All You Wood Burners, Wet Wood.

[661-Pete]

Yeah - but mine is all off one tree. And all sawn and split by Yours Truly in the space of about four days (and I'm not as fit as I used to be).

We would certainly need more if we were in the house over the winter.

[PDQ Mobile]

Yeah - but mine is all off one tree. And all sawn and split by Yours Truly in the space of about four days (and I'm not as fit as I used to be).

We would certainly need more if we were in the house over the winter.

Not trying oneupmanship Pete.
The stack is porbably enough wood to heat, shower and cook for a very big house for a whole year.
It was more to show how building strong neat corners the stack can be made self supporting. (Mrs HJ might see it and it might be an inspiration)
Meter lengths dont have to be used, shorter works well and are quite stable too.
Tighly packed like that gets a lot more wood in your small store.

[Paulatic]

We have a newish wood burner. Less bad than the coal fire it's notionally replacing ( although we didn't use that due to the state of the flue). We use the recycled wood blocks from the woodfuel coop. They explain some of the differences- https://www.woodfuel.coop/faq/wood-briquettes-vs-logs/ a lot of what we get comes from remnants from furniture making.

Despite living in a rural area we find that most of the logs available around here are not genuinely dry despite claiming to be whereas the briquettes are always a really low moisture content. They are also held together naturally by something in the wood when they are compressed.

I agree it's an imperfect solution. I think the briquettes meet the requirements for no smoke areas and we go for the ones that leave virtually no ash. I was just placing an order yesterday that should carry us through to spring though and they have some supply concerns I think. https://www.woodfuel.coop/beech-nestro-sells-out-again/

Solar for us next on the roof I think.

I’m a member of Woodfuel coop it’s handy for me to call in when we are there shopping. We also buy our bird food there and called in a few weeks ago. I’ve never seen so little stock. The pallets were bare. None of the usual stuff I’ve bought which apparently comes from Poland! Only stuff they had was from Canada and they looked a bit crumbly.
Speaking to someone tonight who has a pellet burner. Been in to the coop today and people were waiting for an expected delivery of U.K. pellets. They didn’t arrive.
Doesn’t look good so I’ve filled my cooal bunker which I haven’t done for 7 years. Just don’t want to get caught out in the cold and don’t want to burn wholly my own wood or I’ll run out.

[661-Pete]

Not trying oneupmanship Pete.

That's a shame. I was just about to post, You Are Crocodile Dundee AICMFP.

[MrsHJ]

I am in awe of your wood piles! Him indoors would love to create a woodpile but those would fill up our small patio garden. He’ll have to satisfy himself with over organising the dishwasher for the moment.

Noted on the stock problems for the coop- they took a mixed half pallet preorder for me a couple of days ago and then filled it when the beech nestro came in yesterday. I would have placed the order about a month ago if they’d had any in stock then. We’re just using be very last of last seasons now. Down to a pack and a half of decent burners and a couple Of packs Of the bark blocks.

[PDQ Mobile]

Not trying oneupmanship Pete.

That's a shame. I was just about to post, You Are Crocodile Dundee AICMFP.

Gedda loada this one!

[pwa]

Timber porn.

[paddler]

Timber porn.

If you want timber porn just put 'Artistic wood stacking' or similar in Google images! Some people must have a lot of spare time! I've had a go at a Holtz Hausen myself, but using scavenged wood of uneven lengths didn't help the end result.

Dave

[Bonefishblues]

Timber porn.

I've got wood too.

[paddler]

Timber porn.

I've got wood too.

Lol, I always shout that in the door to the wife when I've found some wood. She doesn't seem to find it funny anymore....

Dave

[661-Pete]

Well - looks like, next time in France, I've got a bit of tidying-up to do (assuming someone hasn't nicked the wood in the meantime).

Though I must say that I must have had some practice at fitting odd shapes together, long ago. Back in my teens I remember laying a crazy-paving patio in the garden of my parents' house. I think I fitted them together pretty well - nearly 40 years later when the house was finally sold, the path was still in good nick (and able to support a car) although weeds were growing between the slabs.

Maybe the skills I developed then, would help in neatly and securely stacking split logs.

Remembering how I managed it, after all these years, is another matter though...