Good wood source?

Devonian said:

Congrats on the stove I put one in last year and love it. What stove did you end up with?
Stoves run best with wood under 20% moisture and it’s really rare that you’ll find wood being sold in that range even though everyone advertises wood as seasoned you can bet it’s not. Fresh cut oak will take three seasons of being split and stacked to get there... your best bet is to start hoarding wood now and try to build up a multi year supply. For this year look at burning compressed wood bricks. You can mix them in with less than ideal cord wood to get you through the season. Good luck!

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Ngrovcam said:

Ok, so my wife beat me into submission,
yet again...against my better judgement and despite my many adamant protestations, we are having a wood stove installed in a few weeks.

I am in Prince Frederick.

Need a really solid source for good dried hardwood, cut, split, delivered and hopefully stacked.

Any suggestions?

(Yes, I can lay in my own, but wanted to
establish a relationship with a local, reliable source.)

Also, as an aside, I talked my wife into
trying to make our own stuffed ham this year...which, NY-er though I am, I love.
Her family has been down here for about
230 years...still not considered an “old
family” by some...her older sisters made the
ham in past years but are no longer able.
If I want it, we now have to make it or buy it...figured it will be a fun family project!

Living in “Cawvert” and loving it!!!!!

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What is a Cord? And How to Avoid Paying Too Much for One


The official measurement of firewood is a “cord”, but that word can be used differently in some regions and it can be misused by some firewood dealers.

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One full cord
A full cord is a large amount of wood. It measures four feet high by four feet wide by eight feet long (4 ft. x 4 ft. x 8 ft.) and has a volume of 128 cubic feet. The amount of solid wood in a cord varies depending on the size of the pieces, but for firewood it averages about 85 cubic feet. The rest of the cord volume is air space.

A 'full' cord (4' x 4' x 8') is the official, standard firewood measure, but four foot pieces are never used for home heating, and dealers rarely sell firewood in that form. So firewood is not offered for sale in the form of its official unit measurement, which is why buying firewood can be confusing.


One-third of a full cord has pieces 16 inches long
Other terms, such as face cord, stove cord or furnace cord are sometimes used to describe a stack of wood measuring 4 ft. high and 8 ft. long with a piece length shorter than 4 ft. A common firewood piece length is 16 inches, or one-third of a full cord, but other lengths are also available.

Because a winter's supply can cost several hundred dollars, you don't want to be confused when you are purchasing firewood. If you want to compare prices from a number of suppliers, take a tape measure to the dealers' yards and measure the average piece length. If the dealer does not price the wood in the standard full cord measure, convert the price to this basic unit. Here are some examples to illustrate the conversion.

Forest Firewood sells what they call a 'face cord' for $75. You find that the pile is 4 feet high and 8 feet long, with an average piece length of 16 inches. Divide this length (16 in.) into the full cord length of 48 in. and multiply by the price.

48 ÷ 16 = 3 x $75 = $225.

Therefore, Forest Firewood sells firewood for $225 per cord.

Sparky sells what he calls a 'stove cord' for $60. It is a pile measuring 4 feet by 8 feet with an average length of 12 inches. The calculation is:

48 ÷ 12 = 4 x $60 = $240.

Therefore, Sparky sells firewood for $240 per cord.

Frontier Fuel sells a 4 foot x 8 foot x 18 inch 'furnace cord' for $85. The result is:

48 ÷ 18 = 2.67 x $85 = $227.

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Winged Pig said:

Loveville Timber works. Used them for many years and always treated me right. Delivers more wood than I expect and it is usually pretty dry. With my moisture meter it is usually around 18%, sometimes better. Don't think he will stack, although you might be able to work something out with him.

http://somd.com/news/headlines/2014/18677.php
http://www.buzzfile.com/business/Loveville-Timberworks-LLC-240-434-1616

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Boxcab said:

My father was a forester and gave me a good appreciation for what a cord truly is. There can be a fair bit of variability, but the basic 4'X4'X8' is a good measure.

Just for reference: https://www.woodheat.org/cord-wood.html (Good info on this site)

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Biggfoot44 said:

Cord is a real unit ( 4 x 4 x 8 ) .

In Md , if it is advertised/ sold as a Cord , it has to be a real Cord .

But Md does allow wood to be advertised / sold by other terminologies . In Maryland speak , a " Rack" is generally 4 x 8 x nominal fireplace widths .. And respective half and quarter racks . Also is allowed to be sold by visual quantity, ie X $ for that stack over there, or $Y for what's in the back of that truck .

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lx1x said:

If you have Facebook look at the market place..

The one I buy from few years back has been increasing his price.

I got some from another place last year and they were meh.

Found a new guy via FB and he came all the way from Faulkner/la plata. Got a chord of oak for $200 + delivery.. (about the same price of mixed hardwood on couple place I've called this year).

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DivingDriver said:

If you could pm me his number or post it in this thread. Been looking for some wood(three cords) and had a guy suppose to deliver for going on two weeks now and still don't have a delivery. Thanks!

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lx1x said:

Looking at your info.. he's closer to you..

I'll pm his info..

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Devonian said:

Congrats on the stove I put one in last year and love it. What stove did you end up with?
Stoves run best with wood under 20% moisture and it’s really rare that you’ll find wood being sold in that range even though everyone advertises wood as seasoned you can bet it’s not. Fresh cut oak will take three seasons of being split and stacked to get there... your best bet is to start hoarding wood now and try to build up a multi year supply. For this year look at burning compressed wood bricks. You can mix them in with less than ideal cord wood to get you through the season. Good luck!

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