Stack Progress - Pics

[Tommytman]

So it's going to be my first real year burning. In the past I only burned ~.5 cord a year in the fireplace. My stacks aren't up to "hearth quality", many of you guys have some awesome stacks and sheds. I'll get there eventually, but here are pictures of my stacks and some of the wood I'm working on for 15/16 winter.

The first couple pics are the 4-5 cords I have for this upcoming winter. All the logs I have there are for 15/16, red oak stacked in the back and swamp maple down front that I'm quartering. The rounds were huge.

I also threw a new bar and chain on my Husky 51 today and I felt like a kid on Christmas, man did that thing cut!! And the newest acquisition haha ($4 mosquito net). For anyone who doesn't have one I highly recommend it. It makes wood processing in the summer months so much more tolerable. I'm not as prepared as many of you so will likely work through the summer

 

[Paulywalnut]

I'll tell you what Tommy, you're on your way my man. Nice looking stacks, and it looks like your hard work is paying off. I collect and split and stack all summer. It's just fun for me. If I stopped I'd be worried that I'm missing some great oak or ash scrounge. Nice job!

 

[wahoowad]

I like your log splitting area

 

[Tommytman]

I'll tell you what Tommy, you're on your way my man. Nice looking stacks, and it looks like your hard work is paying off. I collect and split and stack all summer. It's just fun for me. If I stopped I'd be worried that I'm missing some great oak or ash scrounge. Nice job!

Thanks! I have been enjoying scrounging/processing, it's good therapy for the mind and body. I can already think of some things I will do differently next year. I'm hoping to get it down to a science as many of you do.

I like your log splitting area

The processing area is the result of a converted RV lot from the previous owner. So far it has worked out great

 

[Auzzie Gumtree]

Nothing wrong with them stacks. Have you used simple plastic for the top covering on some of them stacks? how is it holding up? i might have to nick that idea.

 

[Tommytman]

Yea I just used plastic sheeting and it is holding up great so far (1st year trying it). It was a roll 3ft x 100ft so it rolled on easy and is working out a lot better than tarps for the single rows. It is 4 mm thick and claims to be for outdoor protection so hopefully it will hold up for a couple years.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-3-...tic-Sheeting-CF0403C/202184120#specifications

For $13, I figure it was worth trying.

 

[BrotherBart]

Sheets of cardboard under tarps or sheet plastic keeps the material from getting sandpapered by the movement action of wind in the stacks. Put it under the cover instead of in the landfill.

 

[Soundchasm]

Yea I just used plastic sheeting and it is holding up great so far (1st year trying it). It was a roll 3ft x 100ft so it rolled on easy and is working out a lot better than tarps for the single rows. It is 4 mm thick and claims to be for outdoor protection so hopefully it will hold up for a couple years.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-3-...tic-Sheeting-CF0403C/202184120#specifications

For $13, I figure it was worth trying.

That's where I ended up for covering stacks last year. I read about someone using a staple gun to tack the tarp down on the sides. I did so, and was amazed that it all stayed put. I also kept weight on the top. The sheets are in good enough shape to reuse this fall.

 

[firefighterjake]

So it's going to be my first real year burning. In the past I only burned ~.5 cord a year in the fireplace. My stacks aren't up to "hearth quality", many of you guys have some awesome stacks and sheds. I'll get there eventually, but here are pictures of my stacks and some of the wood I'm working on for 15/16 winter.

The first couple pics are the 4-5 cords I have for this upcoming winter. All the logs I have there are for 15/16, red oak stacked in the back and swamp maple down front that I'm quartering. The rounds were huge.

I also threw a new bar and chain on my Husky 51 today and I felt like a kid on Christmas, man did that thing cut!! And the newest acquisition haha ($4 mosquito net). For anyone who doesn't have one I highly recommend it. It makes wood processing in the summer months so much more tolerable. I'm not as prepared as many of you so will likely work through the summer

Don't worry about the way the stacks look . . . you're planning on burning the wood, not entering a photo contest. As long as the wood is seasoned, who cares what the stacks look like . . .

 

[kennyp2339]

Tommy, I think your "there" nice looking work area! Happy 4th weekend

 

[webby3650]

My stacks aren't up to "hearth quality",

Those stacks look great! You are miles ahead of a lot of people just having it stacked.

 

[ccmac]

I care what they look like. If it is worth doing then it's worth doing it right. It is what makes us different. It also reflects the pride we have in our work. To me if the stacks don't look good then my job satisfaction is not nearly what it could be.

 

[BrotherBart]

I care what they look like. If it is worth doing then it's worth doing it right. It is what makes us different. It also reflects the pride we have in our work. To me if the stacks don't look good then my job satisfaction is not nearly what it could be.

Define "look good" .It's a stack of busted up trees.

 

[BrotherBart]

Which is to say, don't go dumping on somebody elses wood stacks.