Wood rack ?

[thillin]

Any advice on wook racks? Home Depot has the one you supply 2x4s for the bottom, and has metal ends. Would the wood to wood contact pose more of a risk than metal between the ground ans the wood? Also, if I placed on cinder blocks, would it protect enough?

Ty

[Kevin]

My thoughts on wood storage. You need air flow underneath, hence the 2x4 support but if it sits directly on the ground you stand a chance of moisture wicking up the 2x4. Wood pile is a great home for critters, both here in the Brethren woodpile and your wood pile at home. I like to elevate the rack a little so I can see underneath it and remove said critters. Those racks are great but I would think about elevating it a little with cinder blocks or whatever.

What a hypocrite. My wood pile is sitting on crushed rock, but someday!

[MrSmoker]

Critters just add flavor :icon_smil

[ZILLA]

Go to home depot get 4 steel fence posts, ya know the 6' tall green ones ya pound in with the pipe installation tool. Put two in the ground on the left side of where ya want yer wood pile and two on the right, like book ends. Make the space from front to back about 12". Lay down some bricks and 2x4s as a base to keep the wood off the ground and sticker the wood. The posts will keep it stable. I do this but without the posts. I make fee standing stickered woodpiles on the bricks and 2x4s.The fire wood I get is 18" split Oak, Mesquite, Pecan.

[The_Kapn]

Go to home depot get 4 steel fence posts, ya know the 6' tall green ones ya pound in with the pipe installation tool. Put two in the ground on the left side of where ya want yer wood pile and two on the right, like book ends. Make the space from front to back about 12". Lay down some bricks and 2x4s as a base to keep the wood off the ground and sticker the wood. The posts will keep it stable. I do this but without the posts. I make fee standing stickered woodpiles on the bricks and 2x4s.The fire wood I get is 18" split Oak, Mesquite, Pecan.
The Z man beat me to it :Copy of i

Only thing I would add is to get some electrical wire (copper #12 or bigger) and tie the tops of the posts together. Keep them from spreading and is cheap. I only use one post per end, about 8 ft apart. But, 2 is even better and they are cheap. Landscape timbers or PTP 4X4's work great on the bottom, if elevated on blocks or pavers off of the ground.

TIM

[JohnMcD348]

I was kinda wondering about building a wood shed myself awhile back. I have about 3-4 sheets of surplus 3/4" plywood I got a couple years ago for the back to back Hurricanes we had in my neighborhood. And for Christmas, my loving wife got me the five pack Craftsman 19v tool set with all kinds of saws and a drill. I really need to find a good reason to put my tools to work. Either that or build a dog house but then I'd have some place to go when I get outta hand at home....


JTMcD>

[Neil]

Like Zilla said. I used patio blocks under the 2 X 4's with fence posts on the ends.

[bbqinNC]

Here's my wood rack made out of 2x4s 8' wide and bricks. It looks like it is leaning, but it isn't, just the way the picture came out. I now have a 3 foot wide piece of plastic from a 50 foot roll just on top to keep the rain off. The wood for the most part stays dry during the rain and gets plenty of air flow. For reference, that is a 3' ruler. This was very cheap to put together. EDIT: (Ironically as I posted this, the comment under my name above my avatar changed to "Is lookin for wood to cook with.":mrgreen: )

[Kevin]

bbqinNC, I like that. Simple, inexpensive, and does the job. I have to tarp mine in the winter. We get that white stuff.

[ggeilman]

That's ok, post a few more times and it will change to "got wood"! Nice wood pile, btw.

[Bigdog]

WOW!!! Nice rack. :mrgreen:

[Jorge]

I cheated. Used pressure treated 4x4. Sunk 4 posts 36" and set in concrete, and ran 2 more from one vertical post to the other to keep the wood off the ground. As dry as it as been though I wouldn't suggest trying it unless you have an auger, or really want a workout.

[brdbbq]

Mix rice with your cement helps set-up.

[ggeilman]

How much rice?

[thillin]

How much rice?

All you got!:biggrin:

[brdbbq]

All you got!:biggrin:

You da Man

[qman]

You da Man

Any chance mustard would help?:twisted:

[brdbbq]

Any chance mustard would help?:twisted:

Why Waste good Mustard ?

[Jorge]

All you got!:biggrin:

slim pickens if you are asking BRD :icon_smil

[ZILLA]

Flight 6:01 to Air Traffic Control We are being hijacked please advise! :lol:

[JohnMcD348]

bbqinNC, I like that. Simple, inexpensive, and does the job. I have to tarp mine in the winter. We get that white stuff.


Is that the stuff you pee in to write your name in the front lawn?

I saw it a couple of times when I was in the Navy.

The girl who taught me how to do it had great penmanship.


JTMcD.

[Hoorenga]

I don't know about you high end users. I just throw mine on the ground and cover it with a tarp when it rains. ****, it's raining now! Better get the tarp out.

[ZILLA]

I guy on another forum asked how folks sre storing their BBQ wood. So after taking some pics I thought i'd post it here too. I have a few ways I do it now. I have a round woodrack my son gave me for Christmas that he made it welding shop a few years ago. I have a few free standing stacks, and another stack up against a fence that is held together with one of those 1" ratcheting tiedown straps. For the larger stacks I drive two fence posts into the ground and stack between them. Also for smaller wood or wood thats hard to stack I make wire baskets and fill them up. They are cheap, allow great air circulation, easy access and you can put them anywhere and build them in any shape. You can even hold a cord of split wood in them. Once their full they are unmovable. Once the wood is seasoned It wont matter if it gets wet. Just keep it up off the ground. It would be easy to make a cover just for the top if you wanted. Baskets are a perfect way to store wood cut for a Bandera or pits with smaller fireboxes.

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/7985/rearstacksep5.th.jpg (http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rearstacksep5.jpg)
Main Stack - Mesquite on the left Live Oak on the right. It's covered by a 3' overhang on the Q-Bana.
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The last of my Apple in the round rack
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/7810/woodbasketssx8.th.jpg (http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=woodbasketssx8.jpg)
The last of the peach in the small baskets
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More green Mesquite in the foreground, 2 stacks post oak and three large baskets
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Some Pecan held together with a tie down strap. It's tied to the fence too.
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/8503/img5569wa8.th.jpg (http://img106.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img5569wa8.jpg)
Three large baskets 30" around 4' tall full of small logs and chunks. Pecan, Mesquite, Live Oak, Post Oak.
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9662/frontshotqy2.th.jpg (http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=frontshotqy2.jpg)
I always try to keep the wood rack on the pit full of oak. That way I always have dry wood ready to go.

[The_Kapn]

Zilla wrote:

"For the larger stacks I drive two fence posts into the ground and stack between them."

That is EXACTLY what I do with my outside stack of firewood.
Also, you can put posts every 4 to 6 feet to divide up the types or ages of the wood.
I tie the tops of the metal posts together with #8 wire so they do not spread apart.
Works wonderful (and cheap and flexible)!:lol:

My inside stack in the carport is divided up by type.
That all goes away when I get my FEC :lol:

TIM

[bbqjoe]

Impressive Kap!!!!!

Here's mine

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/barbecuejoe/DSC00755.jpg

[The_Kapn]

Impressive Kap!!!!!

Here's mine



Joe---Folks can't steal yours anymore! :lol:

Down here, if someone needs it--just ask first and I will help load.
But, I am not making a living from mine either!

BTW--my "outside" will have a cover in a couple of months. Adding a 1.5 car extension to the existing carport for "stuff" and to keep the wood dry!

TIM

[Kevin]

Down here, if someone needs it--just ask first and I will help load.
TIM

Kind of how it works here too Kapn.

I would say Zilla and Kapn have a plethora of wood.

[swamprb]

Metal T-posts on each end and a couple pallets on the ground for circulation along my chain link fence line.

[QansasjayhawQ]

Two goals I have for 2007 regarding smoking are to cook primarily with all wood and to begin my collection of wood stock.

Thanks for all the ideas, people!

I just thought of a question though . . .

I've never had a cord of wood. If I bought a cord of wood, how much wood should I expect to see?

/Brother Dave

[The_Kapn]

Two goals I have for 2007 regarding smoking are to cook primarily with all wood and to begin my collection of wood stock.

Thanks for all the ideas, people!

I just thought of a question though . . .

I've never had a cord of wood. If I bought a cord of wood, how much wood should I expect to see?

/Brother Dave

Lots of web sources for "Cord of wood".

This is the deal:

"What is a cord?
Firewood is sold by a measurement called a “cord”. A cord must equal 128 cubic feet. To be sure you have a cord, stack the wood neatly by placing the wood in a line or row, with individual pieces touching and parallel to each other, making sure that the stack is compact and has as few gaps as possible. Measure the stack. You have a cord of wood if the width, times the height, times the length, equals 128 cubic feet. Common measurements of a cord of wood are 8 feet by 4 feet by 4 feet and 16 feet by 2 feet by 4 feet. Note that if you take a great deal of time to stack the wood it may be slightly less than the amount invoiced because the wood seller loads the delivery truck quickly."

Most "pickup loads" are a quarter or so of a cord.

A cord of seasoned Oak weighs about 5600 pounds!

TIM

[QansasjayhawQ]

Lots of web sources for "Cord of wood".


Thanks, I figured I could run that through Google - but it's so much more fun to ask it here!

So, a cord of wood sounds like a lot of wood!

Thanks for the details, Kapn!

/Brother Dave

[chris1281982]

This is my suggestion for making a wood rack, I would use angle iron and expanded metal. The rack that I am making is about 10ft long and 4ft wide, it will be sectioned off into sections for different types of wood. After it get it welded together, I will apply a some black paint and call it good. The rack will sit about 10in off the ground.

chris

[ZILLA]

If there is a link section here this is a good one for firewood info.

http://www.woodheat.org/firewood/fuelproc.htm

[big brother smoke]

If there is a link section here this is a good one for firewood info.

http://www.woodheat.org/firewood/fuelproc.htm

Nice read!

[FatDaddy]

woke up this morning walked outside to start my WSM and looked over in the back yard and what do i find? over a rick of firewood laying in the cold soggy ground. im guessing when i stuck the oak on top to keep it covered from getting wet during our storm this weekend. it fell over... thinking next time ill invest in a real wood rack and not stack it so high.. think ill drive 2 more post in and lay down some more 2x4s and blocks and make 2 stacks.

[thillin]

My guess is the tarp was catching too much wind. I wouldn't wory about covering it. i keep a few logs out of the elements for a rainy day. After my Klose pit blew 90* on the patio and started rolling off, I removed the tarp for good!

[FatDaddy]

i use this wood for keepin the house warm. we use a wood burnin stove for primary heat source. i had some in the house and some on the porch but wanted to keep my oak dry for the house. thats what im thinking or i tightened the straps to tight and it pulled it over.

[Oldbob]

woke up this morning walked outside to start my WSM and looked over in the back yard and what do i find? over a rick of firewood laying in the cold soggy ground. im guessing when i stuck the oak on top to keep it covered from getting wet during our storm this weekend. it fell over... thinking next time ill invest in a real wood rack and not stack it so high.. think ill drive 2 more post in and lay down some more 2x4s and blocks and make 2 stacks.

Is that second pic a "Texas Wood Corral":confused: :biggrin: Never seen wood stacked on end that way:biggrin: :twisted: J/K Man...that second pic just caught my eye:biggrin:

Going to my room Now !!:twisted:

[Roaster]

I have mine stacked on used palletts. Layed two of them on the ground then stacked the wood on them. Covered it with blue tarp. The air can get at from the sides and the bottom.