Shoulder season wood "In February"

[bogydave]

Was down to the last row of birch of the 4 cord woodshed section stack.
Hauled in some spruce 5 days ago from the wood shed, when we got into the 20s & 30s.
Getting good burn times & saving the birch for when winter returns.
Need to get the spruce out of the shed & replace it with birch. Want to get all birch in the woodshed. This years goal.
I think this years spruce I have will do OK not covered in the shed. Test burned the outside stuff, dry & burned good, may try to cover it before next winter hits.
I have 1/2 of the middle section full of spruce now, (1, 3 & 4 yr old stuff) It & the last row of birch, should be enough to burn until spring.

 

[Adabiviak]

Wow, that's one of the nicer wood stacks/covers I've seen on this site.

 

[Hiram Maxim]

Wow, that's one of the nicer wood stacks/covers I've seen on this site.

+1 Man that looks nice!!

 

[wingsfan]

+2 , looks very nice.I wish I had a shelter that nice with just half that wood in it,lol.

 

[woodsmaster]

Your winter is here in Ohio. You can have it back any time you're ready. It's been a very mild winter here exept for a couple
of cold snaps.

 

[katwillny]

That looks great. Nice stacks. Finally feels like winter here today. Its 18 here in NY and I am loving it.

 

[ScotO]

Bogydave, I am still humbled when I see your beautiful woodshed and perfectly stacked splits........you are one of the guys on here who have set a high benchmark for those of us who have yet to build a woodshed..... ;-)

 

[ScotO]

That looks great. Nice stacks. Finally feels like winter here today. Its 18 here in NY and I am loving it.

Same here, in central PA it is around 16 right now. FINALLY!! Bad thing is, right back up in the forties by the middle of the week....BOOOOOO

 

[PapaDave]

You're a little ahead of me on the SS wood, dave. Gooder job.
Still just a bit too early for that here, even though it's been relatively mild. I'm still waiting for the Feb. kick in the a.., uh, butt. :coolsmile:
I pulled 5 splits off the stacks of pine in the field about 3 days ago to check how it will burn. It did pretty good, so when the temps get into the 30's or so, I'll go get 1/3-1/2 cord of that and put it in the shed. I don't plan to burn that until about April. However, life is what happens while we're making other plans, sooooo........

 

[SolarAndWood]

Great looking stockpile Dave. It has been all shoulder season wood here this year other than maybe half a cord.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Still enjoying the little warm-up huh Dave. Nice.

 

[ohlongarm]

Nice may copy your setup and build one like it .

 

[wishlist]

That empty shed needs filling Dave. Our winter lasted 1 day, Saturday. Tapping maples on Tuesday!

 

[bogydave]

That empty shed needs filling Dave. Our winter lasted 1 day, Saturday. Tapping maples on Tuesday!

Thanks all.
I made it in 3 stages & the plan was each section to hold 5 cords, a years worth ±.

Yep the year I couldn't cut set me back some. I had a good woodcutting site working but the road iced/snowed me out early.
I'll get back in & hope to get the wood shed full of birch & have a few cords of spruce CSS.
Got about a cord of birch that needs split & about 2 cords of CSS spruce out back uncovered (well covered with snow)

 

[BobUrban]

Dog gone you all have some perfectly stacked wood there. I think you could take a plumb stick and place it anywhere on that stack without finding a spot that is a 1/4 bubble off!! Certainly not the case with my stacks - you give me something to aspire to for sure.

A. I am not real good at cutting accurate length rounds
B. I attempt to stack way to many goofy splits that really do not belong in the pile.
C. because this is my first season heating 99% with a stove I have a lot of learning "as I go" to establish a good system.

Obviously you have been doing this a while and it clearly shows experience is priceless.

On the bright side - I am getting a ton of wood stacked up for 2-3yrs. of seasoning and I am having a lot of fun.

 

[thewoodlands]

That empty shed needs filling Dave. Our winter lasted 1 day, Saturday. Tapping maples on Tuesday!

Thanks all.
I made it in 3 stages & the plan was each section to hold 5 cords, a years worth ±.

Yep the year I couldn't cut set me back some. I had a good woodcutting site working but the road iced/snowed me out early.
I'll get back in & hope to get the wood shed full of birch & have a few cords of spruce CSS.
Got about a cord of birch that needs split & about 2 cords of CSS spruce out back uncovered (well covered with snow)

The shed looks great bogydave, when will mother nature allow you to cut again?

zap

 

[bogydave]

That empty shed needs filling Dave. Our winter lasted 1 day, Saturday. Tapping maples on Tuesday!

Thanks all.
I made it in 3 stages & the plan was each section to hold 5 cords, a years worth ±.

Yep the year I couldn't cut set me back some. I had a good woodcutting site working but the road iced/snowed me out early.
I'll get back in & hope to get the wood shed full of birch & have a few cords of spruce CSS.
Got about a cord of birch that needs split & about 2 cords of CSS spruce out back uncovered (well covered with snow)

The shed looks great bogydave, when will mother nature allow you to cut again?

zap

Last week of April , 1st of May the logging road & woods should be open.
I like cutting in the fall the best, but moose season got in the way last year,
& when I started cutting I got snowed out in Oct & winter never left.

 

[bogydave]

Dog gone you all have some perfectly stacked wood there. I think you could take a plumb stick and place it anywhere on that stack without finding a spot that is a 1/4 bubble off!! Certainly not the case with my stacks - you give me something to aspire to for sure.

A. I am not real good at cutting accurate length rounds
B. I attempt to stack way to many goofy splits that really do not belong in the pile.
C. because this is my first season heating 99% with a stove I have a lot of learning "as I go" to establish a good system.

Obviously you have been doing this a while and it clearly shows experience is priceless.

On the bright side - I am getting a ton of wood stacked up for 2-3yrs. of seasoning and I am having a lot of fun.

If it's fun, you'll always have wood.
I know like you & I , most here really have fun cutting wood.