I just finished stacking the grapple load yesterday.
I put the short pieces on top.
A little ugly and "pokey", but I'm not covering it anyway.
I put the short pieces on top.
A little ugly and "pokey", but I'm not covering it anyway.
DanCorcoran said:If they are short enough, I place two side by side north-south in the stove (a few inches apart), then put the long ones east-west on top of them. This allows a draft underneath and is great for getting a hot fire started quickly.
I still have a good old weber under my deck. I used to love that thing, makes be want to break it back out. If I am building a Holtz Hauzen I like to throw them in the middle. Otherwise I find a place in the stacks. I find on my end cross stacks I have room and sometimes drop them through the holes in the cross stacks or in between the open spaces. I stack double on the pallets sometimes I just lay a few across until they fill the space.Thistle said:One use - Oaks,Hickory or Black Cherry I save some for either the smoker or Weber kettle.All other I have in a big pile outside,if not too big,they will go in covered trash can outside or in a couple sturdy cardboard boxes along one wall of the shop/garage. I dont waste very much,anything over 1 inch if its sound is brought in from the woods.
Bur Oak chunks from a small stump cut-off,Sirloin Kabobs earlier tonight :coolsmile:
+1Cluttermagnet said:I throw them in my 'shorties and uglies' bins. After seasoning, they burn beautifully. Some of them even burn hotter or longer due to knot wood which can be more dense and resinous. Same for crotches- that sort of wood sometimes has a bit of a BTU bonus in it. Not much wood goes to waste here.
Kenster said:I throw shorties and small uglies and real skinny splits in between my stack rows. Makes good starter or fill-in wood.
Todd said:Tim,
Those shorties burn good loading N/S in the Fireview. If it's good hardwood I keep the shorties.
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