how many jellybeans... err cords game

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Here's what I did on my vacation. So far I split all this wood and I was trying to guess how many cords were in it (yes, the plural of cord is cords), and I thought it'd be fun to make a game out of it. I can't think of a reasonable prize, so you get bragging rights.

Here's the clues and rules- not sure if any help.
  • I split it alone in maybe a day and a half or 2 days with my hydraulic splitter- maybe 1/4 cord or so I did with a maul.
  • It's in 2 piles right now
  • The wood was already cut into rounds, that were fairly conveniently stacked.
  • It's mostly pine, and most of it was cut too short.
  • The bulk of this will be stacked holz hausen/haufen/whatever later this week, and I'll calculate from that
  • You get one entry- you can edit your entry up to the time I post the result (unless you're on my ignore list, then screw ya)
Pile 1
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Pile 2
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Playing with panorama option
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2.2375 cords:p Hey is that your place?, way cool!;)
 
1.75 cords
 
I'm going for 4 cords. Each of those humps look like a cord and if this took you 2 days then I hope you took lots of breaks. If in a hurry you could have had that done on the first day.
 
3 1/4 cords
 
OK- only other picture I'll post before its done- the start of the first stack. 44" wide, 34"- that's (carry the naught, times 2 plus double naught...) 0.93 cords and the first pile isn't half gone. But- this panorama view maakes the stack look huge in comparison to the 2 piles, so screw ya, it's not much of a clue. If I wanted it to be easy, I'd have called it the "The easy how many jellybeans... err cords game".

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I say two dictionary chords.
 
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I'll take a stab and say 4.333 cords. Gotta be somewhere around that much.
 
Official final answer : 3


ignore list ?
 
And the winner is..... Scotty- with the Lets Make a Deal strategy paying off. Stacked about 5 cords here, with a remainder of 1/4-1/2 cord in ugly crap left on the ground. (kiln food)

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And I get a chance to play with the panorama option
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That's a lot of hard work in those stacks! Great job all around! I was going to say about 5...... (really, I was thinking around 3)
 
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Nice panorama shots and Holtzhausens.
 
I missed this. Nice little baby Cub you got there.
 
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