My free Craigslist score and latest wood rack

[Gpsfool]

Howdy,
First year wood stove user here (Enviro Boston 1200) and as is typical for most first-year burners I'm short on seasoned wood. This year using a mix of seasoned, not quite seasoned, and Eco Blocks. So far very pleased.

I read this forum daily and learn lots - thanks.

Been working on putting up wood for future years. Yesterday, via Craigslist I got the White Pine shown below - about a face cord's worth. Had to buck it and cut into manageable pieces in the guy's back yard, then haul to the Pontiac Vibe for transport home (Hatchbacks can be useful). I'll be splitting it and adding to my stacks later today. This makes so far ~ 7 face cords c/s/s drying for future years, mostly Black Walnut, some Apple, Silver Maple, and now White Pine. Been working on this since September.

Two pics, one of the wood score from yesteday, and one of my latest wood seasoning rack ~$43 worth of materials - it's 16 foot long at the base and will get wind and sun all year long.


Gpsfool.

 

[Gpsfool]

Oops - here are the pics

 

[Gpsfool]

Second pic - got to figure out how to attach more than 1 pic to a post - using an iPad.

 

[Wood Duck]

One great thing about pine is that it should be well seasoned by next winter.

 

[Poindexter]

Agreed, my experience with spruce is one summer in the sun, covered on top to keep the rain off and 12-15% MC at the end of the first summer.

I think the OP has enough wood put up to stop talking about face cords and start calculating full cords. Cold enough climate too... welcome to the full cord club big guy.

 

[XJcacher]

To post multiple pics just click the upload button then choose file when it adds that pic just click upload again and add another pic.

 

[WoodpileOCD]

Nice idea for A simple rack. Are those two by sixes just sticking in the ends of the cinderblocks? I use pallets on the ground because I can get them free pretty easily but they rot after a couple of years usually. A few more racks like that and you will be in good shape. Just did a thread on the value of getting 3-5 years ahead. That wisdom gathered here certainly helped me out.

 

[Gpsfool]

WoodpileOCD,

Re:The timbers sticking out the end of the cinder blocks - no, they are pressure treated "Landscape Timbers" - at least that's what the big-box stores around here call them. Something like 3x5 inches before rounding off and 8 feet long. The runners that the splits rest on are pressure treated 2x4's.

Gpsfool

 

[Dix]

You're going to love that pine !!

Nice score, and nice firewood rack !

 

[weatherguy]

Good start Gps, I got some pine exactly like that, some split easy, some not so easy but once split it dries fast, keep at it and you'll be ahead in no time.

 

[psebowhunter]

I'm not sure if it's worth it for you but you can save about 8 bucks per rack buy cutting your end pieces in half and going with 6 timbers instead of 8. Just food for thought.
Edit, i see you're using 2x4s for the runners so i should say it would save you 2 timbers in general. And the price was based on what i pay for the timbers here. I've been finding the timbers to only be a few cents more expensive than the treated 2x4s so i run all timbers on mine. They're great racks. And watch the ads in the spring, they usually go on sale, i think last year menards had them for about a buck a piece.

My winter storage area for dry wood

 

[Poindexter]

I am currently seasoning on pallets on cinder blocks. They break after 2-3 years without visible rot.

 

[jeanw]

just a wondering yall
Yeah Cl also can find free wood sometimes..... Of course LOTs of people offer free wood if you cut down a tree.. They must think most of us woodburners have nothing else to do.
You Guy, have a nice stash going on firewood. I say never enough.
Heck I look around scrounging constantly even in hot summer. In the city we moved from we got all of our wood free... esp after storms, etc. Treecutters would not want to pay to haul it long distances... and people constantly put stuff out for yard waste pickup....
how do those timbers stay in place in those concrete blocks?
also curious why the long racks? when we trying doing long racks they have a tendency to fall or cave in...
Last real long rack I bought on special was 8 foot long. Hate it just wish they would have sold 4 footers. easier to manage etc. we have several real nice steel racks to.. we also built"cribs" I call them..
On our move here to in( money pit) house we brought the cribs one at a time in a utility trailer.from our former long time city home.
saw the ideas for the the wood cribs" in Family Handyman mazazine years ago...
We even was able to recycle that heavy green fiberglassroofing panels, from a teardown of an old big awning from a neighbors and FIL old patio cover. stuff is strong and last, too
otherwise we use pallets,too preferably 2 high supported where needed with brick, block, or what ever.. We use T posts too on the sides... lots we got used. Lots we buy new...
Course we have been burning sine the early 90,s.
so good going and keep eyes peeled for free stuff all year....
.Oh, heck even took apart old furniture (real wood kind...that city people left out for junk pickup or someone moving out of old apartment houses nearby.. Some people trash as I see as a treasure.....
Hubby just finished a tool tall shed for the Hardy OWB. nice but he made it so I CANT SEE MY FEATHERD BABIES
out the kitchen window... I have threaten to take out my saw and cut it in half......
Now here in newer place , kind of rural yet. not much stuff at the curb. Rare to find.... only been here 2 years now
Oh, also my(I call my Hubby)a Genius DIY , thought of putting pallets in front of the seasoning stacks, to keep them from falling the the Tposts...
God Bless all and everyone have a Great new Year
Just some suggestions,yall
just chiming in yall

 

[Applesister]

If you get it off the ground you are 90% there for drying. However you achieve the other 10% is a personal statement of design.