Before coming on this site I had never heard of a face cord. A face cord isn't even a set measurement. It is 4x8x how ever long your firewood is cut.
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That's what the Amish were selling it for last summer. I don't know about this year.50 bucks for 4x8x16 is an absolute steal even if green
Id be very surprised. Cord of wood is 2000-3000lbs depending on species. One bag is 1000lbs.min, I don't think so. I'd also guess 1/3 per bag. I'd also be surprised they were ripping off their customers if they are a legitimate local business.So a local nursery by me has been selling mixed hardwood in these large tote bags. The lady over the phone states they are taller than her and she is 5'3. According to her, 2 of these bags is roughly equivalent to a cord. What would y'all say.
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I guess my math was not far off, it does sound like they did a hand fill of the bags, the operation I saw had a conveyor that dumped the wood in the bags on a piece by piece basis so it was a definitely a random fill. Still it sounds like you got what you paid for in buying wood and that is pretty rare.Hey folks, I got it and finally stacked it. 2 of these totes on pallets does pretty much equal a full cord and maybe some change. So the bags of course were not stacked air tight nor were they just tossed in randomly. I could tell all splits were placed horizontally and non vertically so that helped avoid major air spaces. The center did have more odd shaped, knotty side ways grain splits, some even looked more like discs/chunks. The rounds were split in 08/21 and green house seasoned. I have to say it is pretty well seasoned, even the oak. Exterior MC was typically 10 percent and when split open Ala fiskars, around 14 to 20 percent on most splits. Occasional 20 as change MC. I ordered 4 pallets/2cords and I regret not getting more but wasn't sure if these was going to be a bust.. Anyone else tried green house seasoned firewood?
maybe more will this year, given the higher market prices for firewood. In any case, the more green house dried wood is available, the better it is for clean burning by folks who may not know enough to do so.The greenhouse seasoning makes sense to me. Around my area we have a few nurseries with large greenhouses. The greenhouses are used for only a small part of the year. I could see using them to season firewood the other 3/4 of the year. I’m actually surprised that more don’t do that.