Brought home my first load for next winter
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I should have clarified, I did NOT stack this. The picture was as I was loading it to bring it home. I can only hope to stack that well someday. We did get 3 stacks done, and they are getting better as we go. It is all covered up and will continue to dry until this time next year.
Jagtec1 said:
What, you didn't number the pieces to get them stacked back in the right order? Sheesh.
Can you tell I'm jealous. All that hardwood is making me drool on the keyboard.
Jagtec1, that is good and will make you happy when it comes time to burn it.
I don't want to be negative but I hope most will look closely at those nice neat stacks of wood. Look closely, especially at the 4th and 5th stacks. These stacks are covered neatly, but if you look at the slope of the covering. Water will follow that slope and you'll see that there is a really bad spot where water will run into the stacks rather than off the stacks. This means all the water will be concentrated in that spot and when you later remove the wood you'll no doubt see a huge area that has gotten really wet. Not good.
Yesterday I was on the atv and going past one of my old stacks and noticed a spot that looked really wet. Sure enough, some of the covering had gotten moved (by wind no doubt) and there was an area where water had been pouring into the stacks. It did not take long to fix that!
I don't want to be negative but I hope most will look closely at those nice neat stacks of wood. Look closely, especially at the 4th and 5th stacks. These stacks are covered neatly, but if you look at the slope of the covering. Water will follow that slope and you'll see that there is a really bad spot where water will run into the stacks rather than off the stacks. This means all the water will be concentrated in that spot and when you later remove the wood you'll no doubt see a huge area that has gotten really wet. Not good.
Yesterday I was on the atv and going past one of my old stacks and noticed a spot that looked really wet. Sure enough, some of the covering had gotten moved (by wind no doubt) and there was an area where water had been pouring into the stacks. It did not take long to fix that!
Jagtech1,
Most impressive was your post indicating "once the stove comes". Not many people plan ahead as you have. Congrats, and best of luck to you.
Most impressive was your post indicating "once the stove comes". Not many people plan ahead as you have. Congrats, and best of luck to you.
The stack with the dark heartwood reminds me of Cherry - is this the Mulberry? I've never split Mulberry, only seen live trees - wondering if Mulberry has that color heartwood. Cheers!
adrpga498 said:
Something tells me Jags may have been lurking here as most people never have this sort of insight.. I for one started burning way before this forum and made loads of mistakes which I never realized until I came here.. I did stop burning for a few years out of frustration mostly plus oil was cheaper .. When I worked construction for a couple years and got laid off oil shot up to over $4.00 a gal. so the stove was brought back from the dead .. I found this forum about that time and never looked back.. Been burning ever since and enjoying it unlike before I smartened up...
Ray
I lurked for a day or two, but I know you need dry wood. My Dad has been burning for quite some time, and I picked up enough "to be dangerous", so to speak! I stacked some more today, but my body is saying "no"....gonna do a little each day instead of killing myself!
The guy I bought the wood from told me the darker stuff is mulberry, so that's what I have to go on. It is turning a much darker reddish color as it is drying.
The guy I bought the wood from told me the darker stuff is mulberry, so that's what I have to go on. It is turning a much darker reddish color as it is drying.
Actually, it's an insert. I'd like to have a stove, but we don't have anywhere to put one. We got a Vermont castings Montpelier. It's flush mount design, which was what we needed with our limited hearth depth. This is a picture of what it will look like with the surround we chose. My wife wanted to avoid the "microwave oven stuffed in a wall" look, and this is what we came up with. Our brick is a two color pattern, and has vertical brick along the top of the opening, unlike this photo:
![[Hearth.com] Brought home my first load for next winter](https://www.hearth.com/talk/attachments/woodinsert-webp.214806/ "[Hearth.com] Brought home my first load for next winter")
Jagtec1 said:Actually, it's an insert. I'd like to have a stove, but we don't have anywhere to put one. We got a Vermont castings Montpelier. It's flush mount design, which was what we needed with our limited hearth depth. This is a picture of what it will look like with the surround we chose. My wife wanted to avoid the "microwave oven stuffed in a wall" look, and this is what we came up with. Our brick is a two color pattern, and has vertical brick along the top of the opening, unlike this photo:
![[Hearth.com] Brought home my first load for next winter](https://www.hearth.com/talk/attachments/woodinsert-webp.214808/ "[Hearth.com] Brought home my first load for next winter")
That's really attractive and will compliment your home for sure..
Ray
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