First year of collecting my own

[Sully]

Well as spring sets in and the snow is finally all gone I figured I would put a pic up of my first year scrounging.
This past year we stayed warm, had ups and downs being we are new to heating with wood. Buying wood is what it is, we had half seasoned soft wood that burned quick and was a pain to get started yet we were warmer this winter than ever!
So this next winter will be awesome. Majority of the wood will be seasoned for a year only, the three year plan will be achieved eventually but it's hard work! So here it is. This pic is two rows deep in the wind and in the sun. Osage, oak, ash, maple, walnut, and maybe a few others Will continue to gather when I can so that I can get working on a few more years of heat!

 

[Sully]

Beech as well.

 

[Sully]

Beech as well.

And black locust. I keep looking out window and remembering different days of splitting. Haha

 

[blazincajun]

Yard ornament - nice

 

[Beer Belly]

somebody has been busy.....good job

 

[jaychino415]

Good job Sully! Do you think you got enough wood? Are you planning to top cover those stacks?

 

[Sully]

Good job Sully! Do you think you got enough wood? Are you planning to top cover those stacks?

I'm thinking that will be enough for next year. This year we were clueless. Constant feeding of wood. Mostly softer woods so with the new stash of hard woods and a better idea on loading stove I think we will be fine. I do plan on top covering

 

[Sully]

Have to credit my helpers on this years scrounging

 

[red oak]

Sully it's good to have help! I think you'll definitely notice a difference with seasoned hardwood vs. softwood. As for getting three years ahead, be patient. It takes awhile to get there, or it did for me at least. You've gotta do things other than cut wood! Right???

 

[Woody Stover]

This pic is two rows deep in the wind and in the sun. Osage, oak, ash, maple, walnut, and maybe a few others

Looks like over four cords there....

Have to credit my helpers on this years scrounging

I guess she learned the hard way about saw kickback.

 

[TreePointer]

Yard ornament - nice

Yep, BTU's thar too!

 

[Adabiviak]

That is a lot of firewood! Are you just now getting wood in the bank, or is that one season's worth of fuel (for next year)?

Have to credit my helpers on this years scrounging

That's the cutest thing I've seen in a long time.

 

[Sully]

That is a lot of firewood! Are you just now getting wood in the bank, or is that one season's worth of fuel

That's going to be for next year , hopefully the winter won't be as harsh and with it all mostly being hardwoods the plan is to work it left to right. Hopefully I don't use all and I can be adding to it all year to start getting a head. We were burning our good stuff in shoulder season this past year, lack of knowing any better. I also have a stack of poplar for shoulder season this coming winter. I burnt a lot this winter but it was soft woods and it was all experimenting big learning curve on the first year!

 

[Paulywalnut]

You did good Scully. Don't stop. Always be on the prowl. Oh, but not too much in Kennett Square.

 

[Sully]

Pauly anything good falling around those parts these days?