Agreed

Probably right. 30 would probably be on the high end and probably not attainable for most. I hear a lot of people talk about how epensive it is a cord, but when you factor in labor it's really not that crazy. That being said, I won't be buying any wood at 350 a cord.

Yes sir...though I'm 10-odd years your junior, much of what you relate is very familiar to me. I have never sold a stick of wood, but have heated my house solely with wood living in a cold climate. Lots of bent-over lifting, humping logs out of ravines, throwing logs into trailers, etc...All I've ever used has been a chain saw, axe, sledge and wedge. My body is really started to protest in earnest now and I'm considering voluntarily quitting while it can still be my choice to do so. I will miss it because there's nothing quite so satisfying as growing a large pile of firewood with your own sweat and muscle and knowing that there'll be no gas or electric bill to pay for the heat.

I think you make a good point. You have to like to do this to some extent because it's hard work and you're not going to get rich doing it.

A former coworker who is a chemical engineer and has a good paying job, builds wood fences on the side. I was initially surprised to hear about this. He makes money on it, probably a little better than the firewood guys. When I asked him about it he said he liked doing it.

Just wanted to post to show what some places are selling firewood for. Now this is high prices but I guess folks are paying this

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Just wanted to post to show what some places are selling firewood for. Now this is high prices but I guess folks are paying this

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Indian head is also kind of a boutique/high end firewood dealer, if you will. People buying from them aren't the type of people buying on the side of the road. It's going to be more of a known entity that they're drying and aging the wood correctly. They'll also deliver and stack the wood in your backyard for you. Not saying it's worth the premium, just saying it's a completely different clientele.

At my place here in Austin County, had a lot of post oaks, hickory, and some live oak trees that were dead. I told several people about them and even posted on TEXAGS free fire wood. Most of the response I got is that it cut and split. So since I have no takers I now cut the trees pushing in a pile and burning the piles today. Have started getting rid of the stumps with a stump grinder.

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drred4 said:

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Just wanted to post to show what some places are selling firewood for. Now this is high prices but I guess folks are paying this

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Indian head is also kind of a boutique/high end firewood dealer, if you will. People buying from them aren't the type of people buying on the side of the road. It's going to be more of a known entity that they're drying and aging the wood correctly. They'll also deliver and stack the wood in your backyard for you. Not saying it's worth the premium, just saying it's a completely different clientele.

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The Yeti of firewood….

There is someone selling small stacks at Fitch and RP East. I can stop by and ask how much for a small stack.

Or not.

Lol. 100%

Just ran a little country boy research and math.
Oak firewood approximately 25,000,000 BTUs per cord.
A gallon of propane is 90,000 BTUs per gallon.
So, a cord of oak firewood is equivalent to 278 gallons of propane?
Mind boggling

https://www.firewood-for-life.com/firewood-btu.html
https://www.amerigas.com/amerigas-blog/propane/geeking-out-over-propane

It was my understanding there would be no math.

wai3gotgoats said:

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Just ran a little country boy research and math.
Oak firewood approximately 25,000,000 BTUs per cord.
A gallon of propane is 90,000 BTUs per gallon.
So, a cord of oak firewood is equivalent to 278 gallons of propane?
Mind boggling

https://www.firewood-for-life.com/firewood-btu.html
https://www.amerigas.com/amerigas-blog/propane/geeking-out-over-propane

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That's interesting. Unless you are using a really efficient wood stove, aren't you losing most of that heat up the chimney in a standard fireplace? During URI we were without power for about 100 hrs. We burned a little over a cord during that time in the fireplace. Held the living room/kitchen around 60 - 65 degrees.

Yes, JB!98
That was just an exercise in numbers, with a boatload of variables and inefficiencies making the BTU comparison between oak firewood and propane. Certainly the burning of firewood for home heat is an inefficient process making it's actual value less than 278 gallons of propane. Much less.
I was just chewing the cud and wondering if anybody else had any input/opinions.

I've got some for sale on the Classifieds board!

wai3gotgoats said:

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Yes, JB!98
That was just an exercise in numbers, with a boatload of variables and inefficiencies making the BTU comparison between oak firewood and propane. Certainly the burning of firewood for home heat is an inefficient process making it's actual value less than 278 gallons of propane. Much less.
I was just chewing the cud and wondering if anybody else had any input/opinions.

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I wasn't picking at you, I was just thinking of burning that much wood and the equivalence of propane. Interesting thought exercise.

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Yes sir...though I'm 10-odd years your junior, much of what you relate is very familiar to me. I have never sold a stick of wood, but have heated my house solely with wood living in a cold climate. Lots of bent-over lifting, humping logs out of ravines, throwing logs into trailers, etc...All I've ever used has been a chain saw, axe, sledge and wedge. My body is really started to protest in earnest now and I'm considering voluntarily quitting while it can still be my choice to do so. I will miss it because there's nothing quite so satisfying as growing a large pile of firewood with your own sweat and muscle and knowing that there'll be no gas or electric bill to pay for the heat.

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Username...

Wood stoves are very efficient. My grandma has 2 in her house and they pretty much sweat you out. No need to even use the Butane heaters that are setup in various rooms.

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My Uncle has a Cabin up around Cloudcroft NM. He brings me Pinon Wood every year when he's back in Texas. I Like using it in the fire place when it's cold. We trade I give him Oak, Pecan, & Mesquite that's been cut up off the ranch for BBQ/firewood

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Bought my first small batch of piñon wood. Really enjoyed the fire but seemed to burn really fast. I will say most the logs were split pretty small, but still burned faster than I expected. That normal?

Also got and burned some juniper. It popped too much and threw up too much ash for my wife's liking.

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You're right, that piñon burns quick. I'm surprised you didn't think it popped too much.

This is an outdoor fire pit. We were coming and going in and out and possibly drinking a little when burning the piñon.

I didn't notice it as much as the juniper though. Juniper also through a lot of ash that I noticed on the patio. Didn't see that with the piñon.

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Wood stoves are very efficient. My grandma has 2 in her house and they pretty much sweat you out. No need to even use the Butane heaters that are setup in various rooms.

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We had one in Virginia with an attic fan upstairs. With the attic fan going the darn thing would run you out of a 2000 sqft log house. The log house itself was very efficient.

Had an attic fan on the coast in a house built in 1951 (central a/c added later). We didn't run it very often unless the humidity was low enough, but that thing would suck the sheets off the bed!

Can't imagine it pulling all that heat around from a wood burning stove.