Woodpile pics & a math problem

[gone-a-milkin]

Okay, here is what I did:



With my own womanly strength and several coolish days, became this:



Now the question: How many cords is it?

This pile measures 5'x7'x11'.






*WARNING* reposted pic from CF.
(& because I am 'still' so excited...)



I am almost looking forward to cooler weather for once.

[Cabin Fever]

If we assume a stacked cord of firewood is 4' x 4' x 8', it would have a volume of 128 square feet.

Your pile is 385 square feet. 385 / 128 = 3 full cords.

Since your pile has so little air space in it, it is probably more equivalent to 4 full cords of firewood.

What kind of wood is it?

[gone-a-milkin]

Thanks Cabin Fever! It is wet fresh oak.

It IS stacked pretty tight, though I left a few inches behind the pile and put the very biggest pieces on the bottom. There is NO bark on it either. It will dry out just fine though, I know from experience.

I always wonder when they dump the trailer in the yard, how many cords it will work out to. This is the first year I bothered to measure it.

Now I need a new pair of work gloves, & some new boots.

[gone-a-milkin]

Originally Posted by Wind in Her Hair

P.S.

I like your stumps and you have a nice ax.

I mean hatchet.

WIHH, my DH has told me pretty much the same thing...

The guy I buy this wood from always makes sure to put a nice chopping block in the load for me.

You can see that lastyear's stump is still functional, and still heavy!

[OJ Rallye]

This site has some good info:

http://www.woodheat.org/

[QUOTE=gone-a-milkin;3944276]
Now the question: How many cords is it?

A cord is 4'x4'x8' = 128 sq.'

This pile measures 5'x7'x11'.

=385 sq.'

385/128 = 3.0078125 cords

That's more wood than you can use before it rots in MO.
To prevent that, bring some to WI and we'll burn it before it rots.

[Yvonne's hubby]

Originally Posted by Wind in Her Hair

see why I married him? Reminds me of my dauhter-in-law's favorite Tshirt...

"English Major -You do the math."

Your firewood stacking is gorgeous and ingenious!

P.S.

I like your stumps and you have a nice ax.

I mean hatchet.

Well somebody needs to do the math. I presume doing math tricks keeps him from having to stack wood?

[Yvonne's hubby]

So far we have two math majors who have come up with the same incorrect answers, I am now wondering which one will notice and correct it first.

[fordy]

.............Actually , I wouldn't mind having some exterior walls on a cabin that resembled your wood pile ! I don't know how I'd "chink" in the spaces but it sure would look kinda unique ! , fordy

[Harry Chickpea]

Uhhhh, would that be CUBIC feet?

[gone-a-milkin]

Here's another angle.



There is that little part above the wheelbarrow, which is the smallest of broken chunks, that is about 3 feet deep in that area. The rest is blocks of wood.

As you can see, OJ Rallye, it is under roof. So, I dont think it will rot out before I can burn it.

YH, are you saying these guys are giving me some BAD MATH?

[wy_white_wolf]

Originally Posted by Cabin Fever

....a volume of 128 square feet....

Can't believe you would make this mistake all on your own. I think WIHH must have been distracting you. Was she dancing around in something sexy?

Volume would be cubic feet.

Ouch!

[Lannie]

Just that they both said square feet, rather than cubic feet.

~Lannie

[Cabin Fever]

Originally Posted by Harry Chickpea

Uhhhh, would that be CUBIC feet?

doh! 128 cubic feet is a cord

[Bearfootfarm]

NASA has lost Mars probes by using Metric and Imperial measurements at the same time.
This is minor

[OJ Rallye]

Originally Posted by Lannie

Just that they both said square feet, rather than cubic feet.

~Lannie

Duh....I KNOW BETTER!
Why'd my fingers type sq instead of cu???

I thought my brain damage was just memory problems?

[7thswan]

Nice stack, kinda looks like a puzzle.

[Farmerwilly2]

Last time I complimented a woman on how well she was stacked or that she had a nice axe I was nearly smacked upside the head.

I'll stick with nice pile of firewood, good job piling it, and great lookin stove.

[Stephen in SOKY]

I'm headed to the tie mill next week myself! Nice looking load AND ricking job!

[uncle Will in In.]

Is that wooden box on top of the pile an old case for bottle beer?? If it is, take good care of it.
<>UNK

[RonM]

Yes 128 c/f... Next time just measure the trailer carrying the cargo and figure it....., it will be close enough.....