That is fantastic. Are you storing under cover to prevent rotting?
How's your 2017 firewood coming along?
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good lord dude. I thought I was way ahead with having 2019-2020 done. I burn mostly oak so I like to stay a few years ahead
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Is that cross where your helper passed away from over work?
lol.....yeah, I hear that a lot.
I have all red and white oak along with a fair amount of black locust. I have stacks off to the sides of pine and poplar for shoulder seasons.
lol...nope, I actually did all of it myself....with the help of a few chainsaws, ATV and wood splitter. It gives me something to do during winter. That cross is a cat my GF wanted to bury and place a marker by.
I should add that while I am a couple years ahead in some respects, in others I am not.
-At the hunting cabin I have about 3-4 years worth of sauna wood (mix of oak, maple, elm, birch, ash, and tamarack) but no dedicated fire pit wood (usually aspen or balsam plus whatever partially punky stuff comes from splitting). I may want to do up some aspen in the early spring then stack in full sun so it will be ready to burn in the fire pit by fall.
-At the cabin I have either the equivalent of two weeks of boiler wood (rounds and large splits), a couple years of hardwood mix for the fireplace, and a couple years worth of fire pit wood. But my buddy will take about 4-5 cords of aspen a year so that keeps my scrounging/cleanup projects from overwhelming the woodlot with aspen.
-At the hunting cabin I have about 3-4 years worth of sauna wood (mix of oak, maple, elm, birch, ash, and tamarack) but no dedicated fire pit wood (usually aspen or balsam plus whatever partially punky stuff comes from splitting). I may want to do up some aspen in the early spring then stack in full sun so it will be ready to burn in the fire pit by fall.
-At the cabin I have either the equivalent of two weeks of boiler wood (rounds and large splits), a couple years of hardwood mix for the fireplace, and a couple years worth of fire pit wood. But my buddy will take about 4-5 cords of aspen a year so that keeps my scrounging/cleanup projects from overwhelming the woodlot with aspen.
I'm a bit behind for my use and orders for 2017. I need 11 cord of willow for confirmed orders, a few more for "in case" and 3 cords for my use.
Just finished (almost) split/stack of these 4 cords (Still have to finish up that remaining empty space in that last rick) plus another 1.5 cord for me of the stuff no up to my quality for sales. I'll be moving on to the next area where I have around 5 cord of willow rounds sdtill to process, and 3 cord already done. Have 3 cord left over from last year.
The pile to the right is about 15 cord black locust chunks waiting to be split. I do a bit of that every year, it was cut about 10 years ago. In toto I have around 80 cord black locust.
I do 90% of the processing with an X27 assisted occasionly with an 8lb mual and 8lb sledge plus wedges. Splitter only sees the tough stuff, knots, forks, etc.
I use willow to mix in with my black locust, use about 6 cord/yr mixed 50/50. I have somewhere around 70 cords of dthat in various stacks unprotected. That stuff just does not rot...ever. I for sure don't sell any of that. I figure that I have enough in the stacks to last until I am around 100 yoa (81 now)
Just finished (almost) split/stack of these 4 cords (Still have to finish up that remaining empty space in that last rick) plus another 1.5 cord for me of the stuff no up to my quality for sales. I'll be moving on to the next area where I have around 5 cord of willow rounds sdtill to process, and 3 cord already done. Have 3 cord left over from last year.
The pile to the right is about 15 cord black locust chunks waiting to be split. I do a bit of that every year, it was cut about 10 years ago. In toto I have around 80 cord black locust.
I do 90% of the processing with an X27 assisted occasionly with an 8lb mual and 8lb sledge plus wedges. Splitter only sees the tough stuff, knots, forks, etc.
I use willow to mix in with my black locust, use about 6 cord/yr mixed 50/50. I have somewhere around 70 cords of dthat in various stacks unprotected. That stuff just does not rot...ever. I for sure don't sell any of that. I figure that I have enough in the stacks to last until I am around 100 yoa (81 now)
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I got buck of hickory that will be ready for 17. Gotta start cutting some ash now. Dam cold out lately . I am way behind. I normally have two years suppy at home. This past spring was so wet i never got to the bush.
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I've got about 15 cord split & tacked which is around 3 years of wood based on my normal annual usage...and an additional 5-7 cords still in rounds.
I don't have wood segregated based on which year I think I'm gonna use it ..just oldest to newest..I try to burn the most seasoned stuff first but the influx of Ash has pushed the longer lasting species to the back of the pile. I bet I've got some Locust and Hedge that's 6-8 years old.
I don't have wood segregated based on which year I think I'm gonna use it ..just oldest to newest..I try to burn the most seasoned stuff first but the influx of Ash has pushed the longer lasting species to the back of the pile. I bet I've got some Locust and Hedge that's 6-8 years old.
I'm C/S/S until 2018-19. I have probably half of what I need for 2019-20 cut up in rounds waiting to be split in spring.
T. Mainus
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Our splitting operation will get started after the first of the year. Just had 30 cord delivered and we still have about 15 left over from last year that we didn't get to. We have 3 moths to get it all done.
zogger
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17 is long done, 18 is done, 19 is *this close* to being done. For my neighbor, 16 is done (he hasn't run out of last year's wood yet), 17 is done, will be starting on his 18 soonish, just needs splitting (more leftover oakzilla..). If you add in my primo heartwood oak, my 2020 is done as well..
zogger
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I need to add several cords to my 2016 dry firewood collection in order to handle the 2017 demand. That's my prediction. My fall, 2016 deliveries almost doubled up my fall, 2015 deliveries. I have several customers calling up to get in line on my list for dry days in early 2017. That means it's time for me to put on some warm gloves and get to work. My log splitter is waiting patiently.
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2017 was css in 2015
css means what? Please advise. I don't and Google doesn't either. Maybe svk knows. Please fill me in. TIA.
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