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[firefighterjake]

Good discussion and helpful. After just two seasons with my stove, for me at least, the issues of stove operation seem to come down to "feel". As a newbie compared to many of you, Im still developing an understanding of the impact of the selected wood, the size I split my wood into, the species (I am blessed with abundance of hardwood oaks, osage orange, black locust, honey locust), and the dryness or lack thereof of the wood I am burning. I'd also speculate every stove has a personality of its own that comes from not only its design but also its installation and location that makes it even more critical to develop that feel.

I learn a lot here. Y'all are ok in my book.

Hehheh . . . apparently you haven't met all of our members yet . . . some are most definitely not OK. . . . especially the ones who insist on splitting vertically . . . and the ones who live in Maine.

Well I have been to Maine. But being rather new here I didn't want to say anything about them. Or people from Wisconsin either. Best to try to fit in if you can and not stir people up. Ipwa people are nuts but that goes without saying so I wont say it.

HehHeh . . . you'll fit in well here . . . definitely stick around . . . you will learn a lot . . . and will add a lot to the conversation.

 

[Danno77]

where are you at in Missery? I live right at the northeast corner on the illinois side...

 

[Battenkiller]

This guy sounds like many of the "old-timer" woodcutters around here who refuse to adapt to the newer stoves. They're still cutting to 24" lengths, burning old smokedragons in rural areas which have no regulations, and don't want to hear anything that might change the way they do things. When I told one guy last year that if he started offering 14" and 18" lengths he'd get ALOT more business, he cussed and walked away.

Actually, when I read the OP I got the impression that the guy was just trying to foist off a load of wet red oak as "burnable". :lol:


I don't have that problem around here. There are plenty of guys around here that are willing to sort logs to get me what I want, cut it to the length I want, and split it how I want. When I made the call to my regular guy, I asked what he was cutting. He had tri-axle loads of mixed hardwood for $650, and he had a cut and split mix of red maple, beech and white ash for $150. I asked how much for just straight ash, and he said $185. I balked at the extra $35 for a second, then I looked down at my plate of take-out ribs and fixins that had just set us back $25 and thought, "What the hell, might as well let the stove eat well, too".

He asked me what length I wanted, I said 18". "How big?" 4-6". "When do you need it?" No hurry, when you get around to it. "I'll have it out by the end of next week." No cussing, no hanging up on me, just good business. Father and son team, full-time loggers, been at it since dad was a boy. They know their stuff. Ask for what you want, you may be surprised to find many guys are all too happy to oblige. Don't look for them on CL, the good ones don't need to advertise.


BTW, the standard around here is 16", not 24". Not too many in my parts burning the old stoves. Most of those folks quit burning back when oil got cheap and didn't get back into it, the ones that are left are still using barrel stoves in their farmhouses. They cut longer than 24", and I'm sure they burn a lot of green wood.

 

[Wooddust]

where are you at in Missery? I live right at the northeast corner on the illinois side...

South of KC. I grew up in Illinois near Springfield. Have family near your area in G'burg. Sure miss your taxes.

 

[Tony H]

Didn't the old timer tell you about the gym sock method ?
Take a couple old socks and get them good and wet then freeze them . On the really cold nites fill with woo and throw in a couple of freezer socks on top and you are good for an extra hour or two of burn time

Oh and I have some swamp land available as well only 7500.00 per acre