NS whitetail Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Lately, after the wife gets home from work at 3 pm, I've been going in the woods behind my Dad's house for a couple of hours and cutting firewood for next winter. So far, I've got about 4 cord cut. I love ripping the chainsaw through those big spruce and maple and watching them fall , limbing them and cleaning up the mess is a pain in the butt though Anyone else cut, block & split their own firewood ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 That would require manual labor .... NOPE .... NO .... WAY !! ... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Sorry Lewis, I don't get to enjoy all that fun! I did when I was a kid though, nothing like a day of cutting word, splitting, and then stacking them into cords. One thing is for sure, you sleep like a baby at night after a day of doing it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I have done my fair share of cutting, splitting and carrying firewood! Gave it up a long time ago and now all I do it turn up the thermostat if I need more heat or turn it down to cool the house off in the summertime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Nope....my Dad does. He's a logger and has an outdoor wood stove, so doesn't need to split and dry everything anymore. I love running a chain saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I can remember doing it as a kid with my dad....but not anymore. Exactly how much is a "cord" of wood?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 there's nothing like cutting wood on a nice cool winter day... I mostly cut to clean up the property and for summer camp fires. I would like to eventually put a wood burner in my shop and an outdoor burner for my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant-KS Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I never did when we lived at our other house with a wood stove, but my brother and I started cutting firewood to sell when we were 12 and 14. We cut Osage Orange(hedge) 1/2 mile at a time, hauled it home, split, and delivered it. 4-5 years ago we each bought ourselves a Stihl MS310 with 18" bars and went nuts. 2 years ago I had enough (were making about $4.50/hour by the time it was delivered), and told Shane I'm done. Last year he cut about 1/3 mile for posts and sold the logs for firewood to a guy just up the road, and this year I helped him for about a week and a half on another row for posts. I wish those chainsaws had hour meters on them just out of curiosity. We run 'em hard and they haven't let us down. I do sort of wish that we had a wood stove in this house as expensive as propane is, and how nice wood stoves are to sit around and warm up. If you have any spare time, wood is a really cheap, and naturally renewable resource to heat your home. The great thing about hedge trees is this; when you cut them down at the base, they grow right back faster than ever because they already have an established root system, and can be harvested again in 20-30 years. Hedge is also the hottest burning firewood in America. A cubic foot of Hedge puts out 5,000 times as many BTUs as a cubic foot of propane. I'm sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 One Cord Exctly how much is a "cord" of wood?? It is a stack that measures 4'X4'X8'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 It is a stack that measures 4'X4'X8'! Or you could make a cord from 3 runs of wood .. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I have done my share of wood splitting!! And will continue to do so im sure... Thats part of my 'farm chores' i do to help out the farmer who owns the property i hunt on. He has more logging planned on the property so as long as trees are fallin, my splitting axe will be swingin. Its a small price to pay for the hunting opportunities that i would not have if it werent for him. And it sure beats pickin rocks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Huh??? Or you could make a cord from 3 runs of wood .. :D Here we go with some foreign language from Vermont!:rolleyes: What are 3 runs of wood????:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecumseh Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I going to get out next month and spend a couple of weekends cutting wood for the house and deer camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Here we go with some foreign language from Vermont!:rolleyes: What are 3 runs of wood????:confused: What you mean I actually stumped Orlan ... :eek: A RUN is 16" wood stacked 4' high , 8' long .. 3 of these equals 1 CORD of wood .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 That's a face cord....outside of New England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 What you mean I actually stumped Orlan ... :eek: A RUN is 16" wood stacked 4' high , 8' long .. 3 of these equals 1 CORD of wood .. That's what we call a rick of firewood. Around here they're getting about $35 bucks a rick. Doesn't matter what length. They just stack in 4 foot high and 8 foot long. I was in the firewood/tree trimming/post hauling business for 13 years through high school and college. Starting out, I made $25 a day. By the time I was in college, I was pulling $100 a day....but after getting nicked twice by chainsaws, falling out of two trees and watching my friend cut a 6 by 2 inch cut in his shoulder(I call it cut, but chainsaws don't cut...they rip and shred:D), I wouldn't go back if they paid me $500.:D BTW---the very worst job is cutting Bois'd arc(sp) posts. Not fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 That's a face cord....outside of New England face cord is what i've known it as. but i won't cut it, anyway.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Me and one of my friends do all our own wood. Honestly, it is probably one of my favorite things to do! Yeah...I'm screwed up, I like shoveling snow too...lol. January and February find us spending most sunday cutting, and we do most of our splitting in the early spring..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I used to burn 12 to 15 cord per year (4x4x8ft) I now burn corn...dont miss the extra work... hey tedicast..only one of you are wearing safety chaps and steel toed boots?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Funny you should ask. I split about 1/4 cord today. I hand split it, I think it's fun. Electric company has been trimming trees in the area and they cut down 3 of my neighbor's trees. These neighbors are old widows. I went over and offered to split the wood if I could have some and they agreed. Red maple and it splits pretty easy. I need to cut some more, I'm down to about 1 cord left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 There is a face cord and a full cord. A face cord 18"x4'x8' A full cord is 4'x4'x8' I cut and split almost all of the firewood for hunting camp. I will put up about three face cord a year. One of the things I enjoy most in this world is splitting wood by hand and not with a hydraulic splitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I used to burn 12 to 15 cord per year (4x4x8ft) I now burn corn...dont miss the extra work... hey tedicast..only one of you are wearing safety chaps and steel toed boots?? Honestly...neither of us is wearing chaps. I keep saying I'm gonna buy a pair, but I haven't yet. I know I should....it is kind of like hunting from a treestand without a harness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildside Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 With two wood-burning inserts (one upstairs and one down), we burn about 20 or more face cords a year (say, 7 cords). Fortunately, we live on acreage with plenty of woods and are able to do it all ourselves. Of course, my husband's homemade splitter (that we attach to our New Holland Skidsteer) sure takes a load off and gets the kids in on the action, too! He does some by hand for the health of it, and, of course, the moving and stacking of the wood is a workout in and of itself. Yes, I help! I love the heat from wood, and with our central humidistat, the air never gets too dry. In these single-digit temps we've been having, nothing beats the warmth and beauty of a good fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerngirl Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I don't, but I do help Dad when he lets me Granny still burns wood, I wish I did now you want something completly ROFLMBO funny, give a citygirl a axe and a block of wood, now that is some quality entertainment right there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 That I........ That's a face cord....outside of New England understand! Those people from Vermont have to name everything differently so people will ask them what they mean!:rolleyes: Now if they were smart enough, which I doubt, take your 3 runs and multiple it out and what do you get?? I'll be darned, it comes out to be 4'X4'X8'! I know that is higher math for VH!! LOL!!:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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