Another student at the Forestry College where I earned my Scalers license asked the Instructor what is a face cord? The Instructor sat down , waited for silence and said,, face cord is only a word invented by dishonest firewood sellers to make customers satisfied with less then they paid for. He suggested that would be a good exam question . This is by far the best video out of many l have seen about firewood, thanks.
Spot on! Thanks. Many people getting ripped off. When I show up with 1/2 cord in an F350 they say they didn't want a full cord, only 1/2 cord. When they learn that it is an actual 1/2 cord they are happy but also very angry at their previous suppliers.
@@mikeanders7542 i can agree with you on that, i have measured out truck beds stack the wood as tight as possible then multiply till i get my 128 cubic feet! 4x4x8 just makes it easier to measure and you get familiar with the look.
I grew up in a house heated by firewood in the 70"s & 80"s. My dad and I spent all year in NJ cutting wood for the winter. I was basically an all year job. But we also sold wood on the side. My dad always said a true cord was stacked 4x4x8, which equals 128 cf. I couldn't even begin to tell you how many cord of wood I cut and split growing up. Mostly with an axe and maul.
Hello Brad I just found your channel I found it very informative. I heat my house with wood. I’m almost 82 years old and I still drop trees buck and split them up I burn mainly oak,maple, hickory and locust. But the problem is as I have gotten this old it just takes a lot out of me. I really did enjoy your video and I am looking forward to watching all your videos
Well welcome to the channel. Glad to have you here. There are lots of great people in this community and we all try to help each other. I think it’s awesome that your still doing the work! It’s always nice to do a job that you can see what your efforts resulted in. I hope you enjoy the channel and again, thanks for coming along
Ty for taking the time to explain a cord and face cord, and using a truck to help me visualize the amount. You saved me from being that lady who mistakenly ordered too much wood!
Super helpful information. Thank you for explaining. I was surprised that there were different names for a cord of wood because I thought a cord of wood was a volume, which your video confirmed it is. Learning a face cord is a third of a cord is vital for accurate ordering. Thank you!
Great video. Takes me back to when I was a kid. My father ran a firewood business as a side hustle. It's how I earned money as a kid. We sold around 300 chord a year. Cut, split, and pile all summer. Then deliver all fall and winter. 600 chord of firewood piled in a field was quite a sight. That's right-600chord. 300 chord dried for a year and the other 300 set to dry for a year. Great memories.
Really good explanation Brad. A lot of people don’t have a clue about what a cord is. I can’t believe you need to have a permit to sell firewood. Just another revenue stream for the government, smh. I left upstate NY and moved south 42 years ago. I was glad to get away from a lot of that government control. Unfortunately I think it’s creeping towards NC.
Great vid👍. Here in SW Missouri I deal with the same confusion. The most common term here for a 1/3 of a cord is a “rick”. Most people call and want to order wood by the truckload and then I have to clarify things. I have also noticed that the people who heat with wood and will buy a cord or more they know exactly what they want. It’s the customers who want a rick or 2 for a fire place or a backyard fire pit that aren’t sure. And several times I have showed up to deliver a rick or two and stack it the customers are surprised by how much extra wood is there, which after an explanation of volume means they were cheated in the past. Keep up the good work Brad😆
Great video! Sound like a reputable company. Thanks for explaining what a true cord is. So many people have no idea. I’ve had sellers try to sell me a cord that was actually alot less than even a face cord. 4’x4’x16-18”
Many decades ago, I pretty much made a third of my living in Sanders County, MT harvesting and selling firewood, licensed with the county with the low income energy assistance program. I cut a lot of fir trees that were dead and standing dead beetle killed lodgepole pine. It was seasoned by the time late autumn came around. I named my price, got an order from the county office, made a delivery, had the customer sign a form that it was delivered and were happy, gave the form to the office and was paid within a week. Yes, I split it down to stove sizes. A lot of work, but I was my own boss and I was young. Those days are long gone.
Thank you! Very informative and well explained. This video should be required training for all new firewood sellers. Many people in my area try to claim a level truck bed as a full cord, and unfortunately also price it as that. Often it will even actually be a loosely thrown in, level truck bed, claimed as a full cord!
Well done, your explanation was on the money. I have been cutting and splitting wood since I was 16 helping my Dad and Uncles at our hunting cabin in NYS. Then I was cutting it to heat my family home, about 4 years ago I had my hip replaced & 62 years young now it's not as easy to get fire wood anymore. So I started ordering some fire wood, it's very hard to find someone who knows what a cord of firewood is.
Good video. There is a lot of confusion with people. I’ve sold firewood and I’ve bought it at times too. There are way too many sellers that either don’t know or don’t care what a full cord is. The next biggest topic of confusion caused by bad or unknowing sellers would be what exactly seasoned firewood is.
Thanks for all the info. My son is about to embark on a firewood business and has priced out all of the equipment and the pay out including maintenance, storage, security, etc. Your videos are priceless!! Hope to see more. Thanks again!!
Excellent info. There’s so much confusion and misinformation on this topic. I too have heard people say that a full cord can fit in a pickup truck. I always say, “my truck is an F350 with an 8 foot bed. I can’t fit a cord in my truck.”
Thanks for this video Brad. I almost didn't click on it because I know what a cord is, and I know what a face cord is. Of course, that was before I watched your video and found out I have been wrong for 20 years. I was sure that a face cord was 1/2 of a cord. So all these years I have been getting a cord delivered and thought the guys was being generous because after filling 2 face cord holders, I always had some extra. Ha Ha, joke was on me. I am about to order firewood and have called around to get prices here in Northern New Jersey. You mention in your video that you like the chance to educate your customers and try not to embarrass them. I think I will have to make sure whoever I get the wood from is educated and will try not to embarrass them! You have a great style and I appreciate the content. Subscribed.
Nice to meet you, Brad. I'm new to your channel and appreciate a honest person when it comes to firewood sales. My wife and I are both 67 and cut, split and stack our own firewood, a great team. We mostly get logs that I haul home on my 5x10' trailer, pulled behind my 2001 Grand Cherokee and some rounds from our local Fire Chief that's clearing a large area of his property that has a lot of dead Ash trees. Keeps us busy and in some sort of shape and beats paying those high utility bills. Again, great to meet you and discover a great channel.
Hello, and welcome to the channel. Glad you found it! Sounds like you and your wife work great together. Ash is awesome firewood and dries quickly. Its great exercise and mental therapy I think. Hope you to continue to enjoy and I wish you all the best.
Well done! Nothing like wood heat. Loved seeing all those neatly stacked rows. Cutting firewood is my planet fitness and forest management is my favorite hobby.
I learned early on (age 16 now 67) what a cord was. A lot of people in my area refer to 1/3 cord as a rick. Having hauled a rock I know it will fill a short box pick up. I wish more people would see this video. Great video by the way.
One of the struggles I have with selling firewood is that I'm honest with my cord, and even give a bit extra. The problem is that I'm competing with people who will deliver what they call a "cord", but is maybe 25% less. They charge less then I could and customers see the lower price of a cord and think they're getting a better deal.
Great discussion video and appreciated your insight and knowledge on these topics! And thanks for sharing that recent firewood costumers request, that goes along way as you noted and I’ve also heard this from other firewood channels that I have seen about connecting with the client prior and making sure both parties have the discussions / understanding prior to showing up on delivery day! Goes a long way with customer service and I know just from watching your channel over the past few weeks that this is one of your strong points for sure with your business/ hobby :). Appreciate that chat Brad! Thanks again! Cheers! Andrew from NB :)
Yes. that is what is is in Southern Indiana- populated with Appalachia emigrants, of course. Alternative from what I can tell is “face cord”. Have no idea why people would refer to it as a cord.
You're absolutely right about the title bringing in new subscribers. I just found this video, and though I already knew most of the information, I'm now a subscriber!
Thank you for the EXCELLENT presentation on what a cord of wood is. I have always thought it was a single row. Also size was confusing. This is my first year cutting wood and I just realized too that I need seasoned wood. Never burned wood before, but we are replacing an old stove, which was dangerous, by design, and having the chimney lined with steel. I'm a chick, age 68 and even looking at a wood splitter, Ariens 27 ton, 8 horse. Thanks for clarity and I subscribed. I am going to buy my seasoned wood from a guy everyone around here thinks is expensive, but I'll be able to determine that he knows what the heck he is doing and in the end, I will likely save my body and my house, but getting dryer, proper wood,
well . Iike this fella and this is a great video . i wood like add to the pick up truck deal ..... 8x5x3.2= 128.so if you sell firewood in a full size pick up build some sides and a head rack and stack it 3 ft high and mound it up being higher in the center which will give you you 3.2 in the equation . firewood and power saws saved me from myself. good job on this video
Wow buddy, so nice to see you here. I’ve learned so much from you not just about firewood but about living life. Thanks for commenting and hope you all had a great holiday!
Very well explained for all those who have issues with some sellers when buying firewood by the CORD!! Not everyone I have crossed paths with speaks the same math for a true cord!!!! I saved this for future use!! No more arguments with sellers!
I, too, have been harvesting and burning firewood for 35 years. And selling it to the members of the local gun club that drive past my property to get into the club. It was always known what the dimensions were for the varied terms. But nowadays, trucks don't normally come with 8' beds, and sideboards would be needed with the 8' beds. I simply built a 8' ×4' ×4' with a slanted roof and 2 dividing walls. They took what they wanted and paid me when they saw me, as I hand split wood in the alley next to the R.R. CROSSING entering the gun club. Typical homeowners nowadays aren't aware of these important factors, so thanks for your detailed information!
That has got to be the newest Woodyard I have ever seen… I haul all of my own wood and every time I go and pick up my firewood for the year, regardless of who I get it from I am always shocked at how big of a mess their yard is… I’m impressed
Been bucking/and splitting my own trees for firewood for decades and you’re correct, many firewood dealers are dishonest. They won’t even pack pack the wood tightly into a 4-4-8 stoat, thinking you won’t notice. Quite often they need to make a second trip to make up for the shortage. My experience was with a bunch of good old boys who had probably been screwing over ignorant customers for years. How many ways can you represent 4-4-8 dimensions? I had never heard of a face cord before. I only knew ricks and cords. Thank you for putting together a nice video to educate the masses. In my current world up in the mountains of Northern California, it would be a rare firewood dealer who would try to rip off his public.
New here to your channel and subscribed. Greetings from an old Wood Tick in North Michigan. I been cutting, splitting, stacking, burning my entire 67 years. I only cut for myself at 18" to 22". I have seen folks happy with receiving face chords as skinny as 8". I hope folks listen to what you are saying.
Great job Brad, in explaining a measured cord. 👍👍 There are a lot of people selling firewood on FB market place listing the amounts wrong! This should help many people!
This is my first year getting an inventory together to season and hopefully start selling next year. Can't thank you enough for the video! You're on a roll. I've already used your video to make racks with pallets. Can get twice as much wood stacked for about 1/4 of the price (when comparing it to the metal racks I've bought on Amazon). I'm also going to build a bundle making frame soon from your other video I've taken notes on. You help out your viewers more than you know! Btw, congrats on the 5k subscribers! 🙂
Thanks so much. That’s what I love about this community. Helping people out is what I strive to do. Thanks for watching and letting me know. This keeps me going!
Thanks for the explanation. I've been cutting stacking and burning firewood for almost 30 years and never really knew the exact definition of a cord. I don't buy it or sell it I just do it for myself but its nice to know. New subscriber here. Thanks 👍
Thank you for the information. I'm new and am just starting to learn about how much wood helps to keep our home warm and how much we need to heat our home in the winter to offset the cost of gas.
Brad your true on your words . Back in my wood days we delivered 3 full cords in a tandem dump truck patch and round off to it. We cut into 2 lenght 12” for the cook house stove and 16” for heating stove . Your very true about a pick - up take a cord off wood . It’s can be done went dry , BUT BUT you got to put high sideboard on the pick - up . My wet yellow birch a full cord might take it 1 ton or 3500 . Good luck on your axle weight on the license road . Here there highway inspection will be on to you for weight on your truck from 3500 and up , plus weight license on your trailer . Here we pay for weight to haul onto your axle . We call it’s axle weight , so went we haul max axle weight we paid for it’s to haul . A lot put minus weight on trailer about its less money , but if the highway inspection weight your load it’s will cost you $$$ in weight over your permit . Back in the wood a big timber use to take 1 1/4 tons pick back out to the landing .it’s a load with no B s..t down off a mtns . Take cord and 1/4 at 8’x 4” long put a cable around the centre, pull it’s tight up behind the jack and drive it’s straight down a mtns . See if your nerve as steel in the mtns off Newfoundland ca. Brad your right A CORD in USA and CANADA are the SAME . 8’ long , 4 ‘ height and 4’ wide . How you want to cut its up , you can pick a # 12 “ , 16” , 24 “ and so on . Brad great video, if your buddy take 10 full cords , you will make a hole into the wood yard for sure . Be careful and god bless to you and the family .
I just found your channel and I am impressed with your knowledge of what a common mistake customer's make, I'm doing my research on the firewood business and I am hoping to get started on my own journey very soon.
New subscriber today to your channel. Great information keep up the good work. Fixing to go back into your archives and watch the rest of the videos. Be safe my friend.
Awesome video ! Very true there is so many people that really have no idea what a cord is, I don't deliver much people just come pick it up, and they think they can put a cord on a half ton truck, until I tell them they probably won't get it all on in 2 trips, you really have to do just as you did so they understand, Great Job !
great information new into the fire wood business i am a owner of UPPER END landscape martha's vineyard i climb for alot of my jobs and do full removals ash, oak , etc thank you for showing me proper ways to sell my wood i am saving to buck up!!!! e
Eggsolent video!!! Do you happen to have a video that says how long a cord will last in different parts of the country? Moving to northern Iowa, right on the boarder of Minnesota…. Wondering how many cords to get me through the winter, considering a blaze king to try and conserve..
good job on explaining the difference lengths, in the suburbs of Levias Ky most suppliers have 12 16 and 24 in. the price for face cord is the same, a lot more labor in a 12 in verses 24 in. cords.
We go by ricks here in Middle Tennessee, but I get all the time bring me a cord. First think I do is send them a pic of Rick rack that’s full. Then I ask you want 3 times this amount and 9/10 they say no that’s what I want right there which is a rick lol. People are appreciative of you explaining. I also don’t want to show up with a cord and they don’t have room for it, because they didn’t know what an actual cord was. Very informative video too.
Just started our 17th winter using an outdoor wood boiler to heat our home. I mostly cut, haul, split, and stack my own firewood. I’m 61 now. As u know firewood is work. I’m considering buying firewood in the future. What do u sell a load with ur 7 x14 dump trailer loosely stacked? I live in Minnesota. There’s a guy here that sells wood. He gets about $200 for that amount. Mostly ash.
Another student at the Forestry College where I earned my Scalers license asked the Instructor what is a face cord? The Instructor sat down , waited for silence and said,, face cord is only a word invented by dishonest firewood sellers to make customers satisfied with less then they paid for. He suggested that would be a good exam question . This is by far the best video out of many l have seen about firewood, thanks.
OMG 3 ROWS EACH 16" WIDE 16 X 3 EQUALS 4' GO TO COLLEGE TO LEAR A 3RD GRADE MATH PROBLEM?
Yep, face cord is sold by a con man trying to screw someone over!!!
Face cord is a rip off 4x8x17 inches
@@Joe-k5b7y yep, because they will charge more than a third of a cord for you to have a face cord!
A true "Face" cord is half of a cord.
So 2X4X8, or 64 cubic feet.
Pretty simple to understand.
Spot on! Thanks. Many people getting ripped off. When I show up with 1/2 cord in an F350 they say they didn't want a full cord, only 1/2 cord. When they learn that it is an actual 1/2 cord they are happy but also very angry at their previous suppliers.
128 cubic feet any way you measurer as long as it makes 128 cubic feet 4 by 4 by 8 feet equals a cord of wood!! nuff said
@@mikeanders7542 i can agree with you on that, i have measured out truck beds stack the wood as tight as possible then multiply till i get my 128 cubic feet! 4x4x8 just makes it easier to measure and you get familiar with the look.
Thank you for the teaching. I don’t know the measurements of a cord of wood. Thank you again.
We just bought our 4 cord for the winter. 2nd year I paid. I always cut it myself but ive gotten lazy. Thanks for the video.
I grew up in a house heated by firewood in the 70"s & 80"s. My dad and I spent all year in NJ cutting wood for the winter. I was basically an all year job. But we also sold wood on the side. My dad always said a true cord was stacked 4x4x8, which equals 128 cf. I couldn't even begin to tell you how many cord of wood I cut and split growing up. Mostly with an axe and maul.
I have been doing exactly what you’re doing and I have been doing it for most of my life and you are so right, explaining first
Hello Brad I just found your channel I found it very informative. I heat my house with wood. I’m almost 82 years old and I still drop trees buck and split them up I burn mainly oak,maple, hickory and locust. But the problem is as I have gotten this old it just takes a lot out of me. I really did enjoy your video and I am looking forward to watching all your videos
Well welcome to the channel. Glad to have you here. There are lots of great people in this community and we all try to help each other. I think it’s awesome that your still doing the work! It’s always nice to do a job that you can see what your efforts resulted in. I hope you enjoy the channel and again, thanks for coming along
as a homeowner and a recent buyer of firewood, I found this video most informative.
Ty for taking the time to explain a cord and face cord, and using a truck to help me visualize the amount. You saved me from being that lady who mistakenly ordered too much wood!
A CORD WILL NOT FIT INTO A PICKUP NO MATTER HOW YOU STACK IT
Super helpful information. Thank you for explaining.
I was surprised that there were different names for a cord of wood because I thought a cord of wood was a volume, which your video confirmed it is. Learning a face cord is a third of a cord is vital for accurate ordering. Thank you!
Great video. Takes me back to when I was a kid. My father ran a firewood business as a side hustle. It's how I earned money as a kid. We sold around 300 chord a year. Cut, split, and pile all summer. Then deliver all fall and winter. 600 chord of firewood piled in a field was quite a sight. That's right-600chord. 300 chord dried for a year and the other 300 set to dry for a year. Great memories.
Really good explanation Brad. A lot of people don’t have a clue about what a cord is. I can’t believe you need to have a permit to sell firewood. Just another revenue stream for the government, smh. I left upstate NY and moved south 42 years ago. I was glad to get away from a lot of that government control. Unfortunately I think it’s creeping towards NC.
Great vid👍. Here in SW Missouri I deal with the same confusion. The most common term here for a 1/3 of a cord is a “rick”. Most people call and want to order wood by the truckload and then I have to clarify things. I have also noticed that the people who heat with wood and will buy a cord or more they know exactly what they want. It’s the customers who want a rick or 2 for a fire place or a backyard fire pit that aren’t sure. And several times I have showed up to deliver a rick or two and stack it the customers are surprised by how much extra wood is there, which after an explanation of volume means they were cheated in the past. Keep up the good work Brad😆
Great video! Sound like a reputable company. Thanks for explaining what a true cord is. So many people have no idea. I’ve had sellers try to sell me a cord that was actually alot less than even a face cord. 4’x4’x16-18”
Many decades ago, I pretty much made a third of my living in Sanders County, MT harvesting and selling firewood, licensed with the county with the low income energy assistance program. I cut a lot of fir trees that were dead and standing dead beetle killed lodgepole pine. It was seasoned by the time late autumn came around. I named my price, got an order from the county office, made a delivery, had the customer sign a form that it was delivered and were happy, gave the form to the office and was paid within a week. Yes, I split it down to stove sizes. A lot of work, but I was my own boss and I was young. Those days are long gone.
Did much the same thing in Northeastern California, many years ago.
Left that failing state over 40 years ago.
Thank you! Very informative and well explained. This video should be required training for all new firewood sellers. Many people in my area try to claim a level truck bed as a full cord, and unfortunately also price it as that. Often it will even actually be a loosely thrown in, level truck bed, claimed as a full cord!
Well done, your explanation was on the money. I have been cutting and splitting wood since I was 16 helping my Dad and Uncles at our hunting cabin in NYS. Then I was cutting it to heat my family home, about 4 years ago I had my hip replaced & 62 years young now it's not as easy to get fire wood anymore. So I started ordering some fire wood, it's very hard to find someone who knows what a cord of firewood is.
Thanks!
Good video. There is a lot of confusion with people. I’ve sold firewood and I’ve bought it at times too. There are way too many sellers that either don’t know or don’t care what a full cord is. The next biggest topic of confusion caused by bad or unknowing sellers would be what exactly seasoned firewood is.
Great Video!!! We burn wood and have been for years in Virginia and I've learned alot from your video!
I also always get the customer to understand what they are asking for. It really cuts down on miss understandings
Thanks for all the info. My son is about to embark on a firewood business and has priced out all of the equipment and the pay out including maintenance, storage, security, etc. Your videos are priceless!! Hope to see more. Thanks again!!
Appreciate that and best of luck to your son!
Tell him to buy everything with cash!
Excellent info. There’s so much confusion and misinformation on this topic. I too have heard people say that a full cord can fit in a pickup truck. I always say, “my truck is an F350 with an 8 foot bed. I can’t fit a cord in my truck.”
Thanks for sharing this information. I am new to your channel, I just bought some wood and, now I know how much I got.
Welcome and thanks for commenting. Hope you continue to enjoy the content
Nice...Bless Him and His family, Jesus...And bless his operation....Hallelujah
Shout out from Northern Michigan. Your wood stacks are beautiful. Really looks great. 👍🤠
Thanks for this video Brad. I almost didn't click on it because I know what a cord is, and I know what a face cord is. Of course, that was before I watched your video and found out I have been wrong for 20 years. I was sure that a face cord was 1/2 of a cord. So all these years I have been getting a cord delivered and thought the guys was being generous because after filling 2 face cord holders, I always had some extra. Ha Ha, joke was on me.
I am about to order firewood and have called around to get prices here in Northern New Jersey. You mention in your video that you like the chance to educate your customers and try not to embarrass them. I think I will have to make sure whoever I get the wood from is educated and will try not to embarrass them! You have a great style and I appreciate the content. Subscribed.
Thanks! I’m glad it helped and welcome to the channel. Hope you continue to enjoy and thanks for the comments!
Thanks for all the information. It's 11:13 PM CST
Good to see it is a standard everywhere.
Always good to get a good refresher of what a "cord" is. Thanks Brad.
Thanks for this video. I'm a third year homesteader and still learning. Firewood is life for us in the winter.
Nice to meet you, Brad. I'm new to your channel and appreciate a honest person when it comes to firewood sales. My wife and I are both 67 and cut, split and stack our own firewood, a great team. We mostly get logs that I haul home on my 5x10' trailer, pulled behind my 2001 Grand Cherokee and some rounds from our local Fire Chief that's clearing a large area of his property that has a lot of dead Ash trees. Keeps us busy and in some sort of shape and beats paying those high utility bills. Again, great to meet you and discover a great channel.
Hello, and welcome to the channel. Glad you found it! Sounds like you and your wife work great together. Ash is awesome firewood and dries quickly. Its great exercise and mental therapy I think. Hope you to continue to enjoy and I wish you all the best.
Emerald ash borer I assume. That bug has just stated showing up here in SW Minnesota
Well done! Nothing like wood heat. Loved seeing all those neatly stacked rows. Cutting firewood is my planet fitness and forest management is my favorite hobby.
Thanks
Ya know there’s some things I wish I could ask my pops for, I sure am glad there’s channels out here that can help me with this. Thank you.
I learned early on (age 16 now 67) what a cord was. A lot of people in my area refer to 1/3 cord as a rick. Having hauled a rock I know it will fill a short box pick up. I wish more people would see this video. Great video by the way.
Thanks Allan. Appreciate it
Thank you! Now I know what im getting myself into.
One of the struggles I have with selling firewood is that I'm honest with my cord, and even give a bit extra. The problem is that I'm competing with people who will deliver what they call a "cord", but is maybe 25% less. They charge less then I could and customers see the lower price of a cord and think they're getting a better deal.
Great discussion video and appreciated your insight and knowledge on these topics! And thanks for sharing that recent firewood costumers request, that goes along way as you noted and I’ve also heard this from other firewood channels that I have seen about connecting with the client prior and making sure both parties have the discussions / understanding prior to showing up on delivery day! Goes a long way with customer service and I know just from watching your channel over the past few weeks that this is one of your strong points for sure with your business/ hobby :). Appreciate that chat Brad! Thanks again! Cheers! Andrew from NB :)
A face cord here in Tennessee is called a Rick or a third of a cord about 42-43 square feet
Yes. that is what is is in Southern Indiana- populated with Appalachia emigrants, of course. Alternative from what I can tell is “face cord”. Have no idea why people would refer to it as a cord.
You're absolutely right about the title bringing in new subscribers. I just found this video, and though I already knew most of the information, I'm now a subscriber!
Thanks Ryan and welcome!
Thank you for the EXCELLENT presentation on what a cord of wood is. I have always thought it was a single row. Also size was confusing. This is my first year cutting wood and I just realized too that I need seasoned wood. Never burned wood before, but we are replacing an old stove, which was dangerous, by design, and having the chimney lined with steel. I'm a chick, age 68 and even looking at a wood splitter, Ariens 27 ton, 8 horse. Thanks for clarity and I subscribed. I am going to buy my seasoned wood from a guy everyone around here thinks is expensive, but I'll be able to determine that he knows what the heck he is doing and in the end, I will likely save my body and my house, but getting dryer, proper wood,
Great that there are people like you (that know and tell the truth about what a full Cord of wood is) ..keep up the good work !!!
I appreciate that!
great video.i like how clean the wood yard is kept
Thank you
Thank you! Great video!
This is a good clear tutorial. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful
Excellent. Thanks
Very helpful video I appreciate his anesty
Very good, thanks.
I'm new here, first video. Building a woodshed from pallets, and came here for guidance on what size to build. Thanks for helping.
Why do you need to announce that you're a rainbow cult member? What's up with that desire?
@@SimonHergottI don’t want to engage with homophobes. Living a proud and transparent life is the best way I know of to filter out the haters.
well . Iike this fella and this is a great video . i wood like add to the pick up truck deal ..... 8x5x3.2= 128.so if you sell firewood in a full size pick up build some sides and a head rack and stack it 3 ft high and mound it up being higher in the center which will give you you 3.2 in the equation . firewood and power saws saved me from myself. good job on this video
Wow buddy, so nice to see you here. I’ve learned so much from you not just about firewood but about living life. Thanks for commenting and hope you all had a great holiday!
I can honestly say, I learned a lot. Thanks for the info
Well done again Brad a great show about firewood sizes it is confusing to the general publiv
Very well explained for all those who have issues with some sellers when buying firewood by the CORD!!
Not everyone I have crossed paths with speaks the same math for a true cord!!!!
I saved this for future use!!
No more arguments with sellers!
I, too, have been harvesting and burning firewood for 35 years. And selling it to the members of the local gun club that drive past my property to get into the club. It was always known what the dimensions were for the varied terms. But nowadays, trucks don't normally come with 8' beds, and sideboards would be needed with the 8' beds. I simply built a 8' ×4' ×4' with a slanted roof and 2 dividing walls. They took what they wanted and paid me when they saw me, as I hand split wood in the alley next to the R.R. CROSSING entering the gun club. Typical homeowners nowadays aren't aware of these important factors, so thanks for your detailed information!
This was very educational, because I didnot know what what a full cord was.
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Very informative thanks for spelling it out 😊
That has got to be the newest Woodyard I have ever seen… I haul all of my own wood and every time I go and pick up my firewood for the year, regardless of who I get it from I am always shocked at how big of a mess their yard is… I’m impressed
Been bucking/and splitting my own trees for firewood for decades and you’re correct, many firewood dealers are dishonest. They won’t even pack pack the wood tightly into a 4-4-8 stoat, thinking you won’t notice. Quite often they need to make a second trip to make up for the shortage. My experience was with a bunch of good old boys who had probably been screwing over ignorant customers for years. How many ways can you represent 4-4-8 dimensions? I had never heard of a face cord before. I only knew ricks and cords. Thank you for putting together a nice video to educate the masses. In my current world up in the mountains of Northern California, it would be a rare firewood dealer who would try to rip off his public.
Well done! Great video to share we your customers. Terry
New here to your channel and subscribed. Greetings from an old Wood Tick in North Michigan. I been cutting, splitting, stacking, burning my entire 67 years. I only cut for myself at 18" to 22". I have seen folks happy with receiving face chords as skinny as 8". I hope folks listen to what you are saying.
Thanks for the sub! Welcome and I hope you continue to enjoy!
Great job Brad, in explaining a measured cord. 👍👍 There are a lot of people selling firewood on FB market place listing the amounts wrong! This should help many people!
I hope so. Thanks for watching
This is my first year getting an inventory together to season and hopefully start selling next year. Can't thank you enough for the video! You're on a roll. I've already used your video to make racks with pallets. Can get twice as much wood stacked for about 1/4 of the price (when comparing it to the metal racks I've bought on Amazon). I'm also going to build a bundle making frame soon from your other video I've taken notes on. You help out your viewers more than you know! Btw, congrats on the 5k subscribers! 🙂
Thanks so much. That’s what I love about this community. Helping people out is what I strive to do. Thanks for watching and letting me know. This keeps me going!
Best vidio on info for buying wood
Thanks for the explanation. I've been cutting stacking and burning firewood for almost 30 years and never really knew the exact definition of a cord. I don't buy it or sell it I just do it for myself but its nice to know. New subscriber here. Thanks 👍
Welcome and thanks for saying hello!
@FirewoodattheFurnace yes sir I give you credit it's very hard work 💪
Thank you for the information. I'm new and am just starting to learn about how much wood helps to keep our home warm and how much we need to heat our home in the winter to offset the cost of gas.
Hello and welcome. Glad it was helpful!
Looking to start my own side gig south of of Dallas, thanks!
Best of luck to you!
Great video, very informative on the explanation of a true cord. Just showed a bunch of guys at work and were all very impressed.
Thanks buddy
Well i am a newbie and i learned a lot thank you for taking the time to explain things your yard is impressive very tidy and well organised.
Thanks so much and I’m glad it was helpful to you!
Great educational video.
Brad your true on your words . Back in my wood days we delivered 3 full cords in a tandem dump truck patch and round off to it. We cut into 2 lenght 12” for the cook house stove and 16” for heating stove . Your very true about a pick - up take a cord off wood . It’s can be done went dry , BUT BUT you got to put high sideboard on the pick - up . My wet yellow birch a full cord might take it 1 ton or 3500 . Good luck on your axle weight on the license road . Here there highway inspection will be on to you for weight on your truck from 3500 and up , plus weight license on your trailer . Here we pay for weight to haul onto your axle . We call it’s axle weight , so went we haul max axle weight we paid for it’s to haul . A lot put minus weight on trailer about its less money , but if the highway inspection weight your load it’s will cost you $$$ in weight over your permit . Back in the wood a big timber use to take 1 1/4 tons pick back out to the landing .it’s a load with no B s..t down off a mtns . Take cord and 1/4 at 8’x 4” long put a cable around the centre, pull it’s tight up behind the jack and drive it’s straight down a mtns . See if your nerve as steel in the mtns off Newfoundland ca. Brad your right A CORD in USA and CANADA are the SAME . 8’ long , 4 ‘ height and 4’ wide . How you want to cut its up , you can pick a # 12 “ , 16” , 24 “ and so on . Brad great video, if your buddy take 10 full cords , you will make a hole into the wood yard for sure . Be careful and god bless to you and the family .
I just found your channel and I am impressed with your knowledge of what a common mistake customer's make, I'm doing my research on the firewood business and I am hoping to get started on my own journey very soon.
Thanks James and best of luck to you!
Thank you for information about the difference in all the cords of wood, I knew some but not all those different names. Great video!!
Thank you
Need to get busy cutting more wood so you can take care of all the past and new sales coming in. Good luck and have a great day be safe.
Thanks buddy you too
New here just trying to educate myself on this industry so this helps a lot. Those walls of firewood are epic !
Thanks and welcome. Lots of great info in this community. Let me know if I can help
Good video. Very helpful. Thank you!
Appreciate that. Thanks for watching
New subscriber today to your channel. Great information keep up the good work. Fixing to go back into your archives and watch the rest of the videos. Be safe my friend.
Welcome aboard!
Awesome video ! Very true there is so many people that really have no idea what a cord is, I don't deliver much people just come pick it up, and they think they can put a cord on a half ton truck, until I tell them they probably won't get it all on in 2 trips, you really have to do just as you did so they understand, Great Job !
great explanation.........I was going to order a full cord for 500 bucks but seeing the amount in a third of a cord made me change my mind
What a yard of wood wow very cool
Newbie tonight...Excellent video..thank you for posting.!
Welcome! Hope you enjoy. Great community here
I like your clear communication with your customers, God bless you and your family.😀
Thank you!
Very good info. Thank you
Thanks for the great video. Much appreciated!
great information new into the fire wood business i am a owner of UPPER END landscape martha's vineyard i climb for alot of my jobs and do full removals ash, oak , etc thank you for showing me proper ways to sell my wood i am saving to buck up!!!!
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Thanks 😊
Excellent subject, as I figured it depends on WHO you talk to : ) ...... VERY EXCELLENT info and VERY HELPFUL ! Helps in seeing WHO the rip offs are!
Thank you for the information
My pleasure
Eggsolent video!!! Do you happen to have a video that says how long a cord will last in different parts of the country? Moving to northern Iowa, right on the boarder of Minnesota…. Wondering how many cords to get me through the winter, considering a blaze king to try and conserve..
Excellent information, Brad.
Glad it was helpful!
That place is organized good job
Great job Brad with the clarity and explanation.
Thanks Mark
I've had some confusion in my deliveries also. People order a cord, meaning 1/3 cord of a wood. Have a Safe Day
good job on explaining the difference lengths, in the suburbs of Levias Ky most suppliers have 12 16 and 24 in. the price for face cord is the same, a lot more labor in a 12 in verses 24 in. cords.
Robbie from BC Canada… Great video, very clear and I learnt a lot…. Cheers and stay safe my good man… 😊
6 cords going out will give u alot of free space for more maple ,ash, or cherry which dries very fast if u split it small
We go by ricks here in Middle Tennessee, but I get all the time bring me a cord. First think I do is send them a pic of Rick rack that’s full. Then I ask you want 3 times this amount and 9/10 they say no that’s what I want right there which is a rick lol. People are appreciative of you explaining. I also don’t want to show up with a cord and they don’t have room for it, because they didn’t know what an actual cord was. Very informative video too.
spot on! a tigyht stack full cord is 128 cubic ft minus rot and air space which is 90 cubic ft solid wood, a loose tossed cord is 180 cubic ft. Thanks
Just started our 17th winter using an outdoor wood boiler to heat our home. I mostly cut, haul, split, and stack my own firewood. I’m 61 now. As u know firewood is work. I’m considering buying firewood in the future. What do u sell a load with ur 7 x14 dump trailer loosely stacked? I live in Minnesota. There’s a guy here that sells wood. He gets about $200 for that amount. Mostly ash.
Here in Michigan a face cord is referred to as a rick.
Thanks for a great video