going to try a YTer's idea

I think Loran (ACG) showed this tip in one of his fire wood posts
if not him I don't remember who

I used a chunk of 3/4" plastic pipe I had laying around
Put a st8 connector on both ends and used 2 hose clamps to secure it to the bottom of the saw
Then cut two more pieces of pipe with an elbow on the end cut to the right length from the blade for my stove
It's set up for either left or right depending on what works best
bonus is they are easy on and off and as I have miles of that plastic piping laying around can make a whole set for different lengths
now I get to try it out on my log pile
I figure there is about 50 stove cords at 20" lengths for us
should keep me busy for a while

I had never heard of a "stove cord", so I googled it and was led to a site where guys who are apparently knowledgeable about firewood related topics insult each other. All I learned was that there are about twenty different terms for amounts of firewood which are illegal to use for selling firewood in Canada. Stove cord made that list. What is a stove cord?

Stan

One of the terms that is used here in MI is face cord the same as your stove cord. A pile of wood cut stove length 4 high and 8 long. A federal cord is the same size except it is 8ft deep.

I have heard of a face cord which sounds like what is described as a stove cord. I have also heard of a rick I don't know how that is measured. To me if it aint 4' x 4'x 8' long it is a just stack or pile of wood. A cord is 128 cubic feet (no argue as Dell would say).

I sell some wood and when I rum my add it says $$$ per cord, 128 cu ft.

Rick and face are the same. Am guessing stove is too. Here in Michigan, southeast anyway, most sell by face cord. 16" ? 4' ? 8'. Three of them make a cord.

A stove cord is 4'x8'xwhich ever length the seller is cutting them just to clear that up
I've also heard them called a rick a face cord and I've heard a couple others as well
I've seen fire wood cut at 12, 14, 16 and 18 around here just helps add to the confusion

To me a cord is still 4'x4'x8' and always be
In the pile of wood there's between 10 to 11 full cords

I've been working on clearing/expanding a lot for a guy and I get my pick of the logs and needed to transport them to my place

Guy I had to do it buys logs from people around here and has been buying his as well
So I got him to bring me a load of my logs
Beats using the flat bed trailer n tractor with loader
This guys truck has a 24' bed 8' wide with 8' stakes () also has has a trailer that's 16' long and there were many logs that hung out the back 6 to 8'
But he has a grapple crane mounted and he loaded and in less than 2 hrs complete
It would have taken me at least 10 trips and about 3 hrs a load I've done a few
He only charged me 200 bucks for his time n truck and saved me about 3 days work in the process plus fuel
I still have wood over there but now only a cple trailer loads

All things considered he paid me to cut down and trim the trees and gave me my pick of the logs
although I have 200 bucks into trucking it and I'll have some cost in cutting and splitting
I'll get 3 or more yrs worth of fire wood when i'm done with this lot

Hello Stan In Oly WA

Stove lenght around here is wood cut at 16" for air tight stoves. It is still 128 cu. ft. One cord,

Guido.

How much wood do you sell by the full cord? Probably not much, right? You're being undercut by the ones selling it by the face cord for 1/3 the price you're asking.

Why? Because the typical wood buyer does not know, or care to know, the difference. You're nuts because you're charging 3x the price of everyone else.

I don't understand all the precise measurements and anxiety about a cord of wood. It's firewood! As others have said, in Michigan a "face cord" is the usual unit when pricing firewood: 4x8x (whatever length). Seems to be between $45 and $75 is the going rate that I see.

But the stacking method and shape of each piece means a lot of air is in that "cord". So why the concern about precise tolerance for firewood regarding price? Ok, you want it to fit tight in a stove, I guess, but how precise does it have to be? Just asking.

I also see wood sold by the roadside that's "$15/bundle" or "$10/section" or even sold in gas stations or local markets where it might be sold for $3 or $4 for a few pieces. It's not like a butcher putting his thumb on the scale when weighing your hamburger. You look at the wood, if the price seems fair for what you need it for, you buy it. If not, you walk on by.

And no way will I put a piece of pipe or stick on my chainsaw when I'm using it. With my luck, it'd somehow get caught on a limb when I'm moving around and cause a problem and I'd cut my leg off. :lol: So how do I estimate length? Usually use the bar for the 1st piece or 2 to get a visual estimate and then eyeball from there. Haven't had one yet that was too long or too short to burn. :wink:

Hello JML,

I am the guy with the measuring stick, not keep it on all day while cutting wood stick! Just reread my
answer- post,

Guido.