The Princess is in the basement.

[BillsWS]

Super nice day today. I saw this thread https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/90232/ and decided I could use my Kubota to move the Princess from the garage to the basement. No pics during the process, but here is the stove sitting to the left of where it will eventually live. I plan on opening up my chase, lining the sides, back and bottom with limestone. It will be a nice thermal mass and the white stone will really show off the Princess nicely.

 

[rdust]

Looks right at home there!

 

[nate379]

Your basement looks nicer than my house. I'm used to seeing a basement be a workshop of some sorts or just storage.

 

[BillsWS]

Your basement looks nicer than my house. I'm used to seeing a basement be a workshop of some sorts or just storage.

She nags, I work. LOL. Thanks Nate. I need a woodstove so I can get away regularly to c/s/s wood. Peace and heat.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Bill, thanks for the picture but the next time we need to see the buck's antlers.

 

[BillsWS]

Bill, thanks for the picture but the next time we need to see the buck's antlers.

Hi Dennis, should be plenty of pics over the coming months. I'll be sure to get those in before I cover it up for the destruction/construction phase. Heading out to the woodlot shortly to spend an afternoon tinkering and think-er-ing. "I'd rather be at camp thinking about God than at church thinking about camp" - unknown.

Bill in the U.P.

 

[corey21]

Nice stove and basement.

 

[bogydave]

Gonna be a warm house soon. Looks good already.

"GOT WOOD?"

 

[jeff_t]

"GOT WOOD?"

He gots a 660 and one of those scary Super Splitters.

 

[BillsWS]

"GOT WOOD?"

He gots a 660 and one of those scary Super Splitters.

"Scary Splitter" LOL. "Got wood?" Might have a line on 4 or 5 face cords of "in the garage" wood to get a jump on next year. They are moving and can't take the wood.

Will a cheap moisture meter be "close enough" to tell me what I need to know? $13 at Menards, pins and digital, Tool Shop brand.

Bill in the U.P.

 

[bogydave]

Will the moisture content matter?
You burn what you got
I'd guess it's pretty dry & will be even better, by next season.

 

[BillsWS]

Will the moisture content matter?
You burn what you got
I'd guess it's pretty dry & will be even better, by next season.

I have been texting back and forth with them about their wood. 18" lengths, mostly maple, some cherry. Cut last winter. Told them I'd take it, 4 cords, $50 each, I will pick it up Thursday and store it till next burning season. It should be close by then. Isn't 2 years a minimum for the Cat stoves Bogydave?

 

[bogydave]

Will the moisture content matter?
You burn what you got
I'd guess it's pretty dry & will be even better, by next season.

I have been texting back and forth with them about their wood. 18" lengths, mostly maple, some cherry. Cut last winter. Told them I'd take it, 4 cords, $50 each, I will pick it up Thursday and store it till next burning season. It should be close by then. Isn't 2 years a minimum for the Cat stoves Bogydave?

When I got the stove, I was burning what I had. I had punky wood, 6 month seasoned & 1 yr seasoned, & some 2 & 3 yr seasoned & didn't know the difference.
I've greatly improved my fire wood process.
Now I have 3 yrs supply of good wood at various seasoning times.
Now 2 years is my minimum plan, but before I got ahead, "I burned what I got".
You are way ahead of what I started with a few years ago.
Having the forethought to get your wood & be ahead by getting some well seasoned wood before you have the stove up & running is GREAT! & smart

 

[joecool85]

Will the moisture content matter?
You burn what you got
I'd guess it's pretty dry & will be even better, by next season.

I have been texting back and forth with them about their wood. 18" lengths, mostly maple, some cherry. Cut last winter. Told them I'd take it, 4 cords, $50 each, I will pick it up Thursday and store it till next burning season. It should be close by then. Isn't 2 years a minimum for the Cat stoves Bogydave?

Depends on the type of wood and the conditions it was drying in. Oak you need to plan on 2 years. Other hard woods plan on 1 year. Softwoods like pine can be seasoned in as short as 6 months in the right conditions.

 

[BillsWS]

Will the moisture content matter?
You burn what you got
I'd guess it's pretty dry & will be even better, by next season.

I have been texting back and forth with them about their wood. 18" lengths, mostly maple, some cherry. Cut last winter. Told them I'd take it, 4 cords, $50 each, I will pick it up Thursday and store it till next burning season. It should be close by then. Isn't 2 years a minimum for the Cat stoves Bogydave?

When I got the stove, I was burning what I had. I had punky wood, 6 month seasoned & 1 yr seasoned, & some 2 & 3 yr seasoned & didn't know the difference.
I've greatly improved my fire wood process.
Now I have 3 yrs supply of good wood at various seasoning times.
Now 2 years is my minimum plan, but before I got ahead, "I burned what I got".
You are way ahead of what I started with a few years ago.
Having the forethought to get your wood & be ahead by getting some well seasoned wood before you have the stove up & running is GREAT! & smart

bodydave, wait till I tell my wife "the guys on Hearth.com think I'm smart."

 

[SteveKG]

"GOT WOOD?"

Will a cheap moisture meter be "close enough" to tell me what I need to know? $13 at Menards, pins and digital, Tool Shop brand.

Bill in the U.P.

Last year I stopped in at a Northern T. and saw a $12 moisture meter. Many yr. of wood cutting and I never felt I needed a meter. Bought it, though, mostly just to see how I'd been judging my wood. Turns out, I didn't need it after all. But here's the thing: this meter takes four of those little "watch" type button batteries. Now, those little batteries run anywhere from $7 to $12 for a set of four. I refuse to buy any more, so my meter is dead. The batteries cost as much as the meter. I used the meter maybe an hour, total, fooling around. So beware buying a junker meter, might save you money to get a better one. Though I cannot see anyone needing one for firewood. You can easily tell your wood is ready to burn, or not, without a meter..... At least I only blew $12.

 

[bogydave]

Will the moisture content matter?
You burn what you got
I'd guess it's pretty dry & will be even better, by next season.

I have been texting back and forth with them about their wood. 18" lengths, mostly maple, some cherry. Cut last winter. Told them I'd take it, 4 cords, $50 each, I will pick it up Thursday and store it till next burning season. It should be close by then. Isn't 2 years a minimum for the Cat stoves Bogydave?

When I got the stove, I was burning what I had. I had punky wood, 6 month seasoned & 1 yr seasoned, & some 2 & 3 yr seasoned & didn't know the difference.
I've greatly improved my fire wood process.
Now I have 3 yrs supply of good wood at various seasoning times.
Now 2 years is my minimum plan, but before I got ahead, "I burned what I got".
You are way ahead of what I started with a few years ago.
Having the forethought to get your wood & be ahead by getting some well seasoned wood before you have the stove up & running is GREAT! & smart

bodydave, wait till I tell my wife "the guys on Hearth.com think I'm smart."

Good luck with that one getting you very far. She'll want to read some of my post & blow that one out of the water LOL :lol:

 

[greythorn3]

Will the moisture content matter?
You burn what you got
I'd guess it's pretty dry & will be even better, by next season.

I have been texting back and forth with them about their wood. 18" lengths, mostly maple, some cherry. Cut last winter. Told them I'd take it, 4 cords, $50 each, I will pick it up Thursday and store it till next burning season. It should be close by then. Isn't 2 years a minimum for the Cat stoves Bogydave?

When I got the stove, I was burning what I had. I had punky wood, 6 month seasoned & 1 yr seasoned, & some 2 & 3 yr seasoned & didn't know the difference.
I've greatly improved my fire wood process.
Now I have 3 yrs supply of good wood at various seasoning times.
Now 2 years is my minimum plan, but before I got ahead, "I burned what I got".
You are way ahead of what I started with a few years ago.
Having the forethought to get your wood & be ahead by getting some well seasoned wood before you have the stove up & running is GREAT! & smart

bodydave, wait till I tell my wife "the guys on Hearth.com think I'm smart."

boy she gonna take your internet away!