r/firewood

have about 4 cord stacked since April. Reading around 25% on freshly split face. Any chance this will be burnable this year?

Second year with a wood stove. Absolutely love it! Ran out of wood in early April last season - could have burned thru April. However, keeping the stove fed from Christmas to March meant our heat only turned on twice - and that’s with a couple massive snowstorms - not bad!

Got a load of logs and built a bucking table and some extra storage to be ready moving forward. Based on measurements from my stacks I’ve got about 9 cord. I love splitting firewood!

Anyway though I’d share my setup and some of my stacks with you folks - stay warm!

Neighbor cuz down a tree can anyone ID the wood?

Google says tulip poplar from both pics

Took delivery of a couple cord this past weekend. Going with a different handling method this year. In the past I’ve just hauled down a wagon full of wood once a week to our basement walkout. This year I’m going with totes. I figure I can just park one with the open side facing the door and just swap them out every 2-3 weeks. I do think I’m going to divide the wood up into 2 more totes as while my little tractor will pick them up I know it’s definitely pushing its limits and I don’t want I have a bad day. Anyone else have any experience with the tote covers (back left tote)? They seem to fit and secure pretty well. I’ve got to hand it to the folks I bought the wood from. They made sure it was at least 2 cord.

ChipDrop was great for me last year and the year before. But I've been getting no play this year.

But...

This Black Cherry just came in two loads!

I reupped my request and will start bucking this stuff if the rain and storms hold off.

I'm a happy camper now! 🙂

Got this from the side of the road, split very easy

This pile of wood has been sitting behind my workplace since they bought it over 5 years ago. No one wants it, so I can take it if I choose; my stove is my primary heat source for very cold winters so I’m always on the lookout for wood.

Unknown age, broken tarp, multiple seasons of heavy snow thaw. The stack is on pallets, and overall besides the greying looks in decent condition; quick scan of the top few layers there’s no sign of rot, the wood seems solid.

There is some insect frass near the top, some small holes in the wood. No idea if it’s recent or long moved on.

My initial thought is to continue inspecting as I load, then only bring in to the house what I plan to burn. But it’s a ton of free wood so I’m obviously keen.

Thoughts? Take or leave it? Potential problems? Appreciate any input.

Edit: Amazing input, that’s cleared my mind about taking it so thanks everyone.

The poor man’s bucking table is a game changer. I think it’s about 4 cords. Time will tell after splitting.

Not bad for a $20 tip!

Will probably add a little fan to keep it moving. Not a great spot to season I know but hoping this makeshift kiln ensures it’s mostly ready by December. Gets like 4 hours of direct sun at the moment and increases to about all day in late fall. EDIT: I’m getting flamed by yall for stacking against the garage. I’ll pull it.

Trying to figure out what type of wood this is.

Local arborist freebies, had to go pickup but they loaded it in my dump trailer. Anyone confirm hickory?