Stacking Firewood

Stacking Firewood
The time spent splitting the wood is hard enough, but it then needs to be stacked. Just like I discussed before with giving the wood time to dry, well this is the time it starts. Once split to the designated size for the fireplace, it is time for nature to do its job. Utilizing the sun and wind within the summer months is the best time for the drying process. It really does not matter as long as the wood is receiving sunlight and wind.

How would a person start stacking firewood? Well there are many different ways in doing this. A way is determining by cords, or an official measurement of firewood. Now a full cord is a large amount of wood. It is four feet wide by eight feet long and as the volume of one hundred and twenty eight cubic feet. A face cord is similar but a lot less wood. It is the width of the actual firewood, four feet high and eight feet long. On an average, the width is around sixteen inches. Three of these face cords equal on full cord. A full size pickup, eight feet long bed is half a full cord. The compact size pickup or six foot bed is equal to only a quarter of a full cord.

Most importantly, a stack needs to be straight to be stable from the ground up. The ends of a cord should have some sticks or be crisscrossing like a fort. These also make the foundation of where the support comes from. If the materials are available, then take more sticks and place at a slant on the outside portion of the cord to stabilize even more. Once completed and depending on what type of wood, let nature take its course and dry the firewood out even more than it should be prior to splitting.

Work Cited:

http://www.woodheat.org/firewood/stacking.htm by JG, Some thoughts on stacking firewood. Recieved on 10/04/2007