Bringin' up da Wood

[Al_Smith]

Wood by weight produces the same BTU's it's just some produce more by volume but it all burns .If it's half rotten it just goes in the patio fire ring otherwise it goes in the insert stove .

[thecfarm]

You mentioned half rotten wood.
That's what I am burning now in my OWB.
My FIL came up once at about 10° and told me I could not burn wood like that. I told him lets go inside where it is warm and talk about it. 

[doc henderson]

even dry bark makes the same BTUs per unit of wt.

[Al_Smith]

I guess back in the days of axes and cross cut saws they used the bark to fire those steam donkey engines .I'd say just to keep the fire going would be a full time job .

[woodroe]

Pulled the woodsplitter out of storage today and towed it down to the woodyard
with the snowmobile.
Never would have guessed I'd be splitting wood in January 
but with temps in the 30s for the next week just couldn't resist
tearing into the Oak that just got bucked up. 
Its a little messy with some snow stuck to it but once the gloves soak through grab another pair and keep on splittin. 

[GRANITEstateMP]

We've been shorthanded at work, had guys sick, trucks breaking down, and weird weather events.  That has all added to more stress and less time at home. I got home at 11:50pm Fri night from plowing, took a better part of Sat being lazy and recovering from the week. Today I got some tractor time in, helped with laundry and chores, did doughnuts on the hardpack ice with my boy, and got the woodrack loaded up again

 
I do the same as OGH and get the latest cart of wood dry somewhere close to the stove

the pieces of tin in the foreground and background are used to.keep the heat off the reg furnace and small a woodrack. Tomorrow starts the grind all over again

[Magicman]

I may have to bring up another 6-8 sticks. 


 
The forecast is for record cold (29°) this weekend.   Yikes !!!   

[thecfarm]

Today should get up into the mid 40's.
Tomorrow, Sunday, not much above freezing.

[Old Greenhorn]

OH! The Humanity!

I jsut got a cord delivered this week and I figure it will be gone before May.

[SwampDonkey]

I used about twice Magic's bundle early this morning, but no fire now and all day. Sun is breaking through. The room here will be in the 80's from the sun this afternoon. Probably will open the window before long.

[Magicman]

A cord??


 
I have burned this much but I will admit that it has been an unusually rough Winter.


 
This is what I had left over last Winter, and this year I am having to bring up more.  

[Magicman]

Without bringing up more firewood, I just put the last 4 sticks in the insert for tomorrow morning's flicker.  29° forecast for tomorrow morning and then steadily rising to 56°, so I will light it and let it burn until it's gone. 

I don't see anything below 51° for the next entire week, so this could be it for fires this year.  I am seeing a high of 84° this Thursday so the blanket may have to go and the AC may come on.  

[doc henderson]

Acord?  Yes a Chord!  in the key of G and on a tiny violin playing, my heart bleeds for you!  

[Old Greenhorn]

Nicely put Doc. I had another thought but was having a hard time framing it in civil words.

[Southside]

Yup, hardly burnt any wood in February, actually had the doors open many nights, but March is another story.  Will be in the teens tonight, of course the mild February means my fruit trees have all flowered so we will see what happens to the fruits.  

[SwampDonkey]

That reminds me, in 1981 February was the warmest on record in these parts (you won't hear about that from alarmists) and the bristly locusts (we call them acacia locally) all leaved out because it never froze, average low temp was 34 F. In March it turned cold and killed them all stone dead. I cut them down that spring. Down at grandmothers about 1/2 mile away, they also died, but they came back off root suckers like aspen will do. The old people planted them around this area for the flowers 150 years ago. They are not all that winter hardy, not like a lilac is. To note, it's never been that mild here ever since.

Summer photo for context.

[Magicman]

OK it is the forecast 27° this morning and yup,  


 
I lit the final flicker for this Winter.  

[SwampDonkey]

Had a fire here this morning, 18F. But the sun is out now and so is the fire. A window is up until this evening when I build an evening smudge.

[Southside]

Was 19F for a low this morning here, 81F on Friday per the weather guessers. 

[Magicman]

We are now up to 34°


 
And the last fire of the Winter is doing quite well with a nice bed of coals.