 3 yrs. there, you could take a break until fall.;)

Spoken like a true pro! Well done Dave.
 
Looks great and also looks like a nice spot for drying - congrats on a lot of work done! Cheers!

Thanks! I am hoping so -- it's a high spot so water should drain away from it, it gets a lot of wind, and is south-facing with no shade at all. We'll see!

Looks like your trees are starting to bud, it'll be green soon .

It's hard to believe -- a week ago it snowed. But the weather jumped from the 30's up to 80 this week and things changed real fast!

Looks like you have room for more there. Don't stop now, the more you have, the longer it seasons and the better it burns.

Haha, yep that's what I'm thinking now too!!
 
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Might as well keep the log rolling. You have a great spot there!! That is a great example of a sunny breezy looking location. I had quaking aspens in my stacks last year and I burned more than I usually do. So now I have to calculate 1 2/3 cord to 1 cord of the woods like cottonwood. I like to process the lighter woods, aspen is a dream to cut and splits incredably even green but now I realize there needs to be more seasoned cordage than usual vs the heavier higher BTU woods.
Sorry, Im thinking out loud. Planning out loud.
 
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