- Firewood Cord CalculatorMeasure a stack of firewood and see how many full cords and face cords it holds, plus the real price you paid per cord.
- Firewood BTU Chart by Wood SpeciesHeat per cord (million BTU) and weight per cord for 44 firewood species, plus a calculator for useful heat and cost per million BTU.
- Face Cord vs Full Cord: What You're Really BuyingA face cord is only part of a full cord. See how piece length changes the amount of wood, with examples and a quick conversion table.
- How Long to Season Firewood (and How to Tell It's Ready)How long firewood needs to dry, the 20% moisture target, how to stack it to dry faster, and simple ways to check if it is ready to burn.
- How Much Does a Cord of Wood Weigh?A cord of dry firewood weighs about 2,000 to 4,700 lb depending on species. Dry vs green weights for 40+ woods, plus face cord weights.
- How Much Firewood Do I Need? Calculator Based on Your Winter Fuel UseEstimate how many cords of firewood replace the propane, oil, gas or electricity you used last winter, with the math and a worked example.
- What Is a Rick of Wood? Size, Cords and Price MathA rick of wood is one 4 x 8 ft face at the seller's piece length. See how much wood a rick holds at 12 to 24 inches and how to compare rick prices per cord.
- How Much Is a Cord of Wood? Convert Any Price to Cost per CordTurn any firewood quote, from a full cord to a face cord, rick or truckload, into price per full cord and cost per million BTU, so offers compare fairly.
- Is Oak Good Firewood? White, Red and Bur Oak ComparedOak is one of the highest-heat firewoods in the USU table. See BTU and weight for white, red, bur and Gambel oak, and how oak compares with pine and maple.
- Firewood Moisture Meter: How to Test Wood and Read the NumberHow to use a firewood moisture meter. Split a piece, test the fresh face on several pieces, and read the result against the 20 percent target.
- Can You Burn Pine in a Fireplace? Heat, Sparks and DrynessYes, pine burns in a fireplace or stove. USU data compares the heat of four pines with red oak, shows which throw sparks, and gives the dryness rule.
- How to Stack Firewood So It Dries, and How Much Space You NeedStack firewood off the ground with only the top covered so it can dry. Then use the stack size calculator to find how long a row must be for a cord.
- How Long Does a Cord of Wood Last? Calculator for Your StoveEstimate how many days a cord of firewood lasts from the wood species, your stove's efficiency, its heat output and the hours you burn each day.
- Hardwood vs Softwood Firewood Compared Using USU DataHardwoods average 22.0 million BTU per cord and softwoods 18.5 in USU's table, but the groups overlap. See heat, weight, sparks and coals side by side.
- How Much Firewood for Camping? Bundle Calculator by NightWork out how many bundles of firewood a camping trip needs from your nights and burn hours, then convert bundles to cubic feet and a share of a cord.
- How Much Firewood Fits in a Truck Bed? Volume and Weight CalculatorEnter your truck bed length, width and stack height to get stacked cubic feet, the share of a cord and the weight of the load for your wood species.
- Firewood vs Propane, Oil, Gas and Electric Heat Cost CalculatorCompare the cost per million BTU of useful heat for firewood, propane, heating oil, natural gas and electricity using your own prices and equipment efficiency.
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