Feeling good

[Ross J]

We've just logged, ringed, split and stacked 10m cubed of firewood for next winter. Should be enough for a couple of years.
Just felt so good about it, my wife and I are set.
Just the start of summer down here so thought we'd make a good start!
What with the firewood and re-seeding the lawn we've been busy as beavers.
Now for some hunting and fishing..........
Ross

 

[Rogue427]

Re: Feeling good

I could use a little help cutting mine! I cut for me, my parents and my inlaws. I have enough for this winter just cutting for next. We only have about 12" of snow on the ground.

 

[Mike Robinson]

Re: Feeling good

Congratulations Ross

We haven't even finished this winter's wood yet!

And winter is knocking at our door. Fortunately we live on the ocean (North Pacific) and winters are pretty mild compared to the mainland. Oh well, the furnace tank is full at least. We just bought the house a year ago and we just installed a wood stove and built a shed a couple of months ago. I plan to be better prepared for next winter.

PS what is "ringed"

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

Re: Feeling good

My deal for firewood for this season fell through. Bought a load for $75. The guy shows up in a small Dakota. After it was unloaded and stacked, just maybe it equaled a 1/4 cord. It was all cherry, but it seemed too seasoned as it was light in weight. Then another guy that was advertising his wood at $60 for a 1/4 cord. I'm sorry, but I feel that is still way too much for wood. With wood going for that much, it is actually cheaper for me to heat with oil and without the hassle of tending the burner.

Guess I better be Mr. Ant and work my butt off this spring vs being Mr. Grasshopper spending time on the boat

 

[Rogue427]

Re: Feeling good

SS It should be $60 for a face cord of Oak. Check with some sawmills for bundles of slabs. Good luck.

 

[Kiwi Phil]

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Ross.
Are you the bloke that built the mobile saw mill?
I know that was some years back.
Hadn't seen you for a while.
Maybe I have the wrong bloke.
(I went thru Auckland in September (had a birthday party in Whakatane).
Cheers
Phillip

 

[mthieme]

Re: Feeling good

Oak runs around $200 a cord but varies 'round here.
Cherry is Cam-2 !!! It burns twice! I have a very small stash for those really cold nights. Since I sprained that !@$#! muscle, my splitting has come to a halt (along with everything else). I'll be out there when it's 20 degrees finishing up after the small pile I have is depleted.
I have gotten slab wood from mills before, but between being green and flat, it doesn't burn very well. Gotta season and mix it.

 

[Ross J]

Re: Feeling good

Mike, ringed is just what I call it when I crosscut a large log and the "rings" are the result. These then need splitting.

Kiwi Phil, yes thats me, I built a chainsaw mill from alloy, tig'ed it togeather and it's been working very well for a number of years. Made my own sleepers from Matai, Macrocarpa and even oak.
Yes I couldn't get onto Iboats for a few years following 9/11. I just guessed it was a security thing, all's well now and I've caught up with a number of old friends since.

Some of the americans talk about furnaces, are these the diesel ones? do they cost much to run?

 

[Mike Robinson]

Re: Feeling good

Thanks Ross

Around here we call the log "bucked" before we split the rounds.

Our furnace runs on stove oil which is very similar to diesel. We live on an island and our oil has to be barged here, it sells for about 98 cents a litre at the moment. We went through about a 1000 litres in our first year.

Around here wood is free for the taking (logging has been a major industry here but it is dying fast) So it is comparitively cheap but labour intensive. The big thing about wood is it doesn't need electicity so if we lose power in a storm we still have heat!