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16856 sol redlin
solredlin Send Email
Mar 27, 2008
8:06 pm
-check out the Jotul F3 will heat your house just fine and big enough to put a couple of pans on top-- In ... for ... most ... later ... space). ... in. ... ...
16857 mikemceachransr Send Email Mar 27, 2008
11:34 pm
Trying to judge how much cord wood is in that tree.? So if you had eight, 18 inch diameter logs,8 foot long. Would there be a face cord in there.? Thank you...
16858 yahoogroups@...
ggoetz111 Send Email
Mar 27, 2008
11:45 pm
My envelope math sez 2 to 3 face cords. gggGary from Wisconsin _____ From: woodheat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:woodheat@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
16859 Alan Bowen
rustaholic777 Send Email
Mar 27, 2008
11:45 pm
Based on what you just wrote,,,, If that was me,,,,, I would put up at least six cords for next year. But then again,,, If I was your kind of wood burner and...
16860 Chris Tubutis
ctubutis Send Email
Mar 28, 2008
1:22 am
... Try this: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Renewable-Energy/2008-04-01/Choosing-Renewable-Energy.aspx -ct ...
16861 mra811
y77mra Send Email
Mar 28, 2008
1:41 am
Thanks, How do you like burning pallets? I have a huge supply of Corian pallets, each one is 31" wide, 12 feet long. I was just a little worried about possible...
16862 mikemceachransr Send Email Mar 28, 2008
3:20 am
Gary thank you Please reveal your formula as I don't have one Mike--- ... Behalf ... cord in...
16863 trailtreader9 Send Email Mar 28, 2008
9:43 am
Mike, 8logs X 8 ft X 12 in/ft = 768 total inches of logs a face cord consists of 16 in lengths so: 768/16=48 total sticks of firewood (unsplit) a face cord is...
16864 newrifriend Send Email Mar 28, 2008
11:53 am
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16865 yahoogroups@...
ggoetz111 Send Email
Mar 28, 2008
12:25 pm
A face cord is 4’ x 8’ by about 16” since your logs are 8’, that’s one dimension. Since they are 18” that’s close enough for the 16”...
16866 Rob Pope
rob_pope Send Email
Mar 28, 2008
1:36 pm
If standing ... http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/live/g1554/build/g1554.pdf ...
16867 Ken Meinken
kmeinken Send Email
Mar 28, 2008
2:38 pm
... Says who? AFAIK, a "face cord" is 4'x8' by whatever length the individual pieces are. It could be 16", it could be 12", it could be 20 or 24". There is...
16868 yahoogroups@...
ggoetz111 Send Email
Mar 28, 2008
3:00 pm
Legal shmeagel In my area (as in most I think) a face cord is 1/3 of a full cord or 48" / 3 which = 16" If you need 12" to fit your stove you might very...
16869 Ken Meinken
kmeinken Send Email
Mar 28, 2008
3:12 pm
On Mar 28, 2008, at 10:57 AM, <yahoogroups@...> ... Do you get a lot of exercise (jumping to conclusions)? You are right, it's been 30 years since I...
16870 SpeedProp32Cleaver...
speedprop32c... Send Email
Mar 28, 2008
3:20 pm
How is a full cord defined....4&#39;x8' by what? Thanks. Mark ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
16871 trailtreader9 Send Email Mar 28, 2008
3:32 pm
yes that is true but it is generally accepted that a face cord is 16" lengths. if you don't make some assumption of length then a cord could contain anywhere...
16872 trailtreader9 Send Email Mar 28, 2008
3:37 pm
Mark, a full cord is 4'x8'x4' to most of us but someone will likely debate that too...
16873 Luke Greenwood
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Mar 28, 2008
3:49 pm
4x4x8 is a full cord (Or 4x8x4 :) ) -- ... Luke ... How is a full cord defined....4&#39;x8' by what? Thanks. Mark ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
16874 Brian Johnson
cglass388 Send Email
Mar 28, 2008
3:50 pm
When my father made his living cutting and hauling wood during the depression he said a cord was whatever size logs the horses could haul out of the bush cut...
16875 trailtreader9 Send Email Mar 28, 2008
3:54 pm
LOL ... <speedprop32cleaver@...>: --------------...
16876 Meszko William-Q10191
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Mar 28, 2008
5:59 pm
Mike, You asked for formulas .... a few follow. Your logs are cylindrical (approximately), and the volume of a cylinder is pi * r^2 * h. Be careful with the...
16877 wood@...
negrel01 Send Email
Mar 28, 2008
7:22 pm
There is a File in our Yahoo woodheat group- this one - that shows the amount of wood in a standing tree. Cal...
16878 mikemceachransr Send Email Mar 29, 2008
2:29 am
I really want to thank everybody for all the information that was posted. All the formulas are very helpful. This is a great group of people. Thanks again,...
16879 mikemceachransr Send Email Mar 30, 2008
3:45 pm
In the dead of winter and telling the kind of tree it is. Too me the bark is the only answer. Is there a link with pictures. I google it with not a lot of...
16880 yahoogroups@...
ggoetz111 Send Email
Mar 30, 2008
3:49 pm
Bark, tree shape branching type, and where the tree is are all clues as to ID. A little time with a local knowledgeable tree person will ID at least 90% of...
16881 pjcassidy@...
poc_skunk_man Send Email
Mar 30, 2008
3:51 pm
That is difficult to get a concrete answer based solely on bark. But you can usually get close. Also, trees of the same species will vary based on location ...
16882 georgeinbc Send Email Mar 31, 2008
1:35 am
Out with the old and in with the new. Wondering if this new puppy with the larger firebox,but still burning only softwoods,like douglas fir and alder will...
16883 yahoogroups@...
ggoetz111 Send Email
Mar 31, 2008
2:44 am
OK I'll try on the secondary combustion. Note it is called secondary combustion separate from the Primary flame on wood combustion. Those tubes aren't adding...
16884 samiamrd Send Email Mar 31, 2008
12:55 pm
Gary's explanation of the secondary air supply is on the money. The air is supplied in the region of the unburned gasses which adds enough air to burn the...
16885 georgeinbc Send Email Mar 31, 2008
9:37 pm
... The ... supply ... tend ... the ... down ... some ... like ... Thanks for the info. It is really the longer burntime that I`m looking for cause the insert...
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