I called a woodcutter today. I am out of wood. My source, from the cottage, is tapped out until more trees fall and I get around to cutting them. I had about half a cord left at the cottage, but it appears someone took it. That wasn’t very nice of them.
I asked the woodcutter, "How much am I likely to need? I’ve never bought wood before." He tells me about half cords and face cords. How long and how high they are. He tells me about the different types of wood and when he expects to get other types. He makes it clear he isn’t interested in delivering the wood even though his barn is about a kilometer and a half down the road. I can likely fit a full cord in my car anyway.
I asked the woodcutter again, "Yes, but how much do I need?" He still hadn’t answered that one. Finally he answered, "Depends how much wood you burn."
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heh.
You must have a large car. Maybe one of them SuperUnwieldyVehicles even.
Turns out I can fit a half-cord in my car when I really stuff it. A trailer would have been nice or a pick-up.
I just cut a jag of wood on my land in Garner, Texas yesterday. It was a 6 foot pickup bed level with pole wood. I cut the poles into 2 foot sections today. A jag is defined as a small load.
Cord of wood – 2 ft x 4 ft x 16 feet
To be more precise: half of a face cord fits into the car (in sixteen inch lengths). Apparently four face cords make a full cord. You’d think new measurement systems would be fun, but they aren’t. They just confuse me. I’ve never heard of a jag until now. Is it a small load of anything? As in, “I’m taking a jag of trash to the dump?” Or, “I have a jag of dogs”?
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