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[@WSTMike]

You basically summed up high school and college for me. All while claiming you were talking about wood. Sneaky and clever. Thx Chris !

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ha! Be careful not everyone has a sense of humor!!! HA! BUT I DO!!!!

[@Sellarmusic]

You're exactly right about the ugly wood being the best for heat. I started off hating it because you couldn't stack it but I've learned over the years to set it aside and put it on the top of my piles. Winter is also a great time to get your trees on the ground while the sap is out.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, you are not just another pretty face, your a smart one too!!

[@backtobasicstipswithtomrib19]

Just came in from cutting and splitting wood for the indoor fireplace and the outdoor wood burner. That wood you called nasty is the best wood to burn hot and for a long time. You hit the nail on the the head with this video ...have a good one.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Tom! I'm okay with a hammer!

[@aldredske6197]

Good morning Chris!!😀😀 You are definitely right about the big knotty pieces. I always try to save them for the night fill in the boiler. When I know that they aren't going to split very nice. I usually just rip them into nice pieces so they do stack nice in the stove. Take care my friend!!😀😀 Logger Al

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good morning Al! Yes they are long hot burners! But they are hard to split! Have a good day today!!

[@danthornton5098]

I totally agree with your of pretty vs ugly wood analysis. Looking forward to the next video.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Dan! there is a new one every day!

[@woodturnerr8912]

My son and I were having this exact conversation 2 hours ago. Keep the good info coming.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes I know, I did the video just for you!!! HA!

[@apummakii]

good to see you here in the woodyard this morning!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for coming again!

[@rodneysweetnam8653]

Hi Professor - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. I process wood from a Tree Servics Co and the majority of it is what you describe as nasties - there're normal to me! On a serious note, in the last couple of years I've started to seek out limb wood and burn it unsplit up to say 3 inches. It seems to burn real intense and even if it isn't pushing out more heat per cubic inch it certainly fools the brain into thinking it does as it looks so pretty thru the stove glass. Windy and wet here today - we had our annual allocation of snow over two days a couple of weeks ago!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes Rodders, everything burns! The sun will come out tomorrow! Maybe!

[@rodborn1147]

Watching you and your brother working felling trees and handling that really big wood was interesting and educational. But it is great having you back in your woodyard working on typical residential fireplace wood. Thanks for sharing the info on what types of wood work better for fireplaces vs woodburners.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching Rod! See you here tomorrow!

[@OldSchoolMillennial]

Very true, Chris! I just got through loading up my wood stove with some ugly pieces. My all nighter firewood!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ugly is good!

[@adamcarter5678]

I very much agree with you Chris! I save all my narly splits and knotty pieces for myself to burn, along with the chunks and cookies. I tend to let the knotty splits season for 2 years before burning, so I end up quite a bit.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes the draw back on the big nasties is they do take longer to dry!

[@sootie620]

You got it in one Chris, I remember cutting a big scyamore tree that had multiple beaches coming out of it as in must have been topped 30-40 years previously, the butt was about 5 feet across and about 8foot long and gnarled and burred throughout. People thought I was mad to even bother with it but I persevered and got it down and ringed, then I split it down as small as I could, boy it was the king of ugly wood but it kept me in fires for almost 3-4 months as it refused to burn away fast like the pretty wood 👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

YES!!!!!! Ugly wood is the good wood!

[@fivepointslawn2275]

Good info on the ugly wood , makes sense ! . Good healthy work . Keep it up !

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Lawn man!!

[@tonybunch543]

👍 Glad to hear that banjo again👌. Good nite Irene!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for listening and watching too!!!

[@jerryporter9128]

I agree with you on the nasty wood. I always keep several on my woodpile to use for “all nighters”

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, ugly is good!

[@shytweedabone2663]

Would have been nice to see a field test of the pretty vs the uggo. Love the videos.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@crazyman3157]

Great video Chris. I agree about the ugly wood and also set them aside in a odd ball rack and then grab a couple when I and having a fire going for a while. They truly do burn hotter and longer. Get a good hot fire going and get a hot good coal bed. I get a lot of tree service wood for a good friend of mine who has a wood boiler, free wood and I help him out get the wood and cut his 12-15 cords. Works out for us both. We just got done in the early fall with a maple tree that was darn near 48” at the base which reminded me of Kens wood log sizes, big and nasty but you get a lot of wood out of it. Have a great day and get back to work! Lol 😊👍🏻

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes! Big and nasty means a lot of wood and a lot of heat!!

[@harveybrewer2751]

I live in NW New Mexico and heat with wood. I love the 'ugly' wood. Thanks for all of the great vids.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks a bunch Harvey!!!

[@jasone9]

Good morning Chris, two things; first any idea how many seasoned face cords you have left to sell? Second have you considered pulling your tailgate off when unloading the truck so you can pull more off before getting up in the bed?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Not sure but maybe 100-150 face cords left or so. But stuff I cut in the fall will be dry by mid-late summer, ash,maple,pine,basswood..... stuff that drys fast for campfire wood. No, I am very able to climb into my truck to get at the wood to unload.

[@Andrew_From_NB]

Awesome vid that day Chris! 💯 percent agree with you on the pretty bad ugly wood 🔥💯👍. See you soon! Andrew from NB :)

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!

[@carlengstrom8029]

Good morning, it is 3:30 out hear in oregon

[@InTheWoodyard]

That is the best part of the day! Enjoy it!!

[@carlengstrom8029]

@@InTheWoodyard I do

[@jimstokes6629]

We are also in the business, but much less volume than you. I am also a photographer, altho retired. I'd suggest changing the name of the uglies from "nasty" to a less yucky term. We sell them as fire pit wood, and I have said "they are like a blind date....ugly, but keep you warm".Also use the cookies for overnighters...the glowing face puts out a lot of heat! We don't sell truckloads, because we have developed very high prices here in the Gulf Coast suburban neighborhood. Don't know anyone that heats with wood only, so firewood is a treat. Just me and wife work it year round. Enjoy your vides, please keep it up!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching, is your name Brad Pucket by chance? I used to be a member of PPA, I have my masters and craftsman degrees and have taught at a lot of the midwest photography schools in the past. I have had my photography studio for 32 years now. I f you want to see my work you can see it at carlsonphotograpy.biz or on instagram or facebook - Carlson photography, Appleton, Wisconsin.

[@Lifeinthe906]

You are gonna have a big stacking party in the spring . Man thats a lot to stack!! I get why you wait to stack a wood pile that falls over is no fun! Ugly wood needs love too!!!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

HA! That is a good one... Ugly wood needs love too!!

[@surreyarborist]

Those are the keeper chunks. Keep the fire just about going till the morning. If bonfiring chuck a tree stump on end of the day. Just had a 5 day bonfire on the go in my woodyard tidy up. Also another good read is a book called Norwegian Wood.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes they are! I'll check the book out, I have heard of it before.

[@FlatCreekOutdoors]

Good points. I sell the pretty stuff and keep the ugly stuff for myself for that very reason. It tends to burn longer and provide more heat!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Exactly!!

[@brucearney9536]

Good morning! Weather is supposed to warm up here in Ohio next week, maybe we can get rid of some snow. Snow, cold, and fire wood all go together.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good morning! Yes! It is going to be in the 30s next week here too!

[@coreyriley7160]

G’mornin Chris. You speaka da truth about the heat values vs pretty wood. My stove doesn’t care, neither does my fireplace. But there’s nothing better than a 4x4 red oak. Keep up the good work Buddy. GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Right on Corey!

[@coreyriley7160]

I meant : nothing better ! Hahaha. Love red oak

[@leonardlogterman3998]

Have you ever broken one of the rear windows on your truck when "chucking" wood into the bed? I have......

[@InTheWoodyard]

Not in the last 50 years of loading a pickup with wood.

[@guerrydotson3213]

Well stated......we call them nighty nights

[@InTheWoodyard]

YUP!

[@garyziegler3034]

Good 👍job brother. You are right about that narly wood it does burn better. Chris how far do you live from your brother? I can't wait until wood cutting season. Have a great day and God bless and stay safe and warm.

[@InTheWoodyard]

We are 3.5 hours apart, but we get together a lot. Gary, it is always wood cutting season!

[@digbyodell2924]

I try to make the ugly wood a little prettier, and I think I do! Just using a single wedge, I can see where it needs to be split so the branch wood goes one way and the stem wood goes the other and it still gives me a nice full wedge piece. Even though you didn't have any examples I'm sure you know what I mean. And then as I'm cutting I also judge how far the branch inclusion is or how crooked it's going to split and if it looks overly gnarly, I'll make a 2 foot round instead for those wanting the bigger stuff. So generally the 2 ft. stuff is the best stuff but it tends to have more air in the stack due to gnarlyness, so it's probably a push.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, to make it prettier a single wedge or ripping them is the way to beauty!!!

[@mitchjones2821]

At least 10-12” on everything in my woodyard. Lots of stuff covered fortunately so at least I can try to be somewhat productive. I know this was recorded several days ago, but that’s the exact weather we’re having today so I too am energized to get out there.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, I am usually 1-2 weeks behind all the time! Sometimes I do two videos a day and some days, like today none. But I have to stay ahead to have one every day for you to watch!

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Man! I can’t stand this doing nothing! Fantastic customers here! Waiting for me! They are buying our bags to get by! Keep chucking my Friend! And be Thankful for your health! 🪵🇱🇷👍🏼

[@tombryan720]

I feel your pain. Hang in there, I know it gets old

[@InTheWoodyard]

I feel sorry for you Larry, it would drive me nuts to not be able to work, I am like you always doing something productive! I wish you well!

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

Larry at least your coustomers understand and are willing to wait for you. So that's cool in my mind. You will get better soon and be in the bobcat in no time..

[@aldiminico6513]

Morning Chris. Just came in from shoveling for 2 hours. Sitting down with some Hungry Jack Pancakes and coffee, watching you Vid. I’ll take all the chunks, twisted and ugly wood I can find. It does burn long and hot🥵. Hopefully your customers understand this after your explanation. Stay Safe.👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

The ones who heat with wood know, it's the fireplace people that want the pretty wood! Now I want some pancakes!!!

[@lifewithpeter2819]

Great informative video. Thanks! Do you stack all the wood in face cord amounts? And how do you measure for a face cord? Thanks again for all your great videos! Oh and do you use a moisture meter to test your wood? Thanks

[@InTheWoodyard]

I stack in full cords as much as possible so I can take a row or two or all of it as needed. A face cord is one row stacked of 16" pieces 4' high and 8' long. Yes, I use a moisture meter, I have 2! Thanks for watching Peter!

[@jeremiahhaas567]

I have been burning the “nasty” chunks all winter. Nice and toasty warm 🔥 👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

The Good stuff!

[@sawsurgeon]

Oh could I go for some Saw Therapy right about now... Here as of late, every time you recommend for us to ‘Get out into the Woods’ I have to cringe😬 We are prepping our home to sell, so I am temporarily off my therapeutic schedule😢 Thanks for the brief distraction👍🏼 Bless’ns to ya, Tedd

[@JoesFirewoodVideosII]

I’m not working in knee deep snow in the woods Tedd but you’re more than welcome to.

[@InTheWoodyard]

GET OUT THERE AND CUT!!!! Tell your wife it is necessary for your sanity!!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes Joe, the snow can leave...NOW!!!

[@sawsurgeon]

@@JoesFirewoodVideosII :: I get what you’re saying Joe, but I haven’t run a saw since well before the first snow of the season! I likely won’t get on a saw until the snow is mostly gone. Of course if I took the Cat out with the big bucket and forks I wouldn’t be battling the snow much... Hmmm 🤔 Bless’ns to ya, Tedd

[@jamesmckay9966]

Do you ever take broken pallets where the wood is from SE Asia.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Not that I know of.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Okay Okay .... I’m sitting here finishing morning coffee and it’s above freezing here in the banana belt. Finally have some free time and get to do some cuttin today👍🏻👍🏻 😂 Thanks for daily motivation. GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Sounds great! Get out side and get cuttin!

[@jburch1544]

No doubt, nasty, knarly, pieces are a pain to split but burn the longest. Excellent explanation for customer to move all your wood out of the wood yard!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks 👍

[@TakeNoneForTheTeam]

As February rolls past us I see the struggle of getting wood cut/stacked. If it takes 16-20 truckloads to make 200 cords, and you want it to season for a year, then damn.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes it is a lot of work!!!

[@jamesmckay9966]

Branch wood is some of the best wood which is often by passed.

[@InTheWoodyard]

All wood burns.

[@jimrichards8703]

I have most people come to me to pick up wood and they shy away from the gnarly stuff. They like every piece uniform. So I just burn it myself. I have also found this trait to be true in women too!

[@InTheWoodyard]

HA! Now that is funny right there Jim!

[@davidedwards3734]

Nasty wood is better for burning. Great video

[@InTheWoodyard]

It sure is! Thanks David!

[@COSANOSTRA50]

In fact the "ugly wood" or the cookies is the best burning wood :) Cheers

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes it is!

[@stevensfirewood8658]

I sell the clean nice stuff and keep the cookies, knots and such for myself. Basically works out that I have enough for myself without using the nice stuff.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, I think a lot of wood folks do that.....smart!

[@TakeNoneForTheTeam]

Awesome commentary there at the end on the better wood pieces. Hire a videographer intern from the local community college. Get us more content! I'm kidding... no I'm not... yes I am. Love the channel. Good day sir!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Great idea, it would be great to have someone do the camera work. Everything I do takes a lot longer to do because of it! If I could I would do 2-3-4-5-or more videos every day!!! Thanks for watching again Michael!

[@deanmagnuson2993]

Good morning from Grand Forks ND

[@InTheWoodyard]

Morning Dean! Hows the weather there? Your weather always gets here 12-24 hours later!!

[@deanmagnuson2993]

@@InTheWoodyard the temp is 20 above but windy but still nice compared to the-30 we had last week

[@InTheWoodyard]

@@deanmagnuson2993 You got that right!

[@thomas25082]

How do you keep up with customers

[@InTheWoodyard]

They call email or text me and I get them their wood either the same day next day or asap. I fit it in as fast as I can with my other business and working in the wood yard.

[@tombryan720]

Great video! Your brother likes those too. We burn everything

[@InTheWoodyard]

That's awesome, it is all wood!

[@williamkleinsLost40Lodge]

Your right nastys burn awesome same with cut off chunks.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes they do!

[@MyHMMWVaddiction]

Yup, I scavenge my wood from craigslist. Sometimes there is someone else gathering wood. It's funny how they turn there nose up at the crotch pieces. Or I get there and that's all that's left plus all the big rounds. I love that stuff.

[@InTheWoodyard]

You are right the big nasties and crotches are great wood!

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

I sell the the ugly stuff too.. Every load get a little and so far no complaints..

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes it is the good stuff!

[@williamwhite9275]

Another wonderful day in the Woodyard

[@InTheWoodyard]

Just like every other day!!

[@roger766]

Give me ugly wood anytime! The ones that make my splitter grunt are the best!

[@stephenjambard64]

We call them "All nighters"

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, a lot of people do!

[@reesegary]

No doubt that ugly wood is good burning. Cool video 👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Mr. Everything!!

[@reesegary]

That's Gary to you 😁

[@InTheWoodyard]

@@reesegary Okay Gary, you got it!

[@richardriehle4159]

the "gnarly pieces" i understand . why would the "cookies burn long and hot."?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Mainly because the cookie pile always has a lot of the chunks that are the broke of crotches and knotty small stuff that does not spit good or stack well so it gets tossed into the "cookie" or "junk" pile.

[@OntarioFirewoodResource]

I burn all my crotches and such in my stove (free heat at my shop) and the bigger pieces I sell to wood boiler customers. I sell the straight logs to my fireplace customers and the somewhat straight logs to people that need wood for heat. I get wood from city trees as opposed to straight poles so luckily I have the boiler customers to consume my odds and ends.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Sound like you have a great system for sure!

[@JoesFirewoodVideosII]

I love me some pretty wood Chris.

[@Aaronzap15]

Ugly wood for all nighters! Nice chuckin Chris!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes it is like the a Doritos chip with all the extra good stuff on it!

[@healyfamily4]

Love the ugly wood 🪵! Have a great day

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it is good stuff!

[@3824liljohn]

Leaving comments is the "best job I've ever had!"

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks John, to me it is the most important job you can do besides watching, for the channel to help it grow!

[@LeBlancfirewood]

How much for 1 face cord

[@InTheWoodyard]

$90-$110 depending on the kind, soft vs hard or a mixed pile.

[@stever2633]

Ambitious plan for getting 2 or 3 or 4 loads in a month or so! You don’t need my help but i would if I could!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes I know but I gotta get it done ASAP!

[@samr.8335]

What the hells the Butt n Pokin thing? We're doing THAT when?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Sam you just did!!!

[@Mainelywork]

🤘

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!!

[@mattsfirewoodvideos738]

Ugly wood pretty wood it makes heat one in the same

[@InTheWoodyard]

YUP! it all burns!

[@strayfiftynine9151]

Yes I would like to order a cord of that nasty knotty dense wood. Much more for your money. Wonder how many BTU's in a cord of knotty oak? Around 25,000,000 for good looking Oak.

[@InTheWoodyard]

That is a good question, I would guess 10-20% more ?????

[@strayfiftynine9151]

@@InTheWoodyard OK then just bring me a load of Stumps. But be sure you cut them in half or if there are big quarter them. OK? Good tip for stacking them neatly. LOL

[@InTheWoodyard]

@@strayfiftynine9151 I'll check my schedule and get back to you!

[@pjp80s]

I call these ugly pieces “all nighters”....

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, that is correct !

[@newenglandvermont3848]

Does your wife ever help in the woodyard?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, with out her nothing would get done, she feeds me!!

[@michaelhester3147]

I guess that wood is like women, sometimes the ugly ones are the best...just sayin! Those folks that throw the last pieces of wood on there fire, and none left in the pile, and it's could outside. And all of a sudden it dawns on them, I'm out of wood! So they call you and say "Chris I'm out of wood, can you bring me a load yesterday"! I guess some people just can't think ahead, or they think you don't have any other customers but them! Oh well "just another case of, there you are"!

[@InTheWoodyard]

YES and YES! Then I come to the rescue!!

[@southernboyoutdoor6907]

Hey their nothing wrong with them ugly pieces them are called all nighters

[@InTheWoodyard]

You got that right!