Firewood Season 2023

[JTKelly]

I was cutting up some pines of a property next door that have been laying on the ground for YEARS. Figured it for trash before I ever started. It just looked punky but I cut the end off that an man it was ALL heart wood except for the out side INCH! I cut that sucker up in to 12' long 6"x6" posts and STILL got a couple wagon loads of fire wood out of the slabs.

I hope the rest all turn out like that.

 

[indyjohn]

Trying out a different way to use pallets. Tomorrow I'll put corrugated roof panels on the new one. I have far less $$$ in it than the original one behind the OG. Not nearly as sturdy but I think it may do the trick for a season or two. I've found good pallets for sale for as little as $4 each. Free pallets are just hit or miss. Six pallets, 2x4s, 3x3s cut down to 6" sections to make the foundation, and the roof panel and voila! covered firewood rack.



The (overengineered) original firewood rack

 

[KJQ6945]

Down here in East Texas, people would move into the over engineered version.

Do you offer that in a 3 bedroom?

 

[indyjohn]

Down here in East Texas, people would move into the over engineered version.

Do you offer that in a 3 bedroom?

Just down the road.... It's unbelievable what people will live in. I get it, you make do with what you can afford. But, I know what you're saying.

 

[cg21]

So some of you saw I got my first wood stove……… holy crap is it hot.

We went from keeping the house 60-65 to save on Nipsco now the furnace doesn’t run (have it set to 55 as a safety) the other day it was 83 in the house midday lol and the room with the stove was unbearable.

I have a fan in the basement blowing the cool air up (tri level) and I have the furnace fan running but I’m gonna need to figure out a better way to move some air. Or I will have the windows open in December more than April.

 

[El Conquistador]

So some of you saw I got my first wood stove……… holy crap is it hot.

We went from keeping the house 60-65 to save on Nipsco now the furnace doesn’t run (have it set to 55 as a safety) the other day it was 83 in the house midday lol and the room with the stove was unbearable.

I have a fan in the basement blowing the cool air up (tri level) and I have the furnace fan running but I’m gonna need to figure out a better way to move some air. Or I will have the windows open in December more than April.

You will get the hang of it. Adjusting the damper and closing off the air intake until the fire burning at the rate you need. It just takes some time messing with it.

 

[cg21]

You will get the hang of it. Adjusting the damper and closing off the air intake until the fire burning at the rate you need. It just takes some time messing with it.

My stove only has one adjustment, the fresh air going into the box. No other adjustments.

Im sure it will be a learning process especially since I have mixed hardwoods I know they all burn at different temps or I have been told.

 

[tmschuller]

Dropped this one by the house today. Nice sized ash. From start to finish 45 minutes. New 25” chain what a difference a good sharp chain makes

 

[KJQ6945]

The weather has been perfect for cutting down here, but it’s deer season. Trying to stay out of the woods, for the neighbors.

 

[OkieGirl]

So some of you saw I got my first wood stove……… holy crap is it hot.

We went from keeping the house 60-65 to save on Nipsco now the furnace doesn’t run (have it set to 55 as a safety) the other day it was 83 in the house midday lol and the room with the stove was unbearable.

I have a fan in the basement blowing the cool air up (tri level) and I have the furnace fan running but I’m gonna need to figure out a better way to move some air. Or I will have the windows open in December more than April.

I know others have already said it, but you really will get the hang of it after messing around with it. If it really is too hot you can always burn 12" cut wood instead of 16" or dial back how much you keep in there once you've got a good bed of coals.

We found this to be helpful, it sits on to of our wood burner and when the temp gets up to a certain level it starts to spin. It's been nice to have to help move the warm air around: Stove Fan Link

 

[JTKelly]

I cut up the other half of that pine I had above. Made another 12' post and built a wood rack out of the slabs from that side.

Gave my daughter a chainsaw lesson even though she can't start it she knows how and how to sharpen and adjust the chain and why and when as well as fill it with oil and gas.

 

[cmann250]

Getting a year ahead with some ash, cherry, and oak.

 

[indyjohn]

Wood sheds

 

[cg21]

Newbie question….. how often do you clean out the ash? I really enjoy laying a log on the hot coals and not worrrying about starting the fire… but makes it difficult to clean the ash out

 

[Magyars]

I clean out the ash every couple/3 days.
I keep an ash can with lid next to the stove, that way any hot embers are deprived of oxygen.
I eventually throw them on one of the hay fields.

 

[indyjohn]

Wood sheds

The roof is corrugated pvc panels. I took two 12' pieces and cut them in half. Attached them to the metal frame with roofing screws. Those panels were the only item I did not have on hand to build that shed. The 12' panels were $36 each at Menards!

 

[klausm]

Newbie question….. how often do you clean out the ash? I really enjoy laying a log on the hot coals and not worrrying about starting the fire… but makes it difficult to clean the ash out

sometimes it depends on what you are burning, a lot of times I will clean out the right side one time and the left side a day later, yes i am lazy and having a bed of hot coals makes life a whole lot easier

 

[t-squared]

Loggerchain/Frawleys sent me their latest sale ad......

Loggerchain

 

[tmschuller]

Neighbor came down and offered me a lot of seasoned Pin oak and hickory.. to me it’s a gold mine 3/4 of a mile away from my house. Sharing some with family and a buddy that just had knee replacement
First cut I found a fence post that had grown in the tree.. it says Stihl on the side of the saw but it sure didn’t get thru that fence post

 

[klausm]

Neighbor came down and offered me a lot of seasoned Pin oak and hickory.. to me it’s a gold mine 3/4 of a mile away from my house. Sharing some with family and a buddy that just had knee replacement
First cut I found a fence post that had grown in the tree.. it says Stihl on the side of the saw but it sure didn’t get thru that fence post View attachment 317368 View attachment 317369 View attachment 317370

I hate when that happens, I found concrete in one once that they had patched a hole in it with and then it grew over it