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What's everyone paying for face cords of oak or hickory?


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$170.00 delivered and stacked for oak. This was last February, so it's probably a little cheaper now.

175 here, stacked and delivered, last week. Down from 190 without delivery and stacking at this time last year.

There is no such thing as a face cord. It's only a marketing plow to cheat the purchaser. You can still buy shorter wood for your needs but a cord is 128 cubic feet! So if wood is shorter the stack has to be higher to get the 128 cubic feet. Convert the "face cord" prices to a full cord price and you can see what you are really paying for wood.

Mine was a half cord. roughly 2' wide (may be 18" one split), 4' tall and 8' long.

A face cord I thought was 4feet high by 8 feet long?

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I found a guy for hickory...4feet high 8 feet long ...160$

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TX1911

where did you get the wood from and was it post oak?

Yes, and from a gentleman named Ira who lives out Wallis way. He sources from the hill country.

Given that you're in Cypress, I would expect delivery and stacking to cost more. I'm on his side of town.

Was it good quality wood?

I havent put fire to it yet vut on all appearances it seems to be good. No wetter than what ive bought from others, as dry as some. I like to let it age for a while after i buy it, so i wont use it for a few months at least.

I agree, I like to buy mine a little on the greener side and let it age to what I like. Care to share the contact info?

GRailsback wrote:I agree, I like to buy mine a little on the greener side and let it age to what I like. Care to share the contact info?

Sent you a pm.