Winter Wood

ceresone · #1 09/21/08, 10:23 AM

My SIL hauled 2 trailer loads of block wood for us Friday. Ranked it would be about 6--7 rank.Its the block ends cut off at the saw mill. Some blocks are so big they will have to be split. 24$ a trailer load--so nice to have in the wood shed.

Itilley · #2 09/21/08, 10:55 AM

DD and her husband own a bedroom making furniture shop and we can get some wonderful wood for kindling. He charges for the bags of wood but doesn't charge us. It helps us a lot.

RenieB

ericjeeper · #3 09/21/08, 02:45 PM

Or next? I am guessing that this is just green sawn lumber ends and slabs? If so it will likely not be very seasoned.I would suggest stacking it very loosely and keeping it uncovered til the snows starts flying. It will not dry very fast stored in a shed where the winds and sun can not get to it.

ceresone · #4 09/21/08, 04:44 PM

I know theres lots of controversy versus dry and green wood. Over the last 70 years, I've burned a lot of each in different stoves.
we're using a fireplace insert now, no creasote ever-and frankly, I prefer green wood. Dry is excellent for starting fires, but ours dont go out from fall to spring--and green holds fire lots better.

edcopp · #5 09/21/08, 06:38 PM

I like to learn something new every day, so my question for today is: What's a Rank?

Old Vet · #6 09/21/08, 09:27 PM

Too bad you are so far away. The trees that Ike blew down around here are mostily going to waste. Going to town (33 people) about 4 miles away there are 15 blown down oak and s couple of other ones. If I go the long way around there are about 20 in the 6 miles.

Paquebot · #7 09/22/08, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by edcopp

I like to learn something new every day, so my question for today is: What's a Rank?

A rank is a lot of loose things neatly stacked. Although a firewood rank has no official dimensions, it's generally a half cord.

Logging around here is generally done in the winter and then delivered to the mills as needed in the summer and fall. Although considered to be green, the trees may have been cut 9 months ago. They're the logs if the boards are to be kiln dried. Much less sap and thus much less fuel to dry it out. Quite different from a tree felled in the summer when the sap is up.

Martin

ceresone · #8 09/22/08, 07:44 AM

We still use ranks here, altho I dont think its a offical measurement anymore.
Rank is 2'x4'x8'

Paquebot · #9 09/22/08, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ceresone

We still use ranks here, altho I dont think its a offical measurement anymore.
Rank is 2'x4'x8'

Those dimensions are 64 square feet. A cord is 128 square feet. Therefore a rank is a half cord. Must be a Missouri thing!

Martin