Where I am cut and split wood runs 200 or so a cord. I get wood delivered from the farmer across the street. Sometimes it is good other times it is not but he charges me 60 per cord for the logs. Last 2 times I have gotten both cherry and walnut and some hickory. I use some of the cherry and hickory for charcoal and the walnut I managed to get a few boards out of it. Would not have that if I bought it cut and split.
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Is it more cost-effective to buy firewood or to obtain log-length wood and process it personally?
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Im in Somerset county NJ. Im about to start processing wood from last year. Unfortunately Im on my back in bed with back pain, probably from spackling a ceiling.
Lately I’ve been buying log length Oak logs for $100 per cord. If I bought cut split and delivered it’s anywhere from $250-400 per cord. I also have been thinning out my Aspen on my property so the better hardwoods can grow up. The Aspen works great in the shoulder seasons and my sauna.
In the past I burned nothing but Aspen but it’s getting harder and harder to get it out of the woods. Buying log length is worth it to me as I get older since it’s easier to process and has less toll on my body.
In the past I burned nothing but Aspen but it’s getting harder and harder to get it out of the woods. Buying log length is worth it to me as I get older since it’s easier to process and has less toll on my body.
my current processing system is not cost effective. The free wood makes it worthy. It's loaded into my truck with hydraulics. I cut it into 16'' rounds as I pull them off the truck. Once I get more hydraulics to do the work at home, it'll be cost effective.
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