Looked good, until I saw the pics...

[Skier76]

My good buddy just built a house and they moved in this spring. He's currently looking into getting the wood stove installed and getting some wood this year.

Here's one of the CL ads he forwarded over. The wording looks great...then I saw the pics: (broken link removed to http://worcester.craigslist.org/grd/1977583192.html)

 

[Got Wood]

wow, so close yet so far....

 

[mayhem]

Had me right up until pic #3.

Isn't the area code a bit out of the local area too?

 

[Jags]

Note the moisture content of OUR wood. Yeah - 11% off the end of a split. There's a good method for ya. Hell, I have 6 mo old rounds of white oak that would read 11% off of the end grain. Smart guys--jeesh.

 

[Flatbedford]

Its probably moldy from being under that tarp.

 

[sgt7546]

I'm very new to woodburning and trying to learn from the experience you folks have. What is wrong with the wood? Tarping it all the way?

 

[Flatbedford]

The moisture is trapped under the tarp. The wood will not season as fast if at all.

 

[rdust]

I'm very new to woodburning and trying to learn from the experience you folks have. What is wrong with the wood? Tarping it all the way?

The way he is measuring the moisture content is wrong. He needs to split a piece and take the reading in the middle of the freshly split surface. The full tarp is probably not the best idea either.

 

[Ratherbfishin]

And WOW $150 is at the high end of a FULL cord here!

 

[Flatbedford]

$150 is pretty cheap down here.

 

[oldspark]

Piled wood does not dry very well either.

 

[Black Jaque Janaviac]

The italics for the word "our" raises flags for me.

"average moisture reading of our wood."

Does that mean that is the reading of the wood they keep for themselves to heat their own house? And the wood they sell to others has a much higher moisture reading?

 

[backpack09]

Had me right up until pic #3.

Isn't the area code a bit out of the local area too?

774 is a cell area code.

 

[Danno77]

for archival sake:

Seasoned Fire Wood / Cordwood For Sale

* Our firewood has been cut & split & tarped for 2 full years!

* All hardwood 14"-16"

* No delivery charge ~ Charlton & surrounding towns

* $225 per 128 cubic feet

* $150 per 64 cubic feet (1/2 cord)

* USDA: ALB Certified

* Note: Average moisture meter reading of our wood

Call Vity at (774) 230-2720 to schedule delivery

 

[Slow1]

THat post pulled, but it was re-posted again - (broken link removed to http://worcester.craigslist.org/grd/1979385618.html)

I was just headed here to post about it

Funny thing though - Even if I don't agree with tarps covering the pile (or piling like that to begin with) or checking MC on the end, at least it would seem talking to this seller you could say "I plan to check a few pieces by doing a fresh split and measuring the MC at the center once it arrives and will refuse delivery if it doesn't check out averaging below 20%" and expect the seller will know what you are talking about. Given his ad he should be ok with it eh? Good to see advertised at 128 cuft instead of some vague "truckload" measurement too. Pics may be off, but at least it seems seller is TRYING to respond to intelligent buyers....

 

[Nate Finch]

$200 is typical for a 1 year seasoned cord here in Mass. 225 is reasonable for 2 year seasoned, though as some have said, his method of seasoning is questionable at best, and his moisture meter reading is laughable. I got my hands on a few cords at $150, but I had to pick it up, and I was pretty damn happy about that price. Mostly you never see it for less than $200.