How long do you cut your wood? POLL

[calebng15]

This should be an interesting thread! I cut mine at about 16in, how about you guys?

 

[Oldman47]

My stove calls for 12 inches for N/S or 16 inches for E/W. I like to use the N/S configuration so I cut small.

 

[farmer steve]

This should be an interesting thread! I cut mine at about 16in, how about you guys?

same here. makes it easier to measure when stacked for resale. plus i'm getting to old to lift anything longer.

 

[firefighter938]

I'm anywhere from 15-17" so I marked 16

 

[turnkey4099]

16" for me or 12" for a customer. As to how long I cut? Until I get tired

 

[Marshy]

I voted 20 but if i chose a range it would be 18-20 but some are short and some are long. My stove can fit 22" but I don't use a measuring device, just eyeball so I try to stay on the lower end so they all fit. With a 18" bar its easy to estimate a 18-20" piece of wood...

 

[Wood Doctor]

I checked 18", but 17" to 18" is more accurate. Most of my firewood customers have fireplaces and not stoves. For the ones with stoves, I can usually find shorter than 18" lengths. I like to pack the truck with four rows of 18" lengths because I have a 72" or 6' box. The top of the packed load where the racks are allows slightly longer than 18" lengths.

On occasion, I get a special request for under 14" lengths. That's because a few customers have smaller potbelly stoves, similar to the ones they used to have on a train caboose. I also get quite few "nothing over 18" requests, but rarely "nothing over 16" requests.

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

Approximately 20", +/- 2", depending on my mood. Generally, from the rivet on my 24" bar, to the case of the saw (turn saw 90 degrees, eyeball for length, return to crosscut orientation and cut). My stove can take the full 24" length, but my wife complains if the splits are too heavy. And we all know, happy wife...

 

[Wood Doctor]

Approximately 20", +/- 2", depending on my mood. Generally, from the rivet on my 24" bar, to the case of the saw (turn saw 90 degrees, eyeball for length, return to crosscut orientation and cut). My stove can take the full 24" length, but my wife complains if the splits are too heavy. And we all know, happy wife...

My stove also takes the 24" length, but it's amazing how many stoves top out at 18". One nice think about using a saw with an 18" bar is that the bar minus the bumper spike always sets the log at just under 18" when used as a measuring stick. Like this one:

Stihl 028 Super

 

[zogger]

16s, three rows on a pallet with some overhang on the sides for air circulation in the middle. I am pickier on the size for wood that can be potentially moved. What I burn can be pretty random. I have two kinds of stacks, grade A, and lesser, I mostly burn lesser.

 

[svk]

I was around 20" average but back to 18 now because if I give wood away I need it to fit in other's stoves.

 

[greenskeeper]

22" max to fit width wise in the stove so I put a groove on the rail of the splitter so I can make sure the splits will fit before tossing them into the pile. If the log is "oversize" I just trim it to the mark while on the splitter.

 

[dave_dj1]

My stove will take 38" wood but I have no desire to lift pieces that long and heavy therefore I cut it all between 24" and 26". The splitter will take 30" wood. Seriously thinking about just cutting it all 16", if I do that I can run two rows when needed and one when not.

 

[triathlete123]

Cut to fit the stove, if you want longer burn times.

 

[Mike-M]

16 to 17

 

[flotek]

My furnace will accept 25 .. I usually cut between 22-24" in length

 

[Mad Professor]

This should be an interesting thread! I cut mine at about 16in, how about you guys?

I go for 22", stove will take 26" when empty.

Exception is knotty/twisted as I split everything by hand, might go down to 16", never used a splitter in over 40 years

 

[066blaster]

16 for selling 18 ish for personal use

 

[SteveSS]

I cut 18" because Dad's fireplace won't take anything longer. We cut together and share what we cut so even though I could use 24 inchers, I don't cut it that way. I've been wondering what kind of burn times I could get with a full load of 24's. Might be worth a truckload or two to find out.

 

[Cody]

Around 18" is perfect but I like shorter pieces as well. Max log length for my stove is around 20" but I like to keep it away from the glass. The few guys we sell to have fireplaces or older stoves that can take the bigger pieces so the ash that we cut is longer. We also have an old schweiss in the garage for heat, mainly on the weekends but with that big of stove ya just chuck em in and fill 'er full.