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Charlie - Perhaps it's a Michigan thing. It's a stack of 16" or 18" firewood that is 4' high by 8' long
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12-26-2012, 10:57 AM | #14 | ||||||
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a face cord is just that - the face of a cord of wood
4' tall 8' long and as deep as the guy selling to you wants to cut it - altough around 16 to 18 is about normal same height and length - a lot less depth than a full cord
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i guess in mississippi that a face cord wood be 2 foot by 16 foot.thats what i had to do when i was a boy cutting wood for people...you boys getting gipped or getting a good deal when selling....i like the idea of face cord if i ever go to selling wood again... charlie
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12-26-2012, 11:32 AM | #16 | ||||||
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shoulda said it was 2 wide by 4 foot high and 16 foot long...yep i like that term face cord.... charlie
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12-26-2012, 02:53 PM | #17 | ||||||
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Your measure makes up a 'full cord' of wood Charlie. 128 cubic feet of wood is a full cord no matter how the pile measures.
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12-27-2012, 06:40 AM | #18 | ||||||
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A "face cord" here in New England is 1/3 of a cord and as Rich said, it is a pretty useless term when it comes to buying or selling firewood. I've never heard of anyone selling firewood by the face cord.
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12-27-2012, 10:11 AM | #19 | ||||||
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"Face cord" is the only way residential firewood is sold in Mich. Commercial amounts (a true cord) is referred to as a "Logger's cord"
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12-27-2012, 10:16 AM | #20 | ||||||
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Wow... so if I burn 3 1/2 cords per heating season I would need to order 11 face cords if I lived in your neck of the woods.
Around here I simply order a "grapple load" which amounts to about 7 - 8 cords but they guarantee 7. That would last me two seasons. |
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