- Dec 9, 2009
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Had a thread in here a week or two in which I asked about optimal length for wood. Some of you warned me that sellers were often off by a few inches, so based on that recommendation, I called the seller back and changed the order from 20" to asked 18" lengths (he hadn't started cutting yet).
He made the delivery yesterday. Some of it is just what I ordered--clean white birch, of really nice quality. Some of it is even 18" long. It was supposed to be 3 cords of birch, cut to length, but the lengths run from less than a foot to over two feet. He said he cut nothing less than 4" in diameter, but some of it is smaller than that, and I think I got shorted on the cords. Adding injury to insult, I'm pretty sure that some of that stuff in there is poplar. Will take a better look at it by daylight, but that's what it looks like to me.
I bought cut to length because I wanted this coming winter to be easier, woodwise. Had planned a logging load, but decided to go with cut to length because the price was competitive. This is not feeling easier.
The seller had to drive quite a ways to make the delivery, so I paid him extra for gas. The wood is green, which I knew going into it, and that was why I got the price I did. But I'm not happy about the lengths of wood, and the poplar--if that's what it is--turns it into a deal breaker.
He's a young guy, and doesn't heat with wood himself. I don't think he was out to con me or do an inferior job, but just made his errors out of not knowing. I asked him if he measured the wood as he cut, and he said he measured a couple of pieces, and that he had a friend cutting with him who was just cutting to any length. When I cut firewood in the past, I alwasy measured each piece--just a quick eyeball off the chain length, but enough to get me in the ballpark. So to me this is just not right.
Thinking about stacking the stuff that's what he sold it to be--anything between 16 and 20 inches that is birch, 4" or better (most of it is a lot bigger than that), measuring to see what I have, and asking him to put this right by coming and pick up the rest, or bring more wood to compensate. Does this seem reasonable, or am I being overly fussy? The irregular lengths make it hard so see how much wood I have, too.
The long stuff would have to be re-cut, and I end up with a bunch of irregular pieces. I want to put up a lot of wood, so was hoping for uniformity in stacking.
Looking forward to your ideas on this. I may be being unreasonable here, and if I am, I want to know. If I'm not, I'd appreciate your ideas on how to proceed.
Thanks.
He made the delivery yesterday. Some of it is just what I ordered--clean white birch, of really nice quality. Some of it is even 18" long. It was supposed to be 3 cords of birch, cut to length, but the lengths run from less than a foot to over two feet. He said he cut nothing less than 4" in diameter, but some of it is smaller than that, and I think I got shorted on the cords. Adding injury to insult, I'm pretty sure that some of that stuff in there is poplar. Will take a better look at it by daylight, but that's what it looks like to me.
I bought cut to length because I wanted this coming winter to be easier, woodwise. Had planned a logging load, but decided to go with cut to length because the price was competitive. This is not feeling easier.
The seller had to drive quite a ways to make the delivery, so I paid him extra for gas. The wood is green, which I knew going into it, and that was why I got the price I did. But I'm not happy about the lengths of wood, and the poplar--if that's what it is--turns it into a deal breaker.
He's a young guy, and doesn't heat with wood himself. I don't think he was out to con me or do an inferior job, but just made his errors out of not knowing. I asked him if he measured the wood as he cut, and he said he measured a couple of pieces, and that he had a friend cutting with him who was just cutting to any length. When I cut firewood in the past, I alwasy measured each piece--just a quick eyeball off the chain length, but enough to get me in the ballpark. So to me this is just not right.
Thinking about stacking the stuff that's what he sold it to be--anything between 16 and 20 inches that is birch, 4" or better (most of it is a lot bigger than that), measuring to see what I have, and asking him to put this right by coming and pick up the rest, or bring more wood to compensate. Does this seem reasonable, or am I being overly fussy? The irregular lengths make it hard so see how much wood I have, too.
The long stuff would have to be re-cut, and I end up with a bunch of irregular pieces. I want to put up a lot of wood, so was hoping for uniformity in stacking.
Looking forward to your ideas on this. I may be being unreasonable here, and if I am, I want to know. If I'm not, I'd appreciate your ideas on how to proceed.
Thanks.