And how do they sell it......??? What unit of measure...???

Good question.

Here it is usually sold by a "face cord" or simply a pickup load. A face cord is 4' by 8' and 1 log thick which is usually 16" but if you have a big firebox you can usually ask for 18 or 20 inch logs if you are pre-ordering from a cutter.

If there is a pile of cut and split logs that you load it is done by the pickup load which is supposed to be just to the top of the sides of the truck bed but and extra inch or two is usually overlooked long as you don't go overboard.

Don't know what current prices are but I'll ask in the next couple of days. Price also depends on if you are getting green wood or one that has been dried a season.

Another thing commonly done is just stack a bunch of wood by your driveway with a price spray painted either on a piece of plywood or just on the cut end side of the stack if you are bigger or smaller than the standard sizes.

In Missouri the legal amount of firewood to be sold is a standard cord (4X4X8). Sadly, most do not abide and sell by using a local term called a 'rick'. Who knows what that amount is? Most of them chuck a bunch of wood in the back of their pickumup and define that as a 'rick'. A lot of what you end up with is half rotted.

Prices vary depending on the time of year and in some cases, desperation. Best check your local craigslist for pricing or your facebook marketplace. In my state hardwood is king- oak, hickory, etc. Your mileage and BTU's may vary depending on what tree species are available.

I butcher my own trees and will for as long as I can. I like fire and want quality wood so I do this myself. I burn between 2-3 cords a year which varies with severity of winter weather. It tends to be mild here compared to other places I have lived. Again, depending on where you live, your milage will vary. In other places I processed 5 cord/year. I was a lot younger then.

Some good posts, thanks. I fear my logging days are pretty much over. I have a two-year supply set aside for long term grid down emergency survival environment. I also have 16 full propane tanks (20-pound size) for long term survival heat and cooking.

We gauge ours here in Texas at a cord or a rick being half a cord. I have no idea what it's selling for, as We always cut our own. My next door neighbor + I worked together + carpooled to work so at the end of the day, we would go out + cut down 8-10' trees, load them in the truck + drop them off at home. Only took about 30-45 minutes. Then on the weekend we would cut + stack to stove length. Doing it that way a little a day + before you know it, you have your winter's supply.

I'm getting to be an old lady, turn 60 on Monday, but still work hard. I have the cutest electric wood splitter that lives on my front porch. It's only a 7 ton but gets the job done. I actually enjoy putting my firewood up.

I have always found that having a large cache of firewood gives you a comforting feeling. Just like a full larder.

80 dollars a full cord min. 10 cord load. 4x4x8 feet.

80 to 120 a face cord cut and split 16"x4x8 feet

If you are buying the little bundles at the gas station 620 dollars a full cord.

My fire wood time and gas.

I am 3 years ahead.

$80 a cord, delivered and stacked.

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Originally posted by Alaskan Sourdough:
And how do they sell it......??? What unit of measure...???

I was looking at costs from when I lived in New England. A full cord delivered and dumped on your lawn was +/- $300. That's why I did my own firewood there. Current prices range from $350 ave state area upwards of $450 now for the Burlington, VT area. Now you see why I left New England. It is super expensive there.

A current local ad has full cord of seasoned hardwood for $175 you pick up. Most everyone charges for delivery.

Yesterday, while in town to get ethanol free fuel (currently $3.99/g), I saw those little 20# propane tanks for grilling with empty swap out were $25. I have never seen propane that high around here. Not long ago a swap out 20# tank at the walmart was about $10.

No matter what you are using, if you have to buy heating fuel, I think it is going to be very expensive this winter no matter where you live.

$80 a chord dumped here. Half the cost of a commercial grade saw blade for my chain saw. I go through 8 to 10 cords a year.

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Originally posted by thirdbite:
Is that hardwood? Full cord 8'x4'x4'? Labor must not be very valuable if that is the case.

If Capt Purvis's area is like us in SC, he is drowning in hardwood. Many people selling it.

I just paid 120 for 1/3 cord (a neatly hand stacked level pickup load of well seasoned oak and ash.. after I stacked it in my woodbox its more like a half cord.

$350 for a full 4x4x8. All Oak. Sometimes a bundle of fat wood is thrown in.

4x4x8 a cord is
$450 canadian pesos delivered but not splitted. we are doing our own wood and it is pine only here ...