3 REASONS TO STACK FIREWOOD... OR NOT TO!

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Why you SHOULD or SHOULD NOT stack FIREWOOD! 3 reasons to stack it and a bunch of reasons not to stack your FIREWOOD! Stacked firewood looks great and you know how much you have plus it saves space and you get exercise all at the same time!

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  • @johncollins500
    @johncollins50013 күн бұрын

    Nothing better way to recoup from total knee surgery than to sit back & watch one of my favorite KZread channels of which In The Woodyard is one of them. Usually the first I will watch when I get up. Keep up the super content Chris & have a wonderful

  • @JoesFirewoodVideos

    @JoesFirewoodVideos

    13 күн бұрын

    He makes great content

  • @baugh3162

    @baugh3162

    13 күн бұрын

    even better to watch someone else stack the wood

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks John!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks Joe, I learned it all from you!

  • @annmariekowalski7505

    @annmariekowalski7505

    13 күн бұрын

    Great channel to watch if you are under concussion protocol.

  • @craigpeterson1736
    @craigpeterson173613 күн бұрын

    4th reason- takes up less space in the woodyard.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    yup!

  • @kurtloftfield4537
    @kurtloftfield453713 күн бұрын

    Good morning all! All valid, but you can't beat the beauty of stacked firewood.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, it is pretty!

  • @outdoorsinthe608
    @outdoorsinthe60813 күн бұрын

    I just started my no stacking bin #2! Thanks Chris👍👍

  • @thefirewooddoctor

    @thefirewooddoctor

    13 күн бұрын

    A few more fence posts and your bin #2 should hold up fine.

  • @outdoorsinthe608

    @outdoorsinthe608

    13 күн бұрын

    @@thefirewooddoctor I think you are right!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Awesome..more time to cut now!

  • @jkeane39
    @jkeane3912 күн бұрын

    I can see you with a 2nd vocation stand up comic. You are a funny guy thanks for the humor 😄

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    12 күн бұрын

    Thanks, I like to have fun!

  • @tjinnes
    @tjinnes8 күн бұрын

    Very good Chris. Agree with everything you say. I stack our wood because our woodyard is in our village. I do the bulk of the processing elsewhere and bring it to the yard to be stacked and dried. Then I load it and sell it. I like the idea of bins but by stacking it people like it. Around our village it is seen as a bit of a sculpture or art piece. If I ever end up with a woodyard out of town I will go to bins. Amen.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    8 күн бұрын

    Yup, keeping up with the neighbors is what most people think they have to do.

  • @heymakerphd1982
    @heymakerphd198212 күн бұрын

    I'm glad to see what I told you about not stacking several years ago has taken hold, but you have better reasons than I did! - The US Bureau of Weights and Measures established long ago the standards for cords and ricks, no "face cords", that's more recent, common usage. The Bureau has been eliminated in cost cutting gov't moves. The etymology of "face cords" is a whole 'nother subject.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    12 күн бұрын

    What ever the gubmint decides to do we should do the opposite.

  • @karivepsalainen5817
    @karivepsalainen581713 күн бұрын

    Stacking bark down is a drying mode. Stacking bark up is a storing mode. I had 20m3 done in our summer cottage stacked bark down 1,5 years ago and now I took them home and stacked bark up. Because all of them couldn't fit in shed. This is very old way to handle firewood. In old days firewood was cut , split and stacked in forest during winter time. And bark down. Next summer they took firewood to home and stacked bark up. In April and May you got most of the water out this way.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    WOW! That sounds like a lot of extra handling!

  • @Andrew_From_NB
    @Andrew_From_NB13 күн бұрын

    Awesome vid today Chris! 🔥💯👍. Great topic and the tour update around the woodyard!! It’s definitely the place to be!! Enjoy visiting the Woodyard everyday to see what you’re up to!! One of my very top favs on KZread! See you soon! Andrew from NB :)

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    You have OTHER favorites....I am sad!! I thought I was the only one....Haaa!

  • @steveg9939
    @steveg993913 күн бұрын

    Nice video. Three good reasons. Used to stack everything nicely in wood shack but now that it’s full. I resorted to your method after you convinced me it would dry anyway.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Sound like you have been busy!

  • @dlfuller2
    @dlfuller213 күн бұрын

    I’m finally on some land and can pile my wood!👍 You’ve been an invaluable source of knowledge and inspiration. Thx

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @richardsneddon2976
    @richardsneddon297613 күн бұрын

    I must say , this is one of the most entertaining and informative videos I have seen for a long long time .

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks Richard!

  • @billbertagnoli4226
    @billbertagnoli422613 күн бұрын

    In Northern Michigan we call a "Full Cord" a " Loggers Cord". I Number 4. I can put more Wood in my wood shed when it's stacked in rows. You can Leave it outside if you want to Dig it out of the snow all winter.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, in norther Michigan you do get some big snow and space is a great reason!

  • @billbertagnoli4226

    @billbertagnoli4226

    13 күн бұрын

    I did enjoy your explanation of The measurement system. I have A great supplier that delivers my Wood, he is extremely honest And always delivers quality wood. When we first started burning Wood in the late 80's we had Some shady wood guys so I Had to get educated about Measuring wood. We burn Anywhere from 12 to 15 " Full" chords a year. It's easy Because it is 10 full chords to A semi trailer or a " pup". We try not to " touch" our Wood too many times. 😂 Lol.

  • @jimcathcart4624
    @jimcathcart462413 күн бұрын

    Great video Chris! Always entertaining!😂

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Glad you like them! Thanks!

  • @annmariekowalski7505
    @annmariekowalski750513 күн бұрын

    Bert got you to Farmer It. Wise decision. I try to handle my wood as little as possible, too. Nice kitties.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, nice place he has!

  • @garybonz
    @garybonz2 күн бұрын

    I keep multiple utility trailers to throw my wood onto straight from the splitter to dry, then tarp them and bring them to the house as needed.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    2 күн бұрын

    Good plan!

  • @clarencedobsonjr.2585
    @clarencedobsonjr.258513 күн бұрын

    Love my pallet bin. Split, toss into the bin. Keep expanding it. Great concept Chris

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @compostjohn
    @compostjohn12 күн бұрын

    Nine hundred and ninety ninth 'thumbs up'. I love stacking my wood as I like to be creative - my logs are not all uniform shape and size and it's like making a giant 3-D jigsaw. Also, on occasions I've made patterns on the visible face, using wood of different colours and textures to make pretty shapes. I stack to keep it tidy, as I don't have the space to pile it up like you do. Also, yes, the exercise is good for me - I think I'll go and do some work now and WON'T watch another of your vids now - lol. Tomorrow, I will!!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    12 күн бұрын

    Yup, stacking is great exercise and does look nice!

  • @virginiahunter1456
    @virginiahunter145613 күн бұрын

    I always stacked my wood until I saw your pallet bins. I built mine and they work great. Man was I dumb to stack! Thanks Chris

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Glad it works for you!

  • @toddpacheco4748
    @toddpacheco474813 күн бұрын

    Chris,another excellent piece of advice and video 👍😮😊❤

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @robertblacksmith4355
    @robertblacksmith435513 күн бұрын

    Have to stack I'm on a small narrow city lot.. 😊

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, small space makes a difference!

  • @1288samson
    @1288samson10 күн бұрын

    The driest wood I ever had was stored in a pile in the barn for 6yrs, for now I'm making the wife happy.....

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    10 күн бұрын

    time will do that!!! Did it mold at all??? No air flow and dark will do that!

  • @markboggs746
    @markboggs74613 күн бұрын

    The most important thing is that it's off the ground.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    yup

  • @coreyriley7160
    @coreyriley716013 күн бұрын

    G’morning Chris. I stack because of the Warden. She requires our wood to be on landscape timbers with T post ends. I remember your videos of stacking for HOURSSSS !! Great information ! Who is Rick ? GoodNightIrene

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, when you sleep with the warden ya gotta behave!

  • @coreyriley7160

    @coreyriley7160

    13 күн бұрын

    “I got my mind right Boss. Please don’t hit me anymore.”

  • @markdyballuk
    @markdyballuk13 күн бұрын

    well, if you are wrong Chris, i don't care, what you say sounds right to me and brightens my day. you make a lot of sense to me, thanks

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks Mark!

  • @haroldanderson2781
    @haroldanderson278113 күн бұрын

    #4 bonus reason. Space savings due to small property.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, good one!

  • @toddsoutsideagain
    @toddsoutsideagain12 күн бұрын

    #4 Space availability. That’s my problem! I wish I could store in piles. I’m tired of stacking too! 😂 Take care Chris👍🏻👍🏻GNI

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    12 күн бұрын

    Yup, space is a thing for sure...I am lucky now to have it!

  • @crazyman3157
    @crazyman315713 күн бұрын

    Chris, all great points. I remember way back when you would cut 1 day, split the next, and then finish on the 3rd day stacking. The test run of the first bin was shortly after you went to Bert’s if I recall correctly as well it was a suggestion from a subscriber. As a side note, my wife is in Hatfield blood line, her Great Grandma was a Hatfield. She sparked when you mentioned the Hatfield and McCoy’s. She enjoys your videos as much as I do. Good Night Irene 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the info! Did she say the fight was over bark up or bark down???? HAAA!

  • @kwebber9248
    @kwebber924813 күн бұрын

    I like stacking Firewood, looks better, but that's just my OCD...

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yes it does look nice!

  • @paulhoelscher6207
    @paulhoelscher620713 күн бұрын

    Chris I hear your point about the big firewood producers that pile the wood up and sell it. I see it all the time here in Connecticut. I am selling bundles of wood now and my customers love it. they order bulk firewood from local firewood producers and their complaint is the firewood is not dry.Here in Connecticut stacking piles of firewood and expecting it to dry, I’m sorry but just doesn’t work. out there in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa ,Nebraska I can see How it would be a great way to dry firewood in the open plain.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Most of them do not dry it long enough...that is the major problem....time.

  • @larryvankirk7423
    @larryvankirk742313 күн бұрын

    Nice video Chris. You have demonstrated lots of ways to store/dry wood. My favorite is Bert’s little corn crib just because it looks cool and practical. Old Country architecture. GNI

  • @BertsCustomCuts

    @BertsCustomCuts

    13 күн бұрын

    If I was to build another wood shed. It would be built like the corn crib.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, it is very cool!

  • @GPOutdoors
    @GPOutdoors13 күн бұрын

    I used to think that stacking it tight was the best but I have learned from your vids Chris, that it is not necessarily the case. Thanks and Cheers!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Air flow, sun and time. Thanks Gord!

  • @peterfreeman3317
    @peterfreeman331713 күн бұрын

    I stack bark up. When the wood is drying the wood separates from the bark, one sure sign it’s ready to burn. I then chuck the bark into the woods and bugs have nowhere to hide. Less bark, less ash. All my bagged wood I sell is bark free if possible. Just my observation.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Nice!

  • @DanielAtkinsFirewood
    @DanielAtkinsFirewood13 күн бұрын

    All good points Chris, unfortunately for my small Woodyard I will continue to stack.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, space is an issue!

  • @dp3797
    @dp379713 күн бұрын

    I love your dedication to making videos, you stacked a cord and a third just to make a video.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks...yes I did!

  • @johnphillips770
    @johnphillips77012 күн бұрын

    I stack mine because of limited space in my yard,one day I'll steal your patented bin method lol,hope you are having an awesome day young man pun intended

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    12 күн бұрын

    Thanks John!

  • @johnsonr9
    @johnsonr913 күн бұрын

    Certainly glad you don't confuse us by selling by the cubic meter.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, me too!

  • @two-strokesmoke7289
    @two-strokesmoke728913 күн бұрын

    Old habits die hard, stacking firewood or making videos???!!!! Enjoy your videos, thanks!!!!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @gregbrassington2120
    @gregbrassington212013 күн бұрын

    Great advice thankyou

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @AlessandroGuabello
    @AlessandroGuabello13 күн бұрын

    Hi Chris, here in Ireland we use firewood and peat turf to heat the house

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Awesome...that is amazing!

  • @davidedwards3734
    @davidedwards373413 күн бұрын

    I'm trying the wood bins this year!! At first I thought I was missing a step, I was, it's called stacking!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Ha!

  • @chadm4229
    @chadm422913 күн бұрын

    Great stuff here!! Correct - less you touch more you make

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks...yup!

  • @cutNdryfirewood
    @cutNdryfirewood13 күн бұрын

    Following your example with the big piles, I made two piles for myself one is mixed hardwood and the other one is red Oak. I started these piles this past December to my surprise even the red Oak is dry already.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup! It can breath!

  • @chrisdaly3485
    @chrisdaly348512 күн бұрын

    I am a stacker! Reason! Space, Space, Space

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    12 күн бұрын

    Yup!

  • @AndrewWhite-ev4vv
    @AndrewWhite-ev4vv13 күн бұрын

    You are f&@#ing hilarious!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks for watching! More fun and games to come.

  • @SeorkMaxx
    @SeorkMaxx13 күн бұрын

    I need to stack for space, but it also looks very nice. If I had the space I wood just dump it in a pile and have a bit stacked for the view 😁

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, space and it does look great!

  • @johnsonr9
    @johnsonr913 күн бұрын

    How much wood do you think you have in the yard now and how much do you sell annually?

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Over 200 full cords maybe 230???? I sell about 200 full cords + -

  • @aldredske6197
    @aldredske619713 күн бұрын

    Good morning Chris!!😀😀

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks Sir Al!

  • @billobermeyer660
    @billobermeyer6608 күн бұрын

    I mainly stack because I have to use other people's property, but I do the bins when possible. GNI

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    8 күн бұрын

    Stacking looks nice!

  • @garybonz
    @garybonz2 күн бұрын

    A "cord" of wood is a legal term. If you sell a cord of wood, it is a legally specific amount of wood. A face cord or anything else is whatever you want it to be.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    2 күн бұрын

    In some states yes but here in the mid-west we all use face cords and know it is 1/3 of a cord.

  • @pyroman6000
    @pyroman600013 күн бұрын

    Reason #4: to scandalize those who obsess over touches, or who are allergic to any kind of physical effort.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup...good ones!

  • @JoesFirewoodVideos
    @JoesFirewoodVideos13 күн бұрын

    You’re right about the standing dead/barkless.

  • @thefirewooddoctor

    @thefirewooddoctor

    13 күн бұрын

    My experience has been that dead standing oak dries much faster than live oak. No idea why, but it does for me in my woodyard. Can burn such wood within a few months versus a year for live oak.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    THANKS!

  • @darrontabor3139
    @darrontabor313912 күн бұрын

    Im working on getting enough palletts to make my own bin. Im always a year ahead on my wood so my plan is to have this winter and next in my woodshed near my house and then everything else will be put in the bin by my processing area until time to move to the shed. Just trying to figure out a size right now. I dont want so much wood in the bin that I never reach the bottom stuff. Any tips on size? 3x3, 4x4 palletts etc on how much it would hold?

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    12 күн бұрын

    It depends on how much wood you will put in it ...but you could just go 2 wide by say 5-6 long and add on as you need to???

  • @darrontabor3139

    @darrontabor3139

    11 күн бұрын

    I burn 4-5 full cord a season so that would be about the size. A bit more as backup would probably be good

  • @Dorchwoods
    @Dorchwoods13 күн бұрын

    You should make a video where you dig out wood from the core of the pile and show it, and compare it to the wood on top

  • @JoesFirewoodVideos

    @JoesFirewoodVideos

    13 күн бұрын

    Yeah I’ve piled wood for years and the stuff on the bottom and middle doesn’t really dry and gets moldy with fungus, but I’m in the woods with little sun.

  • @Dorchwoods

    @Dorchwoods

    13 күн бұрын

    @@JoesFirewoodVideos that's my experience as well. I think there's a lot of factors that go into it that aren't being discussed. I think if you start your bin with green wood, that's the wet wood that sits in the core of the pile. If you start your bin with dry dead standing logs, you'll have a different outcome. Also, a massive open field like Chris has helps as well

  • @DaleFarrish-Dalbet

    @DaleFarrish-Dalbet

    13 күн бұрын

    @@Dorchwoods also depends on what type of soil you are piling on. I dump off a conveyor onto the ground. I have pretty gravelly ground but I also leave the bark on the ground each year. I sell the good splits and anything that has dirt or other crap on it just goes into my OWB. My cones are about 20' high and 30' diameter. My yard is on a bit of a hill and we have lots of wind and no trees nearby. I used to dump onto skids but it just made a mess due to the weight of a 20' cone.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    I did a couple times over the past years...it dries great. BUT if your wood is on the ground and in the shade with no air flow....it will not dry and it will be moldy.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    yup

  • @dereksstuff8395
    @dereksstuff839513 күн бұрын

    Stacking isn't too bad. In my part of the Adirondacks, there isn't much "flat land" to just build bins, although that would be better. I use totes (loose and stacked), but stacking is what we do mostly. I kind of use it to de-stress in the evenings from my regular job. I've just started making more KZread videos and have an appreciation for your editing!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, it is great exercise and it looks great! Thanks!

  • @LogCabinFirewood
    @LogCabinFirewood13 күн бұрын

    Dude, if i had the space, sun and wind you have, I would 100% make mountains of wood. Unfortunately the wifey would kill me if i did that in our front yard😂😂. Maybe if you talk her into it, she'll let me 🤜🤛

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Stacking looks great, you get a lot of exercise and it saves space! Trust me on this one...until you get more space or another wood yard do what she want...she is the boss! I have 39 years experience in keeping my wife happy.....I mostly fail.

  • @Veeetz
    @Veeetz13 күн бұрын

    If your brother stacks wood because customers come and pick up their wood from his wood yard, how are they picking up the wood? Are they chucking all their wood in trucks? Are they in IBC totes and they take the totes with them? Are they on pallets that are enclosed and tractor lifted into the customer's truck?

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Hand loading onto trailers mostly.

  • @szman7059
    @szman705913 күн бұрын

    I've got a question for you, I have a stack of about 7 cords mostly oak in logs and they have been sitting there over a year. Once I cut and split it how long should it dry?

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Oak dries very slow and in log form even slower...get it cut split and off the ground and the thinner you split it the faster it will dry....about 1-2 years depending on the thickness of the splits.Get a moisture meter and test it every couple months and once it is below 20% on the INSIDE ( split a piece) ...it will be ready.

  • @szman7059

    @szman7059

    13 күн бұрын

    @@InTheWoodyard thanks

  • @jefftaussig7373
    @jefftaussig737313 күн бұрын

    Burt’s totes stored in the barn…do they take much longer to dry in the dark?

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yes... we discovered not good. No sun no air flow.

  • @noahtittle1233
    @noahtittle123313 күн бұрын

    I'm currently stacking my wood at the moment. I don't own a tractor or I would use the totes to move it but I'm thinking of buying a trailer to just throw it on once it's split and then move next to our house during the winter.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Good idea!

  • @thefirewooddoctor
    @thefirewooddoctor13 күн бұрын

    Chris, how much firewood does the warden allow to be stored at your place? I'm only allowed one full cord per DNR regulations. But in the woodyard, can have as much as I have room to stack wood.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    I only keep a face cord or two at home...but i have had as much as 12 at one time before my business and the farm. Now I just bring more home when I need it. Space is an issue!

  • @gp4103

    @gp4103

    13 күн бұрын

    Who are the wardens you guys refer to? Local council officials that police what you can do on your property or are you all renting from housing associations??

  • @thefirewooddoctor

    @thefirewooddoctor

    13 күн бұрын

    @@gp4103 is a joke we say here to call our partner, so we refer to them as "the warden" from time to time. A slang reference to the warden of a prison.

  • @Veeetz
    @Veeetz13 күн бұрын

    Chris, just curious, I know in several videos you've mentioned that leaving the wood loose inside your very large bins, even through several seasons (including winter), has no effect on the wood and the wood is fine, but I'm curious to know if that is the case because your turn around time to sell wood is short? Perhaps like a year? But what if you didn't sell any wood for a few years how would that wood fair under the elements for extended periods of time?

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    I sell it all in 1-2 years. If I did not ..once it was dry ...I would cover it.

  • @JoesFirewoodVideos
    @JoesFirewoodVideos13 күн бұрын

    Only stack at customer. I stack some here and absolutely hate doing it. Over 50% of newbies who call me and say they want a cord they actually mean a face cord. If both parties are happy that’s all that matters! AMEN! 🙏

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    yup!

  • @MillersStumpsandFirewood712
    @MillersStumpsandFirewood71213 күн бұрын

    In my part of the world a face cord is a "pickup load".

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, a 6 1/2' box loose full is that!

  • @hayesrutherford9415
    @hayesrutherford941513 күн бұрын

    I stack in rows as close to the OWB so I can plow snow right up to the row I'm burning. Haystacks grow fungus and strange mold just a couple feet down so that's a climate thing. I burn totes first before the ground is buried in snow as they freeze to the ground and plowing enough space for empty ones is a lot of added work. But, all the wood I sell, no stacking. I can't think of a better way for my own OWB other than get rid of it!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, frozen down totes is something most do not think of pallets under them helps ...but then they freeze down too!!

  • @jackdawg4579
    @jackdawg457913 күн бұрын

    The reason i stack my wood? - my yard is full of termites, I stack my wood in a single row on top of a sheet of corrugated iron, that gives me a clear boundary of at least 15cm of steel sheet visible around the edge of the stack so i can see if the toothy mongrels are getting in to my wood pile!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Good reason! We do not have them here...-20 -30 for months below zero keeps them away.

  • @ajpsawmill4314
    @ajpsawmill431413 күн бұрын

    Cacthing up on your videos,while my back heals, I tried ibc totes, they're a royal PIA. Now i store firewood in a high tunnel with open ends that dries it out quick

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Hope you heal up fast! You have wood to make!

  • @TheWoodSnob
    @TheWoodSnob13 күн бұрын

    I celebrated Independence Day by throwing a cord party and none of that metric crap.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    ha!!! good one!

  • @donaldshaeffer333
    @donaldshaeffer33312 күн бұрын

    Chris, how do you keep the pallets up on the outside?

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    12 күн бұрын

    Wire...it is on the video and lots of others on the channel too.

  • @donaldshaeffer333

    @donaldshaeffer333

    11 күн бұрын

    Ok. Thank you. I'll go back and watch again.

  • @saltrock9642
    @saltrock964213 күн бұрын

    Yeah, boss lady “request”(kindly ordered me) that I stack along the fence to block the sight of my neighbor’s yard. Trial and error taught me to stack two long rows with space between and it really helps with drying. It’s hilarious that you are constantly explaining yourself so just tell them….”YOU DO YOU” which has an alternate meaning I can’t say here, 🤣.

  • @tomwilliams1972

    @tomwilliams1972

    13 күн бұрын

    No but I I hi I hi hi hi hi hi hi hi😅😊

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    I constantly explain myself because people do not watch the whole video but mostly because there are always new people watching and with almost 60,000 subscribers and another 100,000 unsubscribed viewers ...it is a lot of people to help.

  • @eaglenet5
    @eaglenet513 күн бұрын

    Thank you

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @waynetharp
    @waynetharp13 күн бұрын

    I have been doing both stacks and piles for decades... In my woodyard it depends on type of wood and how green it is during processing that determines if it gets stacked or piled. I am currently only short about $875,000 of not having to ever touch my wood.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Save your pennies! You are close!

  • @waynetharp

    @waynetharp

    13 күн бұрын

    @InTheWoodyard We are going to need much colder winters than the last couple have been to ever reach this goal!🥶

  • @GregPrince-io1cb
    @GregPrince-io1cb13 күн бұрын

    Good Morning Woodhounds!!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Morning!

  • @rickthelian2215
    @rickthelian221513 күн бұрын

    Below regarding Full Cord and Half Cord as you quoted regarding 24 inch longs vs 16 inch logs Both full Cords 24 wide isn’t half Cord😊

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    If it is 24" x 4'x8' ...yes it is. Do some math.

  • @rickthelian2215

    @rickthelian2215

    13 күн бұрын

    @@InTheWoodyard 2x24 rows x 4 high and 8 long = Cord 1 row 24 x 4x8 is a half cord😅

  • @briannelson4493
    @briannelson449313 күн бұрын

    Chris were all in the same boat this year when it rains every day or other day. Know bring on the heat and cook the water out of the wood . 🪵

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup...wind sun and time!

  • @snteevveetns
    @snteevveetns13 күн бұрын

    You asked for it: you are wrong. I’m not sure why. You make a lot of sense!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Ha!! Okay!

  • @user-oz5ke3qt8n
    @user-oz5ke3qt8n13 күн бұрын

    Hi Chris yes stack is better have a good day nice video ( Ty Ron

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @frontyardfirewood
    @frontyardfirewood13 күн бұрын

    Youre right pile it up!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @rodt2781
    @rodt278113 күн бұрын

    Good video Chris. But correct me if im wrong, if that company that sent you the pallet forks sent you rotating pallet forks im betting you would switch to IBC totes as Bert must get them cheap. Lol! What's your answer on that? Lol!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    No they are NOT articulating forks. I would need 800 IBC totes...Bert sells them for $40 each that equals $32,00 just for totes....no thanks.

  • @kirkchatwin6160
    @kirkchatwin616012 күн бұрын

    I stack for the room but have done the same as you Chris and found no difference.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    12 күн бұрын

    Yup, stacking saves space and looks great!

  • @dioncurline3266
    @dioncurline326613 күн бұрын

    Good video next time you deliver a full cord can you measure how many cubic meters it is.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Nope. It will be about 3 3/4 cubic meters. One cubic meter is 80% of a face cord/1/3 cord.

  • @dioncurline3266

    @dioncurline3266

    12 күн бұрын

    @InTheWoodyard 128ft is 3.62m3 but stacked no one sells stacked m3 what is it if it is loose I say abut 5.5m3

  • @two-strokesmoke7289
    @two-strokesmoke728913 күн бұрын

    Firewood warms ya up several times........

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup!

  • @sodhog6311
    @sodhog631113 күн бұрын

    Good Lord Bert's got wood for years it looks like, even for a boiler user who uses more than the average person. Face cord equals 1.208 cubic meters.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup and yup!

  • @arthurmessineo9179
    @arthurmessineo917913 күн бұрын

    Kris, I stack my firewood because I have limited space 6 to 7 cords only

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, good reason!

  • @johnsandell4501
    @johnsandell450113 күн бұрын

    I think Irene is now confused. Happy wife , stack your wood. Smart man, pile it👍👍👍

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    You got that right!

  • @jburch1544
    @jburch154413 күн бұрын

    Stacking is good to get moving and light lifting. Why pay a gym membership as an old man?

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, exercise is a good reason!

  • @timrydman-mr5hp
    @timrydman-mr5hp13 күн бұрын

    You pile that wood in pallets works great. I still stack. I don’t have much wood for burning.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, I stack it at home for burning too.

  • @kenm7899
    @kenm789913 күн бұрын

    I need to stack for room. I tried loose but no way i can fit 15 full cords piled up.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, stacking saves space.... nicer looking too!

  • @jackdawg4579
    @jackdawg457913 күн бұрын

    I think Burt has enough wood for even his great grandchildren to feed the boiler...

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Ha! Maybe so!

  • @Mainelywork
    @Mainelywork7 күн бұрын

    🤘

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    7 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @jayusher576
    @jayusher57613 күн бұрын

    Bark up, outside sheds rain water, bark down inside. lets mosture out better. Bark falls off usually after 6 months

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the info!

  • @jayusher576

    @jayusher576

    12 күн бұрын

    @@InTheWoodyard learned that on my first stacking job as a youngster making a dollar above minimum and a home cooked lunch when we would work in the "wood yard"..😏

  • @baugh3162
    @baugh316213 күн бұрын

    Stacking for space, look, and sizing ... plop down in the middle of a south jersey neighborhood !!!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup, makes sense!

  • @philipgagnon3114
    @philipgagnon311413 күн бұрын

    I know some old Finlanders that pile their split wood that looks like a fat teepee to a flat peak top up to 8 to 10 feet. It dries from top to boottom within 5 to 6 months. Open area so wind can ooze through it. Just saying one way to try it. Sure you've seen them...maybe not. 8 outta 10 Professor.

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    yup, they are called a holz hausen

  • @bekaerttrio2231
    @bekaerttrio223113 күн бұрын

    👍👍👍

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks!!!

  • @Tracey-re5jn
    @Tracey-re5jn13 күн бұрын

    In the summer stack the split side up, and in the winter turn them over to bark side up for water to shed off. Just kidding!!!!!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    That is what I had wrong, I will redo it all now! Thanks!!

  • @bernardlegallic8449
    @bernardlegallic844913 күн бұрын

    YAP you are right, '' THE Government should stay out of that '' and alot of every thing else too

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    yup.

  • @carllewis8203
    @carllewis820313 күн бұрын

    👍💯

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @KF8OD1
    @KF8OD113 күн бұрын

    Wood dries in a pile! Full stop!!

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    yup!

  • @timflike1460
    @timflike146013 күн бұрын

    I gess everyone been doing it wrong for hundreds of years, Chris every body don’t have open fields for wind, and not stacking wood it’s starting to show Chris, let it go, let it go! Lol

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    I have thousands of new people asking how and why about a lot of topics every month so i re-discuss once in a while and will continue to do so to help them. There is no wrong, there is only what is best for you and works.

  • @bentwedgestanleybrand5818
    @bentwedgestanleybrand581813 күн бұрын

    Good morning everyone

  • @InTheWoodyard

    @InTheWoodyard

    13 күн бұрын

    Hello an good morning Sir Stanley!

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