Why Buckin', Why? short firewood.

[@llamasmrf]

Thanks Billy, my wife and I just bought our home last year. We heat entirely with wood now. I had never used a chainsaw before I bought my home. Now I harvest and burn wood I do ALL my self. I have learned so much from your video's about sharpening and felling. Now I see that I am burning correctly as well@!.. I buck my wood exactly as you described, 1 inch short of my stove width, so stacking for night burn is easy breezy. Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge. Much appreciated from a noob.

[@jeremyhitchcock9182]

I love these videos! Looks like someone needs to clean his glass door!🤪

[@paulsims6888]

Thanks for telling us guy's, "longer isn't better." And that's no joke. It is the simple things that brings us joy, Like humor, wood stoves, powersaws and Buckin' of course. Keep cranking them out. I love it. Brings a smile every time I watch.

[@centralmassoutdoors]

Thank you for the great video Buckin'. I cut my personal wood at 14"-15" to fit the Chappy wood/coal stove my father bought in 1977. To me, this video parallels your video with you and your Dad a couple of weeks ago. My father lost his battle with Vietnam in 2001 with alcohol abuse. I didn't have an easy time as a kid, but I did have many good times, learned much about hunting and the outdoors and ultimately learned forgiveness - albeit at the end of his life. Now in my 50's, I think of him when I load that old stove, which burns great and heats our home.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

thats a great memory

[@mikesherman2612]

Yessir buddy…the woodstove is a ritual here no doubt. I try to do our last fill between 8:00-8:30pm. This year it’s become a game to see much I can tightly stuff in it. Our stove is not super efficient but once you clean the ash out at 4:30am you are left with enough coals to just drop pieces on and let her cook. That works well for us here. God bless brother !!

[@brianpiercy6702]

Miss you Buckin! I cut wood short like you too, and you’re right about the science of fire and oxygen starvation to keep our narrow fireboxes -and living spaces- warm. My Buckin’ Special keeps my family warm! Thank you for all you’ve done for this home. Happy holidays to you and your’s! Cheers from Northern California!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

great ta see ya brother

[@groopmmex]

You're an awesome freak, that's why we love ya!

[@TimmyB.]

I've been in my same house for 32 years now and this is my first winter burning wood. Put a stove smack dab in the middle of the house and I love it. Always had a stove in the garage so I'm not a newbie but I've learned so much from your channel. Thank you thank you thank. Don't change a thing.

[@dgr8t1]

You are totally on the money Billy ray!!! My box is 28"x 21"( I cut to 16"-18") and I fill it up and get it RIPPIN burnin then once its all caught I close it down. Now the biggest game changer was getting the seals replaced around the doors and glass!! Then and only then could I get proper control on my burn and last through the night. otherwise it blazing hot and burnt out to quick.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

exactly brother merry Christmas

[@simpleman4196]

I was the same way when I burned wood. I could put 18" pieces in but I cut all mine at 16" I was always messing around with how I loaded my wood stove. I really did enjoy burning wood. I did switch to burning anthracite coal tho and I love being able to go up to 2 days without touching the stove. Much better control and heat output from coal.

[@jardarhansen854]

Greetings from Norway. I resly love this channel 👍👍❤️

[@jncg2311]

You're not the only one. You're not a freak either. I love getting the fire as I want it to be, and finding the logs in the pile to save for last thing, or the weekend. I even have a pile set aside for special occasions... My wife and I each have our ways of running the stove and cooker at home, sometimes we fiddle with the others fire but we've come to respect the differences and boy can she get the stove choochin'. Slightly shorter logs have another benefit: especially if you burn harder woods, the short length helps dry the log through the end grain. Much better to burn slightly shorter logs that are more dry than longer ones still damp in the middle.

[@williamtukeyjr3661]

Buckin' believe me when I tell you that you are not the only woodstove nut around. I actually find this stuff very interesting.

[@dprevish100]

Those night rounds are the thing:) I like the branch wood too..grows under strain and tight grain. My favorite rounds for the single digit nights are black locust limbs👌😗

[@HomeSkillets]

Yeah Buckin, it's a little art a little science. Love my old school Mamma Bear. She'll take a max 22inch log. When it's really cold I load her up full. The woodstove's the heart of the home. 👍

[@j.jacobson]

My neighbor asked me the same question about 15 yrs ago lol😂 I took him in the house and showed him the exact same thing.When you’ve done it forever you definitely find more efficient ways to run a wood burner.

[@paulgreco2188]

Absolutely love this topic, lots of variables, so love my pacific energy summit, made way over your way!!!

[@xTHExJACKALx]

I'm right there with you on placement of the wood, got a nice wood heater in the hunting cabin and if you don't set the wood right before you crawl in the bed lol you know I the middle of the night being woken up by the cold.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

ha ha ha

[@ishure8849]

G'day Buckin, firewood here is cut into foot blocks twelve inches then split that's the national standard length it also makes for easier stacking on pallets in bags, longer lengths for open fires can be sixteen to eighteen inches but not common. I've heard you tubers over your way refer to those pieces of wood as logs cut rounds as logs and logs as logs ? I'm also a bit obsessed with wood placement in the firebox I advise people to burn two types of wood Blonde during the day which throws out more heat and burns to ash and red coloured overnight which tends to form coals rinse and repeat 👍.

[@tada-us1rf]

What a great video - so helpful. And yes, I'm exactly the same way. I've been burning wood for heat since I was about 12 I think. I just turned 65 and still at it. I thought I was a pretty good sawyer/bucker/feller, etc til KZbin came along. I have learned so much from you (and a few others). Things I didn't know and things I didn't know that I didn't know - if that makes sense lol. Tending the stove is certainly an art. So many dynamic factors to consider with each fill. I love the challenge and am by no means an expert. Always learning and willing to learn. Thanks for all your help!! Keep em coming! - Tim

[@redsquirrelftw]

I just finished installing my wood stove and got it WETT certified, looking forward to using it this winter. Already used it a few times just to get to try it and over the years I'll get to learn more what I'm doing. For me I can put up to 20" logs side to side, so I cut mine 16". Good to have room for error when bucking. I keep a piece of wood I painted that's 16" long, and use it as a guide. Going to in the bush tomorrow to buck and split some wood for next year.

[@750masseyman]

I have an outdoor boiler an it takes a five foot log. I try to keep all my wood at around 2 feet. I've noticed that if I build a pile three wide and cross the next three the other way we can put nine pieces in and burn all night. If we toss it in all length wise the temp is down and hardly any coals. This year I'm burning corn until it freezes up a bit. Have grain stoves inc furnace and love it.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

does one way heat quicker too?

[@jaredb9909]

You are definitely not alone Buckin I have spent hours tinkering with my wood stove different ways of laying the wood in different combinations of wood types different draft settings on my stove I’m fascinated by it too my friend

[@Brumasterj]

A man who knows how to get the most out of his short wood! Good stuff bro!!! Never thought about using rounds for the long burn

[@matthewcullen4536]

Someone gets me! This whole video is my night time routine…. No one gets it around me! My wife… my kids… my band mates (heat my garage with an old Montgomery ward wood stove) they all think I’m silly but still reap the benefits of meticulous loading. Loading matters friends, it really does

[@fmcmillan08]

I’m forever mesmerized by the wood stove and can’t get enough of it! I feel it’s alive and so interesting to watch! Wood stove is huge part of our lives !

[@featheredcoyote5477]

Couldn't of said it better myself! We heat 100% with a Fisher woodstove for the last 7 yrs. Never gets old.

[@peter4363]

I am up and down all day ‘messing’ about with it, freaking love it. Partner puts central heating on, my game is to make it so hot it turns the freaking thing off.

[@mickeydoodle6014]

100% it has been a warmer fall/winter and I have only been burning for just over a month. Last year I burned for 6 months and it was glorious. It’s especially nostalgic, because my dad burn firewood my whole childhood, and he and I are the ones that build a custom mountain stone fireplace with my grandfathers Alaskan wood stove in my house. Its the centerpiece to my whole house.

[@will7its]

Its like sunshine, it makes you feel better. Its vitamin d helps you sleep and gives you energy too.

[@shanereynolds5971]

I take great pride in my long-burn building capabilities. We get 8 hours easy, when needed...but me and the dogs are up at 3 to check on it most mornings anyway. That way, the wife and kids are toasty warm when we all get up at 5-6 am. I love the 6-8 round chunks for that all-night burn! (especially oak and cherry)

[@dsenterprises01]

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[@ryanallen1023]

I hear ya billy! Gotta get an end door stove! Wish I could send a pic of my burner, central MN!

[@PappysFirewood]

That’s a great teaching moment thank you so much. Buckin you have a wonderful bunch of wood stove knowledge to help us burn our stoves efficiently. More please

[@johnthompson7531]

You cut the length that works best for you. I cut mine at 24 inches. Because I use a wood splitter a good bit. And the splitter will do 26 inches. The reason that I cut mine so long is that I have one of those outdoor woodstoves. Thanks for sharing Buckin.

[@briannelson4493]

Your spot on Buckin you have to leave some space around the outside of your wood. Treat it like it’s alive, it has to breathe.

[@smorefirewood]

We have a Vermont Castings Vigilant, it is a front and a top load unit. we top load most of the time, we stack fairly small splits in as tightly as possible. The stove olds more tan two huge armloads of wood. it is amazing.

[@dirtyfir]

Buckin, you’re not the only freak! I love my stove. It’s fireplace insert so I don’t get the long burn times or BTUs of a free standing stove, but we have made it work. I enjoy tweaking the way I arrange things and love burning those tight grained hooter limbs at night

[@Gideon_Judges6]

You're right! Not a "freak" at all.

[@jimmywood7817]

Great video. I was taught many years ago if you have nice pretty flames to look at then most of the heat is going up and out. You want a bed of good hot coals. Love ya brother

[@mattnewcomb1163]

I know you have a,small fire box but when you have your wood close to the glass that's why it smokes up the glass if you take wet ash and paper towel it will clean the glass .ps keep up the great videos sending love and kindness from newbrunswick

[@cliffjenkins6419]

Buckin,you're not the only freak when talking woodstoves. You should see the glased looks I get when I explain the science and artistry of getting the ideal starting set up in the fire box, the right way to stack the wood in the fire when going, and the benefit of a well sized round log to overnight burn. My fire will do this because it's got good damper control and can do 8hrs on a full charge of old man pine. Thank goodness for you Billy,I thought I was certifiably OCD about this. Now I know Im in good company. Cheers from HB NZ

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

lololo😊

[@martyrutter3630]

Stoking a wood stove is an art perfected over many years of learning. You and I have built enough fires to know when someone knows how to do it and when they don’t. You just passed with a grade A. 👍👍

[@byronroubanes1617]

I'm right there with ya. A man's ritual with his wood stove. It is amazing that we can many times remember when we burn, we remember when and where we cut and split it. It's a dance, a chess match, and most of all, satisfaction. Log on Brother!

[@justinjones9255]

In the winter my wood stove is like a 4th child. 😆 My wife’s always up before me and it’s all about making sure she has good coals to make it easy for her to get the stove roaring again.

[@dschamber7190]

Branches are the best for low burning... the grain is so tight and sometimes twisted its great. We don't have Douglas Fir here in Newfoundland, best we got is yellow birch (but that's a rarity and only found in certain areas of the island), the next best thing is Eastern Tamarack (Larch) it's what I seek out in the woods to cut for firewood..... and I'm just as big a freakazoid when it comes to loading up the woodstove, hahahaha Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@mattnelson139]

I'm glad I'm not the only one playing the "long burn" game in the winter. Wife thinks I'm a bit nuts.....but she likes to wake up to a warm house, doesn't she!!!

[@matthewgross6958]

Merry Christmas! Enjoyed the video….

[@johnnunn9370]

Right on the frikin frackin nose!!!❤

[@KevinsDisobedience]

You’re not alone. I e got three different stoves, and I treat them all a little differently. Two of them are large stoves, but one is just like yours. On small stoves like that, though impractical, it would almost be nicer, I think, to have the rounds even shorter, like 8”, so you could put them in width-wise, so they don’t roll out when you open the door. 12” is nice regardless of the stove. Splits easier and easier to handle.

[@cobrian45]

We've been cutting a bunch of wood for our fireplace the last few years. It's not about fitting, I've found the way my fireplace drafts, longer pieces will cause it to smoke. I cut them just the right length now to avoid that.

[@ibbylancaster8981]

My dad built a wood stove 40 something years ago and it would roast you. He made it where you could bank it up at night and there’d still be enough coals to get it back going the next morning, quickly. Venting is everything. Much love from chilly North Carolina, USA 🤙🤙

[@bubbaray575]

I agree about the venting, it's nice to hear from a fellow Tar Heel.

[@ibbylancaster8981]

@@bubbaray575 Carolina born and bred and when I die I’ll be Carolina dead🤙🤙😂🤣 Dad was a machinist among other things and did a lot of research before he built it. We’d bank it up at night and adjust the vents to the point it sounded like a steam engine huffing and puffing. It outlived him and is in the same spot that he set it so many years ago. I’m going to build a copy of it when I build my house in the next year or so.

[@michaelskelton1279]

We use a combo of pine starter and Oak for firewood...7 inch round all lighter works best for long burn...

[@justinway1847]

Almost at 500k buckin . I’m a long time subscriber I love the content keep up the great work. Love wins stay kind

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

right on brother thx

[@redskinzero7755]

So interesting to see how you guys run wood fires, and how they are designed for that matter, up North. In Aus/NZ the firebox draws air from above the door, down the face of the door across the firebox, then up the back wall, over that baffle and out. Theory is it keeps the glass clean which is highly debatable. Difference is, we load our logs long ways so as to not disturb the air flow. Loading sideways doesn’t ever burn as efficiently. We still load em up overnight like that, just differently. Wishing you and your family love and kindness for Xmas!

[@peter4363]

You mean your logs are front to back, opposite to buckin’s? His are side to side. Regarding the air, it depends which type of stove you have, i have air in the bottom and top and 1 at the back, i close the bottom one off full time. I find the top vents control the efficiency better. I am in UK, google image search little thurlow multi fuel stove and mine will come up.

[@jannek5757]

OK I stupid question: On this channel and some others I see that iron/steel stoves with typically straight metalpipe chimney are rather popular in the US. What I think about their usage is, that they are stacked full or almost full for night time and the intake air vent is restricted a bit to make it burn longer. Yes? To me this is interesting because in my parts of the world these are almost non-existent in household heating. In new or older houses, both the same. We use brick ovens, that we burn wood with "pretty good air draw" for some hours and then it will heat the house for 1-4 days depending on the size. I can understand the iron stoce is cheaper, does not need supportive ground work because of its light weight and can ramp up the hause heat faster in the start. Also may take less space but in this video, there would have been space in the corner for somewhat decent sized smaller brick oven. Any comments other than those why ovens made from bricks are possibly not so popular in the US? Thanks!

[@burnheretic3950]

Hey Buckin, we have a Harold's no.24 stove built in 1904 in Taunton, Mass. It is now in the Midcoast of Maine (has lived most of its life in parts of Maine). Beautiful old stove, worth looking at. Has a huge fire box, a stove pipe damper and three vent flues on the front. About as simple as it gets. Can burn just about anything in it. The beauty is in the filigree exterior casting with the moon and two angels as a center piece. Chrome foot rests and accents. It sits on a traditional piece of black slate. Really neat to think of all the generations of Mainers that have used this stove to heat their home wial making a life for themselves. The woodstove really does seem to be the heart of the home.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

love these stories friend

[@rockkhound943]

Sounds amazing

[@michaelwhiteoldtimer7648]

I could not imagine not having a wood stove.

[@petesalchow799]

It's taken me years, but Buckin I get 10-12 hours on my stove with 16-18 long

[@saltrock9642]

Why go through all the trouble splitting wood and not get all you can from the wood burner? Study it and learn it. Thanks for the tips, Buckin.

[@westcoast8562]

YEA PRO TIP BY BUCKIN' TO CHAR THE WOOD FIRST THEN DAMP DOWN.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

yes sir

[@brianclements2872]

I like bucking mine to 12”. My stove is wide side to side, but shallow from to back, so I can stack the wood in the firebox whichever way I want. Plus my young boys have an easier time splitting that length too.

[@mikhailkalashnikov4599]

My stove holds 24" wood, longways. So no worries about something rolling out the door. I like to cut wood that I can handle one handed though, so sometimes a 24" peice of locust or cherry can get a bit much to one-hand. As long as I can stir up a few embers in the morning that's all I need to get things rippin again in short order.

[@leonvenske9951]

I do the same thing. But how you pinned that round in the front so it don’t roll down is a good tip. I’ll be adding that to my program👍🏾

[@hornetboy3694]

Awesome video, thank you sir

[@fargley001]

There's nothing better than a nice coal bed for easy AM starting. We have a 2 stage as well (non catalytic)... Last year I upgraded the 4" fresh air intake to 6", and added an electronic HVAC damper with a remote switch. Massive gain in burn time due to increased flow/control - I now get 8+ hr all nighters as well. The manufacturer makes a 4" cable controlled intake, but that was useless due to the 18' run through the basement - took that off, was a waste of $$.

[@ted7x]

do you ever worry about it rolling forward against the glass when it's red hot? Probably a stupid question, I know, but I heard stories of the glass cracking sometimes always makes me paranoid to pack it too much

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

never worry about that

[@ted7x]

I burn mostly dry red oak in a double door epa fireplace so it's a much different beast but there's been a few times I let it get too hot and had logs roll forward towards the glass, when I opened up those doors to try to fix it, it turned into an inferno and few chunks made it into the wood floor. Now I try not to load it up too much. If they do roll and its that hot i choke out the flames before tyrying to mess with it. Got a fiberglass mat for in front of it too just i case. Also noticed that rounds last way longer than thick chunks, even long super chunky ones. I used to just chuck the branches but definitely going to start saving them now. Still back and forth on long vs short though, its nice to havr a variety of sizes since stacking is somewhat of an art form in itself. Thank you for years of incredible videos and for sharing your journey, learned most of what I know from watching legends like yourself. Much love ❤️

[@LIF1395]

Hi B I never realised the round would burn longer. Thanks. I feel so lucky cause A couple of years back I put a lopi in the bedroom!

[@78stimie]

I have always found that running the wood inline front to back as opposed to sideways allows better air flow and the stove burns better for me. This is likely because it is a different stove though.

[@MontanaWelldigger]

I have a small Englander reburn stove. I load it like you do for best performance. Although I cut 10 to 12 inch wood. I have to make a lot more cuts than if I cut it 20 in. Oh well!!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

it depends where the air comes in , sounds like yer air come in the front as mine does , and yes it wood burn quicker that way ,, better air flow .

[@christophecoutanceau4110]

Hello Buckin’ And what about cleaning and maintenance of your stove during the season ? Thx for all your sharing

[@Hausmann300]

No no buckin, its all in how you load your stove..... small adjustments make a huge difference in the time your fire burns

[@MrStihlman441]

Hi ya In Australia with hard woods Sugargum,Box,Redgum and so on cut to 11to 12” long and put them in the other way to you. The air flows better and when shut down can get 7,8,9 hrs from it Cheers 🍻

[@bob_frazier]

And since I have limited amounts of doug fir, I burn balsam daytime, doug fir at night and save my oak and arbutus forwhen we get a cold streak. Yeah, freak.

[@kevinstamm4056]

Been heating the house with wood forever. I push the coals to the back, place wood across the back coals. Then start staking wood in, back to front of the door. Get the back buring good, then turn damper down all the way. The fire burns back to front with a good long burn all night. Been working for us, maybe it will work for you. Be good and keep burning.

[@GertRupczyk]

We have a wood furnace in our cellar I love the heat we get from it and it keeps our floors warm

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

groovy

[@vanessamourot4044]

hi from a french freak fan !😉 ur not alone! 😂

[@TheGateKeeper001]

Your burns are less because its softwood as well.

[@robmatthews4259]

Wood stoves are the best, I just picked up the Blaze King King 40 about a month ago. no more crazy hydro bills👍👍

[@scha0786]

I burn in a small 35 year old cast iron dovre wood stove. No after burners so I know all about fiddling around with trying to lengthen burn time. You’re right, stack tight. Also that round is an interesting thing I’m going to have to try, not this year as my wood is already split.

[@stephenreiner1523]

Certainly that's the way it's how you burn wood. Shut your drafts if you want the fire to last. Mix round with straight and let them overlap.

[@scottlagana2388]

I miss my wood stove

[@joschmoyo4532]

When I need to get the house warmed up I lay my firewood across. When I'm banking up for the night I lay it lengthways so it burns slower. End grain resists burning fast better than cross grain if your air control is in the door.

[@SteveandSusiesHomestead]

Ive been cutting for a wash stove for years. 16-24 inches. Now I and running a good stove in the homestead . Im having a hard time retraining myself to cut 12 inch wood. It is an art to run a wood stove the right way. Mine will go all night with hardwood .

[@terryw.milburn8565]

Umm Hmm Know Your Stove ! Merry Christmas All From The East Coast ! ATB T God Bless

[@patinabunker5340]

packing a wood stove for a overnight burn is a art! no wood stove is the same, or works the same, you gotta learn your stove freinds!

[@fpvpig9794]

Here in the UK stove logs are usualy cut to 10 inch. we have relatively small stoves that are made to efficiency ratings so the usual stove has a relatively small firebox. Have a nice christmas Buckin'

[@StephenRempe-hr2le]

The science of the round. 100%.. I thought it was just me, lol. 😀❤👍

[@gogro3322]

Ran a Waterford 103 dual door for 18 years using 16-18” sideways pieces in. This year bought a heartstone 60 running 12” straight pieces in. It’s a learning curve .

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

Hello Buckin, now I have a ? For you, Have you ever loaded your stove straight in , with 12” pieces of firewood, packing the “box” with as much wood as possible? And how long did the fire burn in that setup?

[@jdurand4099]

Thats how i do mine i fit way more in and get about 8hrs over night

[@LeBlancfirewood]

You should talk about the soap stone. I love messing around with my stove

[@jeremyhurtubise6551]

I thought I was the only person who studied there stove. I agree that the rounds burn the longest that I will set them aside when putting wood in and save them for night or when we are leaving the house for the day. With my stove I don’t see where I actually get much more burn time cutting my wood a couple inches shorter and yes I tried it. Now the next thing I’m going to try is loading my stove the way you do I load mine cigar style. Have you tried it any other way? If so did you see any difference? Thank you Buckin for another informative video Hod bless and Merry Christmas

[@justinsigmon1878]

Great way to explain it the way people can understand it. You are awesome brother.

[@johnmakarsky2787]

Your 100% right Buckin. Another plus of cutting the rounds shorter, is the wood is easier to split.

[@thetheo2002]

You’re not the only one Buckin! Happy holidays.

[@asphaltwarrior1990]

I think you should clean your stove glass Buckin'

[@bob_frazier]

I cut 12's, and burn North-South so I never vave to reach on, and nothing ever rolls out. Only down size is 4 rows to the cord instead of 3, so 33% more pieces. Love the philosophy Billy.

[@Jeff-sl8xz]

I've been cutting and burning wood for more years than this guy has been alive the whole point is to be able to get the wood in and the door closed the rest will take care of itself depending on the stove box length and width of the door for the size of wood for indoor stove mine anyway I cut my firewood at twenty inches in length that way I have a basically uniform length and only four cuts on a hundred inch stick

[@nalamb4495]

Yep, there is an art to stoking the stove for the kinda heat you want and every stove runs a bit differently. I have a partial gassafiying stove sorta like you have. Has the tubes in the to with little air holes in it. I burn 12” and 16” lengths. Stacking wood in face wise is fast burning high heat makes a good bed of coals in a few hours then I stack width wise like you burn for night time. My flue is a tad on the short side so I have to run a hard fire for the first hour to get the flu tile up to temp so the stove can run like the heat engine it’s supposed to. These newer EPA approved stoves that we have in the states don’t start and run as easy as the older stoves but they are efficient if you can get them up to operating temp.

[@crazyfarmer2564]

I mix coal in mine so I can keep it going 15 or so hrs since I work a 12 hr shift.

[@brandonsholes2016]

It's all about a great burn indoor outdoor, ect read the flame feed the Need ! Love the content Buckin 👌 Keep up the great work Good Speed 🙌

[@asphaltwarrior1990]

Overnight, I load coal , it stays in until morning

[@Backwoods83Alberta]

I will never load my stove like that ever again. Last winter I went to bed and loaded up the stove. Two hours later I wake up and my house was 40 degrees the wood fell over and cracked the glass. A big piece of glass fell out and she was drafting like crazy. Wood goes in front to back from now on .

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

all in the stackin brother , good thing ya didnt burn down brother .. merry Christmas

[@michaelwillson6847]

Nice informative video as always buckin. I have a mixture of wood sizes that i keep aswell as shapes and moisture levels. I keep some really thin short bits fat short bits for during day and slightly longer and gnarly bits for night time i have a 20" opening stove but only cut wood to beteeen 14-16 happy Christmas brother 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍 ps your not the only one who plays with stove allot.

[@andrewketchum5098]

You're not it took me a couple winters to figure out how to max mine out

[@920724danti]

100% with you Got to work the fire like a thermostat and fuel regulator!! - its an art based on science or maybe just mantuition!

[@terryfyock8889]

Anyone with a wood stove plays the game! We just got a new replacement stove and I can get almost 12 hours out of it, and that’s keeping the whole house at 68 degrees! I LOVE MY NEW WOOD STOVE!

[@scottpace5798]

Buckin nice little video. 1 thing I've learned over the years is that it's rare to have the same size wood stove. I have 1 that I can take up to 20 inches My Dad has one that will take 20 inches also but his main wood stove 18 inches, and our shop I can go 30 inches. So I've learned to vary on how long to cut them. I do sell once in awhile to 5 different people and they can take up to 16 inches. Also the 1 kind of wood I like to put in at night is Mahogany, which KILLS a chain. I cut 1 that was 4 foot long 20 inches wide and 14 inches deep made 3 cuts and 4 chains later. I had sparks off and on while cutting kinda cool to see.