radfringe
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Sat Sep-17-05 02:56 PM
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just finished stacking 2 cords of wood -- ask me anything |
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but be quick - will be heading for the shower soon, then make meself some supper and watch a movie...
I bet I'm going to be aching tomorrow...
speaking of which - we have another cord of wood coming in the morning... groan.......
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Sat Sep-17-05 02:56 PM
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1. Did you get a splinter? |
radfringe
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:03 PM
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3. not me but my partner did |
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went in between finger nail -- ouchie. her work gloves had a small hole in just the right place. she also "smushed" the same finger with a piece of wood...
the truck that came with the wood couldn't fit next to where we wanted to stack it - so it was dumped as close as possible.
this meant using a wagon and a wheelbarrow to move the wood about 30 feet.
I used the wheelbarrow, my partner used the wagon. On my first load I did not have the wheelbarrow on very level ground, so when I went to move it - me and the wheelbarrow fell over - banged my knees a bit...
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:06 PM
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Nice to see you btw :hi: :loveya:
Hey do you still have your artwork from the "Wheels on the Bus"?
I liked that one
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:09 PM
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7. I have it saved on a CD |
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will have to go through it and see if I can find it needs to be updated a bit though... meanwhile - enjoy this one http://radfringe.tripod.com/
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:18 PM
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:03 PM
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2. How long did it take you ... |
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I start stacking cords soon.
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:06 PM
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4. started around 1:00 pm |
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finished up around 3:30ish
but we also had to move it closer to the wood pile -- truck that delivered it couldn't get closer...
the load coming tomorrow is in a smaller truck and can get into the spot where we stack - should take less time stacking
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:09 PM
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6. What kind of wood, do you use a maul? |
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The carpenters working on the condo next door had to replace a 16 ft. 4x16 beam, because of the fire damage and said I could have it. A young neighbor help me cut and split it up, it was doug fir, which I know has a little too much resin in it and burns a little hot. But is seems to work in my fireplace just fine. We used my electric chain-saw , an axe head and a framing hammer to do the deed.
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:11 PM
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with this load, some maple - but mostly oak
the load coming tomorrow will most likely be hickory
we get wood from two different people - so it varies
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:16 PM
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wood comes cut and split (mostly)
some pieces are a bit big, so we have a spliter thingy we bought from the home shopping network. works good
we split it the pieces needing spliting as needed during the winter
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:11 PM
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8. how much RU paying for a cord |
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Is it hard wood or soft? Is wood your sole source of heat?
Didja hear the one about the guy with the chainsaw that was promised would easily cut two cords a day?
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:14 PM
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10. the load we got today |
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ran us $85 a cord - a cord lasts us about a month, burning it in the evenings and on weekends
tomorrow's load is just shy of a cord - he charges about $60 a truck load
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:25 PM
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17. wow! we paid 180 a cord! |
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Sat Sep-17-05 04:24 PM
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18. see, the area I come from, I almost could not give my wood away |
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ten years ago, I sold a pickup load for $10, and that was wood that I had cut, hauled and split with just hand tools. I probably have a cord of wood that is just rotting on my property 400 miles away, unless my neighbor is harvesting it, which would not bother me at all. When a tree falls in the forest, it should be cut up into firewood whether it makes a sound or not.
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:15 PM
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11. whats a cord of wood? |
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:18 PM
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a cord measures 8 feet long, 4 feet high and 2 feet deep
wood pieces are usually cut into approx 2ft pieces to fit nicely into a wood stove
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:19 PM
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15. my turn for the shower - so until tomorrow adieu |
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Sat Sep-17-05 03:23 PM
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16. Will you stack the 2 cords in MY backyard? |
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Hubby has injured back, oldest son off at college. Actually me and younger son and my brother will stack it tomorrow. NOT looking forward to the aching afterward but a nice cozy fire this winter will make it all worthwhile! I'm jealous, wish we were all stacked by now and tomorrow could be that day of rest thing people talk about.
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Sun Sep-18-05 03:50 AM
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20. if you can wait until november.... :) |
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:) we are planning on getting another 2-3 cords before winter sets in
will be available for wood stacking in November some time...
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Sat Sep-17-05 04:28 PM
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19. I know you worked hard. Did you actually split it too? n/t |
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Sun Sep-18-05 03:51 AM
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21. no - it comes mostly split |
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some pieces will have to be split - but we do this as needed and when needed
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Sun Sep-18-05 05:12 AM
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23. We cut, split and stack our wood |
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My BF and I.... IMOP the cutting sucks the most. We start in mid-August when both mosquito's and black flies are still around. It's usually still hot (by Maine standards) therefore the bugs are a constant presence.
BF cuts down the tree, gets rid of the branches, and then cuts it up in smaller pieces. I haul the branches off and by the time I'm done, it's time to start taking the logs to the truck.
We vary at this point. Sometime we take a truckload home to split and stack, other times we haul it home but split and stack later. Mostly it depends on the timetable.
We rely completely on wood heat. It costs nothing but hard work since we own the land.
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Sun Sep-18-05 04:05 AM
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22. How many does it take for you? |
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We used to use 7+ cord per/season, but after extra insulation and new windows, we used only 5 cord last year. We do have oil backup but have never used it since the wood is free (off our land)
BTW- You deserve a big pat on the back. Stacking 2 cords is not an easy thing!!!
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Sun Sep-18-05 05:43 AM
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we only got 3 cords - started using it in Ocotber (got cold fast) and it lasted us until mid-January
Since we both work during the week - the routine is to fire up the stove at night, add more in the morning and then turn it down before we leave for work. Weekends we run it all day/night
we're figuring 6 cords should do it, if we can afford 1-2 cords more than that we'll get it, and what we don't use this year we'll use next year
we have oil heat, temp is set at 60deg when we use the stove - we also get our hot water off the furnace, so we do have to keep it running at least at the minimum temperature
will also be doing more insulating and buttoning up the house
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Sun Sep-18-05 10:22 AM
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25. 3/4's of a cord stacked this morning |
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the guy from down the road showed up about an hour ago and dumped about 3/4 of a cord... $50 for a truckload - can't beat that
he has some other stuff - not "high grade" - small stuff 2-3" diameter and odd ball pieces - he'll sell us that for $30 a truck load. Good enough for burning. We're getting that next weekend.
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