How much wood do I have in the garage now? Help

[la boucheron]

I put in some of my wood this weekend but as everyone is saying, too much rain so it is damp. I thought it would dry quicker if I stacked them with three going north south then three going east west alternating rows all the way with lots of air space to flow through. The problem is I don't know how much wood I have in because of the strange stacks. It is only my second year burning and I really want to get a handle on how much I need. Here is the configuration, 20-24" splits, in a 10' x 10' area 6' high. Any guess as to how much I have in? Thanks for any of the math majors out there that can figure this stuff out.
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[smokinj]

post a pic

 

[Backwoods Savage]

With "lots of air space" in the pile I doubt if there is a good way to get a handle on that.

 

[velvetfoot]

If it was maxed out it would be 4.7 cords (10x10x6).
Stacking it twice as thin would be 2.4 cords but it's probably not that much, how about 30%?
That'd be 3.3 cords.
I would say try to esitmate the percentage.

 

[Wood Duck]

You need to measure the length and width of each stack of wood. Measure in feet. Multiply length times width, and you have the area of the 'face' of each stack. Add 'em together and you have the total face area, measured in square feet. This area divided by 32 gives you the number of 'face' cords of wood (4 x 8 ft, or 32 square feet, is the standard way to stack wood and the standard area of a 'face' cord). If your average length is 24 inches, then your face cords are half the depth of a true cord, so divide by 2 to get the number of true cords of wood. If your average length is between 22 and 24 inches, then you have slightly fewer cords of wood, but close enough.

 

[LLigetfa]

Dismantle a large enough section to rank up all parallel, half of a face cord. Measure how much of the cross-piled stack you dismantled and that will give you the ratio you need.

 

[la boucheron]

Dismantle a large enough section to rank up all parallel, half of a face cord. Measure how much of the cross-piled stack you dismantled and that will give you the ratio you need.

I spent all that time Stacking and I need to dismantle it, yikes!

Thanks for all the input! Here is a pic of the pile.

 

[LLigetfa]

My guess is the ratio you have is 3/5 meaning what would measure as 5 cord for space occupied is actually 3 cord.

 

[dlastt]

Here's a nice link to help you calculate.

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

 

[SolarAndWood]

Thanks for all the input! Here is a pic of the pile.

If your wood is wet, I wouldn't put it in a building any sooner than you have to.

 

[smokinj]

3 would be my best guess