Got my wood in today

[Jardiniere]

16 stares (cubic metres) of wood (oak) delivered today ..spent ALL day moving and stacking it under the garage....i now have all my fuel for the winter.......anyone else with woodburners now all sorted for the winter?

[digthatchick]

Not a woodburner as such, but an open fire. With my job I often have to fell small trees and people know that I prefer to burn fruitwood.

I think I have enough for this winter and next!

[Alice]

Well I hope so Jardiniere.
I have Gas central heating and I also have a multi fuel stove.
I light the stove if the weather is just horrible and I want that lovely glow that can only be had from a real fire.
Last year I bought a ton of seasoned logs (£90) and half a ton of briquettes (£55).
I don't know how that equates with your stares ? Maybe price would help.
I think I've got more than half of the fuel left but I have spent £60 month on gas.
I don't know how all that works out but we have have been cosy and comfortable.
Hope we all get a nice, mild winter.

[SarzWix]

We've still got some from last year, plus we've had to take down a small sycamore at the allotment (not great for firewood, but free!) so we're ok for a couple of months. ANd then there's a flowering cherry to come out, but it might be a bit wet for this year.

[roitelet]

Yep - got all mine ready for this year, three woodburners to keep going!

[Hilary B]

The idea of burning fruitwood upsets me a little, but even if geography permitted, I couldn't actually use very MUCH of it for carving (especially at the moment since my elbow is still playing up).
Must get a better carving location soon for when my elbow recovers. The current option is not really adequate....

Sycamore is even better for carving............

[scarey55]

Ours is all in - we bought 15 steres last year from a chap who makes parquet flooring from oak and he sold the offcuts at 18 euros a stere which, compared to 45 euros a stere for logs is a bit of a bargain.

[bobleponge]

Chez moi its around 38 euro a stere for seasoned oak, and a bit less for chestnut.
I will be getting my 3 cordes (9 steres) delivered when I get home. Have 2 woodburners in the house, plus a little pot belly stove that I want to put in my garage for when I'm working in there.
Am still trying to decide whether to have gas/fioul/electric or solid fuel range oven as well, which would mean more wood.
Shame you live so far Scarey, or I would ask that bloke to deliver to me.

[Jardiniere]

crikey you get your wood cheaper than me - i pay 56 euros per stere - but its cut into 50cm pieces to fit the stove and he cant tip it - it has to be taken off the lorry log by log....

[jacob marley]

We've still got some from last year, plus we've had to take down a small sycamore at the allotment (not great for firewood, but free!) so we're ok for a couple of months. ANd then there's a flowering cherry to come out, but it might be a bit wet for this year.

Watchout for the jumpers sycamore sparks and pops a bit it keeps you warm running round after the sparks you will need a fire guard if you have a open fire like us the Cherry will be nice wood if you let it dry out but split it before it drys out it go's very hard and last a good while on the fire but very hot....jacob

[bobleponge]

Jardiniere mine could be even cheaper if I got it delivered in Californian Redwood sized logs, and cut it myself, but I ask for 50cm logs for the woodburner.
Did it one year, and still have 5 of the monsters outside of the woodshed, being a mini nature reserve so shant do that again.

And my man is a tipper too, makes it a lot easier only having to move it all once instead of twice.

[dexterdoglancashire]

The idea of burning fruitwood upsets me a little, but even if geography permitted, I couldn't actually use very MUCH of it for carving (especially at the moment since my elbow is still playing up).
Must get a better carving location soon for when my elbow recovers. The current option is not really adequate....

Sycamore is even better for carving............

That sounds fantastic Hilary. You are obviously very talented. Have you got any photos of your carvings that you can share with us?

[Nicos]

Yikes...we'd better get ours in- it's on order at least
You'll know when it's delivered cos that'll be when it starts to chuck it down!!

[HayleyB]

We had a tree fall down in the wind a few weeks back that's filled our fireplace, and we still have a few yards of trunk still outside...

[Hilary B]

That sounds fantastic Hilary. You are obviously very talented. Have you got any photos of your carvings that you can share with us?

I'm still at the 'sometimes good, sometimes lousy' stage, and only do very simple stuff. I want to get a lot more practice, but for last few years haven't had a decent working area, so done very little apart from 'worry snakes'. Will post a pic of the ones I have here, if I can work out how to reduce the image size to what it allows.