Firewood Knowledge

[WesternSaw]

HI Guys
A few years back while at a local mill looking at planks for my workbench project,I ran into an old timer that told me he cuts his firewood into rounds for his wood stove.Are rounds just what he said they are as opposed to length's ie. 12inches long for a 12inch deep stove.How would you stack that to dry?Explanations from you pro's and possible pictures would be great. Also any good pictures of different methods of stacking firewood would also benefit me.By the way the workbench turned out fine made from Douglas Fir not that hard for a true typical woodworking bench.The small mill sells rejected wood from the power authority,if they have large knots or certain amount's of knots they are rejected for cross beams on power poles.
Thanks in Advance
Petesoldsaw

 

[abohac]

Pete

HI Guys
A few years back while at a local mill looking at planks for my workbench project,I ran into an old timer that told me he cuts his firewood into rounds for his wood stove.Are rounds just what he said they are as opposed to length's ie. 12inches long for a 12inch deep stove.How would you stack that to dry?Explanations from you pro's and possible pictures would be great. Also any good pictures of different methods of stacking firewood would also benefit me.By the way the workbench turned out fine made from Douglas Fir not that hard for a true typical woodworking bench.The small mill sells rejected wood from the power authority,if they have large knots or certain amount's of knots they are rejected for cross beams on power poles.
Thanks in Advance
Petesoldsaw

You are making firewood making too much of a science. The term "round" is nothing more than a piece unsplit. Usually when I (or anyone else) cuts a "round" it is a little shorter because it is hard to handle but burns longer in a big stove. If you are the type of guy who really likes a neat stacked pile of wood, you better cut everything the same length and split it. It will stack and dry much better. Personally, I never split wood that I can handle or stack wood. I hoist the truck up and dump it in a pile, push it up with the loader and forget about it until it's time for a fire. This is not the right way to do things but I'd rather be in the woods making wood instead of stacking it. I hate that job and feel it is a waste of my time. Good luck.