Stacked some logs like these too! Made some videos showing! Nice neat stacks man! This many slabs must've been at least a years worth all together!💪🙏 Hard work pays off!!
Thanks!👍 When our wood shed is full it is two years worth of wood. Between the cook stove and the heating stove we can go through quite a bit! But having that stove going on a cold snowy day….that is the life! 😊
@@HanbleceyaRanch oh, I thought this was gonna be some advanced drying method for better airflow and such. Do you use that space for storing other stuff when the wood is empty or why don't you just screw in two posts every six or seven feet? That would seem a lot safer if you ask me
@@boratsagdiyev5679 so there’s a few things going on when stacking firewood. First, as you eluded to, you want the best possible stack to allow good airflow to dry the wood. You also want to stack it properly so that the stacks don’t come down, a quick CZcams search and I’m sure you can find some videos of stacks that have fallen. Now the reason we don’t attach posts as you suggested is to maximize the space of the woodshed. So long as you have a good stack, additional supports are not needed. And when the woodshed is empty, typically in the spring, then we just refill it. 😊
While the stacking idea makes sense, chunks of wood that thick will take a couple years to season down below 20% inside... I prefer below 15% myself as it burns better and cleaner. I usually try to have pieces 2 1/2 inches thick or less one way so they dry in one year.
Hi 👋 Appreciate the comment! Our cook wood is ~2” thick… we like chunkier wood for our heating wood so that it burns longer. As for drying, we’ve found a year + works great for us. 👍
So what's missing here is the why. Why stack this way? Economy of space ? Dries quicker? Safer? Whatever the answer is, I'd like to know the qualification
Hi 👋 Great question! 2 fold, first and foremost, safety. This method mitigates the risk of the row falling over, which surprisingly happens a lot. Second to maximize the useable space in the firewood shed, regardless of its size. Hope that helps 😊
@@HanbleceyaRanch Ah! Thank you. So like you do on the sides, leaning in, you also do to the back of the stack? I think I’ve got it! All good advice and nice vid. Thanks, buddy!
If you've got walls on both sides, cris-cross in the middle is unnecessary and a waste of time. Cris-cross is only useful if you're outside with no other side support.
Agreed, if there are walls, the wood can be stacked up against it. For those folks like us, who have no way to support the stack, properly crisscrossing is essential to achieving a safe stack. As for crisscrossing in the middle, our shed is broken into two 12’ sections and are stacked at different times of the year. 👍
Appreciate the comment! 😊 We’ve found that separating our cook wood works for us so we don’t have to dig through our firewood shed as we need them. A little planning goes along way to making life a bit easier come those really cold months. 😊
The row ’m talking about in the video will last us ~4 weeks (my rows are typically, 9’x6’x24”). This includes, to heat with and cook with (different sizes between the two).
The best way to learn this technique is to restack a pile that has fallen over. I am a quick learner. I only had to do this 3 times😊
😂 You aren’t the only one!🤣
Me to
Lol
I had no idea, now I know. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!👍
Nice job.
Thanks!👍
Stacked some logs like these too! Made some videos showing! Nice neat stacks man! This many slabs must've been at least a years worth all together!💪🙏 Hard work pays off!!
Thanks!👍 When our wood shed is full it is two years worth of wood. Between the cook stove and the heating stove we can go through quite a bit! But having that stove going on a cold snowy day….that is the life! 😊
@@HanbleceyaRanch Hecks yeah! Stay Blessed brother! 🙏 Keep up the good work!
Thank you brother
This is pure physics
You are very welcome!😊
I do believe that feller ought to become a "rocket scientist". 😅
😂🤣 Good one!😊
Feller ?? LMBO.
Proper (lol)
We do 3halves crossing.
That works too 👍
nice stacks !! ours def is not as nice lol!!! keep cutting and have a great rest of the night
Thanks! Have a great New Year 😊
Thank you
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Cool thank your bro
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Alright, you've shown us the perfect firewood stack that you've promised to show in your title. Now what about the science behind it?
Hi Borat 👋 thanks for the comment! The science is stacking the ends and the row to prevent it from falling over. Hope that helps 👍
@@HanbleceyaRanch oh, I thought this was gonna be some advanced drying method for better airflow and such. Do you use that space for storing other stuff when the wood is empty or why don't you just screw in two posts every six or seven feet? That would seem a lot safer if you ask me
@@boratsagdiyev5679 so there’s a few things going on when stacking firewood. First, as you eluded to, you want the best possible stack to allow good airflow to dry the wood. You also want to stack it properly so that the stacks don’t come down, a quick CZcams search and I’m sure you can find some videos of stacks that have fallen. Now the reason we don’t attach posts as you suggested is to maximize the space of the woodshed. So long as you have a good stack, additional supports are not needed.
And when the woodshed is empty, typically in the spring, then we just refill it. 😊
Thank you!!!
Thanks for watching!👍
While the stacking idea makes sense, chunks of wood that thick will take a couple years to season down below 20% inside... I prefer below 15% myself as it burns better and cleaner. I usually try to have pieces 2 1/2 inches thick or less one way so they dry in one year.
Hi 👋 Appreciate the comment! Our cook wood is ~2” thick… we like chunkier wood for our heating wood so that it burns longer. As for drying, we’ve found a year + works great for us. 👍
So what's missing here is the why. Why stack this way? Economy of space ? Dries quicker? Safer? Whatever the answer is, I'd like to know the qualification
Hi 👋 Great question! 2 fold, first and foremost, safety. This method mitigates the risk of the row falling over, which surprisingly happens a lot. Second to maximize the useable space in the firewood shed, regardless of its size. Hope that helps 😊
I vaguely remember this from school, "logarithms" wasn't it?
😂🤣
What do you mean when you say “ you begin to go back”? Thanks!
Great question! So the row that’s being stacked should “lean” back on to the row behind it. This increases the stability of the rows. Hope that helps
@@HanbleceyaRanch Ah! Thank you. So like you do on the sides, leaning in, you also do to the back of the stack? I think I’ve got it!
All good advice and nice vid. Thanks, buddy!
His old lady is stacked too
Smart guy
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If you've got walls on both sides, cris-cross in the middle is unnecessary and a waste of time. Cris-cross is only useful if you're outside with no other side support.
Agreed, if there are walls, the wood can be stacked up against it.
For those folks like us, who have no way to support the stack, properly crisscrossing is essential to achieving a safe stack. As for crisscrossing in the middle, our shed is broken into two 12’ sections and are stacked at different times of the year. 👍
I had a pile stacked like that two years ago and an earthquake knocked it down. Northern CA. Dec.20th 2022
I’m sure an earthquake here would knock down mine too
What kind of wood is that ?
We use Ash, white & yellow birch, Maple, Ironwood and Apple. 😊
Is it easier to stack a seperate pile for all the "small wood" or mix it in like you have
Appreciate the comment! 😊 We’ve found that separating our cook wood works for us so we don’t have to dig through our firewood shed as we need them. A little planning goes along way to making life a bit easier come those really cold months. 😊
Build 1 these all houses
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stack us to the moon
We are stacking as high as we can! We have a frost advisory for tonight…winter is coming!🥶
Firewood scientists 😂
Got our degree from the Maine Woods University!!🤣😂
This guy must work for th forest service !
😂 no…just some good neighbors that showed me the right way!
How much wood do you burn? Say, how long would it take to go through the wood in the video?
The row ’m talking about in the video will last us ~4 weeks (my rows are typically, 9’x6’x24”). This includes, to heat with and cook with (different sizes between the two).
You never explained what the science is lol
Hi 👋 thanks for the comment! The science is stacking the ends and the row to prevent it from falling over. Hope that helps 👍
Sorry you need to find time to do nothing
Apology accepted 🤷♂️
Done Right! It will dry in half the time!🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸
It sure will! 👍