some Hearth "wood shed" terms i've learned.
Do we need to have a section (or 'sticky") for hearth "wood sheds terms?
Additions & corrections appreciated, within what a reasonable person would call tasteful
Round. un-split fire wood cut to stove length. (I cut 2 logs into rounds today)
Splits: split up pieces of the round (my splits are seasoning well) (typically 4" thick)
Cord: (1) 128 cubic feet of stacked wood & air (2) basic unit of measure for fire wood (typically fire wood is sold by cord)
Face cord
1)) 1/3 of a cord of the splits. (2) 1 row of a 3 row stack that is 4 X 4 X 8 & each row is 16" (yuppy term)
............( is a pickup load a face cord)
Truck load: a variable quantity of fire wood, typically sold for as much as the seller can get. No standard quantity or volume of firewood.
................ (a term when heard/read a "buyer beware" alarm should go off) (another term yuppies use)
Shoulder wood: Wood that is not the best quality & burned during the on-set & end of burning season (shoulder season).
.....................(When it's 50 ° F, I burn my shoulder wood during the day to take the chill off.
Seasoned: (1)Wood that has been stored for a year or more to let the moisture level in the wood get to 15% or less.
..................(2)Wood ready to burn in EPA approved stoves (3) Dry firewood. (4) wood sellers use this term to define any wood they have fore sale.
......................(Oak typically takes 2 years to fully season.)
Best wood?: (1)The term "best wood?" is typically "gotten wood". ie: wood that is seasoned properly, split & stacked & ready to burn.
.....................(2) wood with the highest BTU value in your area
BTU: British Thermal Unit: for fire wood: the amount of energy, that when burned is released as heat
crotch: (1) term used by "master wood cutters" to show off their skills. "How to split a crotch".
....................(2)A "Y" in the top of a tree that has a good firewood value in it (4" dia or +) that's hard to stack & split, & should be used
Do we need to have a section (or 'sticky") for hearth "wood sheds terms?
Additions & corrections appreciated, within what a reasonable person would call tasteful
Round. un-split fire wood cut to stove length. (I cut 2 logs into rounds today)
Splits: split up pieces of the round (my splits are seasoning well) (typically 4" thick)
Cord: (1) 128 cubic feet of stacked wood & air (2) basic unit of measure for fire wood (typically fire wood is sold by cord)
Face cord
1)) 1/3 of a cord of the splits. (2) 1 row of a 3 row stack that is 4 X 4 X 8 & each row is 16" (yuppy term)............( is a pickup load a face cord)
Truck load: a variable quantity of fire wood, typically sold for as much as the seller can get. No standard quantity or volume of firewood.
................ (a term when heard/read a "buyer beware" alarm should go off) (another term yuppies use)
Shoulder wood: Wood that is not the best quality & burned during the on-set & end of burning season (shoulder season).
.....................(When it's 50 ° F, I burn my shoulder wood during the day to take the chill off.
Seasoned: (1)Wood that has been stored for a year or more to let the moisture level in the wood get to 15% or less.
..................(2)Wood ready to burn in EPA approved stoves (3) Dry firewood. (4) wood sellers use this term to define any wood they have fore sale.
......................(Oak typically takes 2 years to fully season.)
Best wood?: (1)The term "best wood?" is typically "gotten wood". ie: wood that is seasoned properly, split & stacked & ready to burn.
.....................(2) wood with the highest BTU value in your area
BTU: British Thermal Unit: for fire wood: the amount of energy, that when burned is released as heat
crotch: (1) term used by "master wood cutters" to show off their skills. "How to split a crotch".
....................(2)A "Y" in the top of a tree that has a good firewood value in it (4" dia or +) that's hard to stack & split, & should be used
