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These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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A facecord is a half cord. It’s 3 actually. I prefer white oak mostly since that’s what’s most readily available to me. I cut and split about 2 cords a year and that is usually enough for us, but it’s not my primary heat source. Birch and red oak also mixed in.
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utah juniper, sometimes called shaggy bark Now this looks like my place in Arizona Scrub Oak and Cedars. I was told that Cedars have round shaped needles and Junipers have flat type needles. We have Round in my area not flat. I could have been informed wrong thou
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A facecord is a half cord. Nope, a face cord is 4' x 8' x 16" so three face cords in a cord. And many call it a “rick”. Most “for sale” ads around here are a rick, you’d expect 16” length, but who knows what they’re actually cutting it to.
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Live Oak in fireplace, Post Oak in pit for bbq, mesquite in fire pit for grilling steaks.
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I need to get south for some Osage Orange & scrub oak. Might need to hook up my RV and explore this Spring - anyone know a spot to cut a bed load of OO for an out of stater?
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A facecord is a half cord. Nope, a face cord is 4' x 8' x 16" so three face cords in a cord. that is what I've always been taught.. half a cord to be if it's cut in 24-in lengths That was my math too.
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Out west I like ash and maple with oak for night wood. Doug fir is good if you can find an old growth buckskin.
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On a side note I wonder what kind of wood round oak likes?
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Have a hickory dead in the back yard, about a cord and a half should I cut or let it fall
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On a side note I wonder what kind of wood round oak likes? Fake wood.
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A facecord is a half cord. Nope, a face cord is 4' x 8' x 16" so three face cords in a cord. that is what I've always been taught.. half a cord to be if it's cut in 24-in lengths You guys don't know Jack Shiet.😉😉😉 "I got a 3/4 ton truck. If I throw the wood in and it's about 6 inches above the rails it's almost a cord. I'll deliver it within 15 miles for $150." "No, stacking doesn't make any difference, I've tried it. Believe me!" Actually heard that, more than once. I have a 3/ ton. Fiberglass boards to build a headache rack to keep it from hitting the cab. When I throw the bed 3/4 of the way full, crawl over it and stack it to cab height, I get 1 1/2 rows. 3 rows cab height, stacked. 4th is a bit lower, the rest of the bed is filled with a saw and as much wood as we can get in. I've stacked that, measured, and did the volume calculations. About 3/4 cord, a bit more usually. But the first paragraph explains a cord from the Shiesters selling wood. Bastards are lying when they claim it's a truck load, let alone throwing the cord reference in there!
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Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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On a side note I wonder what kind of wood round oak likes? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 Pole wood?
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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I’m an Oak & Ash guy for different reasons. All ash. So many dead ones here, some will probably will go to waste. Getting risky to cut them down with the weak tops and all. My helper & the two log skidders.
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I’m an Oak & Ash guy for different reasons. All ash. So many dead ones here, some will probably will go to waste. Getting risky to cut them down with the weak tops and all. My helper & the two log skidders. Great pic! That darn Emerald Ash Borer has all of us out East cutting trees we normally never would.
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On my 80 acres I've got about 25 acres wooded with Oak, Maple, Shagbark Hickory, Black Walnut, Elm and of course Hedge. Right now the majority of what I've been cutting has been elm due to the beetles. We burn Osage sparingly as it burns pretty hot. These days it's rare for us to be cutting down live trees unless I'm clearing or making room for my oak trees (mast producing for deer). This year I "automated" part of our process by investing in pallet forks for my Kuboata and started converting IBC Totes into firewood bins. The ability to only handle wood twice (into bin, then into wood stove) is awesome. I built an IBC Tote dolly with castors, so it can be moved easily in the garage: One full 275 gallon IBC Tote is almost a face cord. Pretty slick thinking there!
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White oak splits the easiest. Red oak burns slower and smells the best while burning.
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I made a small fortune with a S10 pickup and a wild thing chain saw and several maul handles
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I like one year old. oak. ash, hickory, and maple
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You guys are lucky with what you have available… 99% of what I burn is black spruce. When I’m lucky I can get some birch, but that’s rare. Yup. Spruce for everyday use. Birch and tamarack when the BTUs need jacked up.
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