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[@williegardner9290]

My wife is like why are you watching someone stack wood? You mess with tractors, build stuff and cut wood all day, and you come in and watch this. I said to see if there is something I missed or a better way to do it, plus I like it better than most of the junk on TV now.

[@hawghawg381]

I would have told her to hush... make my plate 🍽

[@jasonfoster9118]

TV is irritating and disgusting. I blame it and the people responsible for the "programming" for most of the misery that the human race is currently experiencing.

[@gipper759]

Mike. You are the Bob Ross of wood stacking!!!

[@pennylane2304]

Hello from Tasmania, Australia - many thanks for this video, my next thing on my wish list is a wood Splitter! Wood pile, here I come.

[@thomasshea4466]

Super helpful. Thank you from a newbie.

[@simonleeks7945]

A well stacked wood pile (to me) Art! Like a well organised workshop.

[@thomasbrighton6159]

I really appreciate the tip on the key to your great stacks. Also very wise to be thankful for your wife! I learn something with every video and am inspired by your approach to life. You all are great! Thank s for taking the time and energy to share!

[@rmhamilton5161]

So nice to know there is someone else that takes pride in stacking wood! I will interlock pieces from the tier with the ends as well. My first year for burning cherry and it's great wood.

[@MaureenBelieves]

You sir, are an artist! Great info, thanks! God Bless!

[@deanbarr5740]

Good to see you back Mike. Melissa has done very well in your absence and your right she's definitely a keeper. We enjoy you both. Take care my friends.

[@ChosenOne9387]

That's how I stack my firewood 😀👍

[@Davidraisedsimmentalcows.]

Really a great way to stack firewood, Thank you for the information. Very helpful.

[@ORGANIZEDCoNfUsioN]

That was great, thanks for the tips.

[@nickandnicksconstructionti9508]

Men like this make the world a better place ! I’m a Handyman that can build you a house n fix everything in between! Gods umbrella of protection for you n yours sir !

[@edwardkenny2356]

The art of firewood stacking. So, there's a reason to your madness! Thanks, Mike .

[@roxiew9865]

Never seen such perfect pieces of wood.

[@seanworkman431]

That stack of firewood is so good you should enter Woodstack 2019.

[@NHHalKnowsHow]

Good Job, Mike! Great video as you never know at what level your viewers are in their firewood harvesting career. I have always done like you and split the large ones so as to make firewood "boards" with flat sides opposite each other. Then once you start to fill in that is where you can put the round limb wood or other odd shaped pieces. Thank you for the information! My grandfather used to stack the ends with an ax in hand and shave high spots down so there were no rocking in each piece. He obviously had more time than I do. Also it's easy to see that you do appreciate Melissa. Happy wife, happy life, but I don't have to tell you that.

[@tudorwynphillips6458]

Excellent video Mike, thanks from North Wales 👍

[@chiefmik9108]

Hey Mike thanks for the Wood Stacking 101... One of my problems were not splitting the wood enough and then trying to stack it...See you still teach an Old Dog some new tricks...Lol... God Bless..Chief{NYS/ADK}

[@xpoolguy5406]

Bought a 100 acre bush property last February so am on a steep learning curve re bush lot management, firewood and all related. Put away a bush cord of cherry last March as part of my supply and just starting to burn it this month. Amazed how dry it is and really like the burn too. Have already located 4 dead standing that will be destined for the wood shed next week. Keep up the great videos. Thanks

[@nickowen1480]

Thank you for your advice - will give this ago

[@aaronbaum2542]

Your a great team!!! Nice wood stack!!!

[@johnsuch5914]

Thank you so much for all you insight...My wife and I love your videos and always are learning....Sure wish we had the goodies y’all get to use...It sure makes things much easier for sure...God Bless and be safe out there

[@tjterps4442]

Hey Mike! You guys need shirts the say "Making Firewood Great Again!" Great video! Makes me want to split wood all day every day haha!

[@iggyflop3777]

Thank You Bruce Willis

[@russellbowman8051]

Your wood pile always looks Perfect! I think you could stack wood in your skeep and still have a Perfect stack!!👍👊

[@heathenfirewoodservice2021]

Yeah it does take a bit of fitting the end logs a bit to make it stand. I have a wood stacked that stayed up all winter log through several crazy high wind storms too! A guy down the road was not so lucky. He only square stacked the ends instead of putting a few more. It’s at least a 20 plus long run of wood too! Very true with the stacking method.

[@samuelmarshall1003]

Just like a puzzle. Nice job Mike!

[@klehman4832]

Thanks for the vid! I was using cement blocks, 2x4s, etc. to try to keep the wood off the ground. (What we had on hand but it's not foolproof. (Raccoons used it as a jungle gym knocking half of it over.) We've had severe winds over the last few years along with pest invasions and the resulting amount of fallen wood is mind boggling. I wasn't sure what to do with all of it but your method is the cheapest easiest way I've seen to deal with it all. Thank you so much!

[@lauratempestini5719]

Sounds like you have a good help meet!!❤️

[@jedgar7771]

Hello I did not read any other replies - there are a lot of them - but I have some observations and suggestions to add to your wood stacking. I might be repeating someone else's reply ( as I said, I did not read any of them ) and I apologize if that is so, but maybe someone else will read this one while missing a similar one down in the many. Anyway, I have learned you techniques / tricks by DOING and some trial and error, but also with some thinking and what might be common sense. I too can stack wood with the criss cross method on the ends ( you did not show building the 'other' criss crossed end ) and using the heavier, squarish logs on the bottom is good. If those larger logs happen to be a little too big for a stove, they can always be split again when the stack gets used up. Covering the top of a stack of firewood should always be a thought. Anything to shed water and avoid the water working it's way down through the stack seems just good sense in trying to dry the wood and keep it dry for use. But, here is my biggest grip or concern. Whether the stack is covered on top or not, rain can blow in. I think mother nature had it right, by putting the bark on the outside of the tree, it protects the inside of the tree. In the case of firewood, and getting and keeping it dry, I stack my firewood with the bard side up. That way, any water that gets to the upper side of the chunk of wood, will tend to either shed off, or 'try' to soak into the bark, but maybe not to the real wood itself. Then, when rain stops, the bark will dry back out. Meanwhile, it's like the piece of firewood had it's own tarp. I saw you piling some quartered logs with the bark side down, and with 2 together, it created a 'nest' for the next piece to nestle into with it's bark side up. That was fine, that they nestled together, but you can do the same thing with the bark side up on all the pieces. Now, if there are pieces that get split, with no bark on it, or very little ( that happens for me a lot as I tend to split down to smaller pieces for my wood stove ) then those pieces will dry / cure faster due to less protective bark = more exposed wood, the faster the moisture can get out. But that means it will take in rain water since it has no protective bark. Those pieces can be 'hidden' in the middle of the stack, stacked separately because they will be ready to burn sooner, or protected in some other appropriate way. It might seem like a fine point to some, to worry about putting the bark side up, but hey, you are there, you are doing it, can it really be that much tougher to do ? As far as leaning those criss crossed stacks on the end(s) inwards a little - because the weight of the middle of the stack will press against it - when I stack wood up to those end stacks, I do it such a way that they mostly self-support themselves at that point, with minimal 'sloppy' stacking that causes unnecessary weight to lean on those end stacks. Again, how tough can it be ? Jim at [e-mail] I bet there could be some rebuttal on this. :-)

[@noweare1]

I cover mine. If the bark gets wet it will hold the moisture. Also I try not to stack tight as I want some air flow through the stack. I made the mistake of stacking rows next to each other and used a tarp. Bad idea, the tarp let water through and the bark got wet. The center didn't dry and ended up throwing a bunch out.

[@hassanh4512]

Came for a short explanation as I was in a hurry. Skipping through I found it at 9:10. Thanks!

[@davidjack3]

Very good piece of information! Liked it a lot and more importantly I learned something usefull

[@waltermattson5566]

Very nice job from start to finish.

[@johnreinburg859]

Thanks for the tip Mike. I always wondered about how to do this task and now I know. Again, thank you for sharing!

[@briankrouch430]

Always great video thanks Mike

[@roselwcampbell]

Mike, I thought I was the only one to square the sides of my firewood to stack on the ends. I have been splitting firewood for 20 plus years and started to split my wood like this about 15 years ago for the ends. It made better stacks. Great video.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Hey Mike, another fine video and good information all around. Keep up the good work and videos and thanks for sharing we all enjoy your channel.

[@FieldtoFarm_UK]

Another Great video keep up the good work I love this channel :-) it's channels like yours that have inspired us to take the chance and get our own land for a Offgrid Farm/Homestead! Hopefully our journey over the coming years of building everything from scratch will prove as interesting for people to follow as yours is.

[@calvinharris3223]

Good luck

[@stevesmith2191]

anything offgrid is interesting lol

[@FieldtoFarm_UK]

@@stevesmith2191 Agreed lol

[@king3717]

I checked out field to farm and it looks good.nice shed built from pallets.

[@dpower02]

Good video Mike nice neat stack. My Father always said to stack the pile bark up so it would naturally shed water and to watch your wood ends one end is typically larger than the other and if you put all the big ends into the pile the stack will lean out and have more chance of falling over.

[@فاروق-و8ك]

Yes, my grandfather also said that!

[@teresasendejo3397]

I have just had someone install a wood stove and purchased logs. Of course I should also invested in a wood splitter. Lol. For now I’m doing it the old fashion painful way. Great job in stacking.

[@gastoncannon4710]

Great video, as usual. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@bruceingram3439]

Never thought about it! Thanks for the tip.

[@thomasshea4466]

Hey, this was great. You are very much like me and a pile needs to be neat. I love your precision. Just about to stack my first load as a newbie to the woods. Thanks

[@1811bruce]

Good job Mike! That's the way I like to stack mine too.

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

Man you sure can stack fire wood!!! Good tips and a nice stack!!!

[@king3717]

That's a skill in itself,stacking firewood.very tidy looking.we stack sod peat (turf) for fuel in Ireland out on peat bogs.and then bring it into a shed for the winter.

[@davidh266]

Turf is dirty work. Having to turn stack in small piles load into trailer or bag and restack and breaks up into cronans small pieces.

[@davidh266]

Do you have many hoppers ground to do

[@king3717]

@@davidh266 15 hoppers of 8 sods.footed first and let dry for 2 or 3 weeks.then stacked in windrows.bring it home then about a month later.the footing is the hardest on the back.a lot of work but worth it to sit beside a turf fire on cold night.

[@king3717]

@@davidh266 we call the small bits,ciarans in tipp.if you leave it too long on big you,ll have more of them.

[@larrypalmer2415]

the Stack Master for sure!

[@heathhall4532]

Good video. I used to stack like that but due to time constraints I switched over to the tee post method. Your way does hold up better over time though. Also with the dump trailer rhino liner I’m with you. A dump trailer bed needs to be a little slick to feed out right in my experience.

[@tomashbaugh8891]

Welcome back Mike!

[@mountainman1765]

I do it the exact same way....its kinda like artwork....I use half rounds of cherry sometimes if they are straight grained....Great video 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@markbuilt]

Have a nice day , If you were doing that here today Jan.6, 2019 you will have to push 16 inches of snow first and wear a heavy coat the temp is sitting at 0 degrees f at 4:30 pm . Welcome to northern Ontario Canada eh nice video Mr. Morgan

[@DiemenDesign]

Great tips. Those Black Diamond Wood Splitters must be all over the place, you have the same Splitter as I do even down here in Tasmania.

[@DiemenDesign]

Well, actually not exactly the same, same brand. I noticed in one of your other videos just now, that's yours the 25 tonne, I got the 40 tonne, only because that's what was available here. Still, a great machine though.

[@donbowersock9564]

Right On, do around 18 to 20 cords a year that way, best way

[@MakeGodSmileToday]

Thank you!

[@beozzie690]

Melissa did a bang up job, although it seemed that in hyperspeed she was splitting faster than you. :) Well done you two! Great vids as always

[@shayn4220]

Was always curious how u got it so straight so thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@zfilmmaker]

Great information! Your method is a lot like laying stone and figuring which pieces fit the best together. That and you’re likely the king of Tetris 😻! I noticed right away that you cut from small and large logs in different size and shape pieces. I think most people like me process logs from same tree. My stacks fall usually when there’s a change in weather like spring or fall, so this is helpful and makes total sense. As usual, thanks for the great advise!

[@michaelbaumgardner9493]

Good evening. Food for thought. You could talk to a shop that uses a liner in dump trailers and dump trucks.

[@mikefreeman3772]

Nicely done. In central Missouri my sole heat source is wood. I stack my firewood the same way, but I first lay down old house wrap or a tarp, then set old pallets, then stack my firewood. Stack wood away from my house and buildings. In the warmer seasons many types of lizard and birds see that firewood as a food source and insects beware!

[@JohnMcNerney]

I use that stacking method sometimes. For my home stacks, I lay pallets on the ground, then attach one upright at each end, with some diagonals to brace it. I find my stacking goes a lot more quickly when I don't even have to think about what to do with the ends of the stack.

[@davidbarnhart6228]

Thanks Mike! That's some sweet lookin firewood!

[@chucksinger1916]

Lol more than a keeper Mike and you know there’s not a lot like Melissa I like your new Stihl gloves and I was thinking the same thing about the trailer paint is holding up great you can really stack great

[@jasonfoster9118]

I live in NW Arkansas and we have several hardwoods and cherry is a sub optimal choice by most of the locals' standards but I personally don't mind burning it at all. It seems to not last as long as oak but it burns plenty hot for what I need and it's everywhere you look around our place.

[@mrandrewdennis1]

Nice video I am going to share this with my students they never seem to stack wood so the pile stands.

[@jimrichards8703]

👍 awesome job takes a little longer but don't have to spend time in future restacking . I had my truck bed line-X and cut up the plastic liner and used it in my dump trailer

[@bukweet]

Do you cover the stacks to protect the wood from rain & snow? How much of a cover?... only the top, or the sides as well?

[@MostlyOutdoors]

Ive sold around 35 face cords of white ash this fall and stacking the ends like that isnt nearly as easy as you make it seem lol! I use metal fence post to keep my facecord stacks nice and sturdy with a lot less effort lol.

[@broomfieldsdual-sport]

Its finding the peices to fit perfectly lol get to pickey

[@alleycatvietnam]

Hey Mike with all these videos about wood splitting/stacking etc, how about showing us your wood stove?

[@lowercherty]

My dad called those cribs on the end and we did it the exact same way. We tried to split slabs about 3 inches x 8 inches. The only difference is that for the main pile we tried to put the bark side up to shed rain. Don't know if it made any difference or not. On the Rhino Lining, it's great for a pickup box but nothing slides on it. I wouldn't recommend it for a dump trailer.

[@nismodr]

They make it in a smooth application as well ;)

[@mikehornsby599]

Great job enjoyed that, now my stack may look as good as yours!!

[@dougmoore7116]

Thumbs up

[@dalelewis1016]

I used to get a truckload of slab wood from the local sawmill and used a couple metal fence steaks to stack it

[@jasonbourne5422]

Thanks a lot. Nice videos.

[@Living-The-Dream]

Looks great 👍🤠

[@jjjj72yahoocom]

New microphone?? Nice vid, Team Morgan!🔥

[@D151able]

question, where do you find your music? I find it easy to listen to.

[@alanross3435]

We stack ours in woodshed with plenty of circulation. 👍🏻✌🏻️

[@lawnmanmartinfan7909]

Informational video Mike for some of us newbies to splitting wood. Currently I'm doing all my splitting with either a double bit axe or a single bit splitting axe .I had asked your wife in the video that she did by herself how she liked the Black diamond log splitter what were the pros and cons that she felt like she liked about it and or disliked. What are your thoughts and opinions on it?

[@JohnMcNerney]

Isn't a double bit axe profile designed more for chopping than splitting?

[@lawnmanmartinfan7909]

@@JohnMcNerney it depends on the design of the head. some have a thicker profile than others which are better for splitting others are thinner better for chopping.

[@jmendel9653]

Love your videos. I probably missed this one, but I haven't seen your barn/shop/garage where you keep all this stuff. I saw alot of it down by your wood splitting area, but I would think you store some equipment under roof.

[@johnnylastname7435]

yeah, 16 cord for the winter - I aint got time for that. I use posts because they are permanent. Great vid tho, and nice wood. Cheers from BC wilderness

[@douglasswetland9648]

Cherry does burn good. But it is my number one when I go outside and can smell it

[@gettintheresafelywithpatf2869]

For next Halloween, he will have an aMazing wood stack for everyone to get lost in.... corn maze... wood maze sounds like fun!

[@denisd4050]

Great video. Did you guys maybe think of putting a old axe or cheap one on or near your wood Splitter for the stringy pieces of wood.

[@tony972333]

Good video! I wonder if it does matter to stack the wood pieces with the bark up? Does it help the wood to dry?

[@OC-OUTDOORS]

Good video as always! Do you heat your home with the fire wood? I'd be interested in a video on your heating setup if you do. I'm just getting into this firewood and wood heating so would like ideas on different setups

[@petermavus4131]

You rubic cubed it Mike …..stacks and stacks of experience showed

[@joeymarsh5571]

I’m testing to see how TALL I can build a firewood “wall” I’m leaning towards using your method friend. :) thanks for this. 👍

[@randymaylowski2485]

I wunderd if that was some kind of cherry wood!! It smells good when you burn it..lol but we haven't had much of oakwood we use a little combination? If that's how it's spills, inerways we get different types of wood anywhere fom beech to sometimes birch, maple, and some other types, they all do burn good some just burns better than others. Inerways good video of that.

[@dombergen8196]

Hay M&M... How about Woodstack Revisited! All those nice stacks of wood - where are they now? We start burning in Oct. I submit the woodshed full to the doorway in Oct and where we are now.on Jan 8th. Oops -don't know how to post a pic here so I will put them in comments on your FB page.

[@lordrichard8184]

I was thinking having stake pockets or the ability to add sides would be nice for the dump trailer

[@jeffkuivanen3487]

Stacking round irregular sized with crotches, bumps is a whole lot different animal. We use the whole tree for firewood not just the larger straight grain pieces.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

that's what wood bins or free piles are for.

[@FLYGUYMTWC]

I wish I could work what I call the pretty wood all the time like this.

[@HP83Smoke]

Amen to that! I'm cutting and stacking anything and everything down to a few inches in diameter. Why burn it on the bonfire when it can warm the house..

[@ssmith8881]

Too much wasted time. We are stacking fire wood not building a building!

[@deanfisher3872]

Great looking log stack, but I do notice all your wood is straight, no y's , no small rounds or 3-4 inch limbs. What do you do with all the small wood, I am cutting up tree tops from having my woods timbered and my wood is pretty inconsistent in size.

[@Roger-br4dh]

you should stack bark side up to keep it drier from the rain and snow

[@johnkillen588]

i use cubes..........take two sides and use as a roof and add a piece of angle iron to stabalize the verticals......self tapping screws are great.........load the cube and move iwth tractor to storage then latter move to position near point of use. the knockdown cubes i got in the junk yard that used em for xporting misc metal as they are forkliftable bases and a rain proof top and two sides leaving the other opposing sides open to the wind and best of all is.......................only stack once

[@funwithguns89]

I used to just throw mine in a big pile. The wind blew through it and did a good job at drying it out. Only problem I had was critters getting in the wood pile. Nothing like picking up a stick of wood with a copperhead underneath of it. Needless to say, I don't throw my wood in piles anymore.

[@kevinmeese2167]

mike locking in your big stack to the corners all ways helps

[@Kris_at_WhiteOaksFarm]

Nice! How come all the wood is so nice and straight grained. The stuff I burn is nasty, knotty, and gnarly, for the most part. I save the nicer stuff for lumber. My wood stacks well, but it has odd shapes. I just work with the shapes to develop stable end stacks. I cut about 22 inch chunks, so my end stacks take four or five pieces to make a layer. I like the laying out of 2X4s. I stack on old pallets supported off the ground on paver blocks. I've got a 'keeper' too. Couldn't do it without her!

[@lowercherty]

Long as it fits through the stove door it'll burn.

[@Kris_at_WhiteOaksFarm]

@@lowercherty Exactly!

[@shackett104]

I had to check the description immediately because as soon as you started talking I knew that accent was from my area!

[@1972jwalk]

Mike just a stupid question why do you stack your wood out in the open outside and not in a building ? Just wondering what your thoughts were .