Buying Firewood
Example of our firewood.
Firewood is a somewhat subjective business. You may have had some disappointing experiences if you have bought wood for a while. Our commitment to you is to provide you with good wood at a fair price. We will deliver the full amount ordered and will deliver for free within the Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater area (an additional charge may apply for other locations). We will take cash or check, so please have the full payment ready upon delivery.
We run most of our wood through a processor called The Chomper. It actually uses a shear to cut the wood, and whether it is because it squeezes moisture out of the wood or because it fractures the ends more than cutting with a saw, our wood dries faster than wood cut with saw.
With the way we process, we also have the capability to vary the length of firewood pieces. So if you have a large fireplace and need larger wood, or if you have a small wood stove, we can usually accommodate you!
We recommend getting our wood before July so that it can dry out enough to use in the fall.
We run most of our wood through a processor called The Chomper. It actually uses a shear to cut the wood, and whether it is because it squeezes moisture out of the wood or because it fractures the ends more than cutting with a saw, our wood dries faster than wood cut with saw.
With the way we process, we also have the capability to vary the length of firewood pieces. So if you have a large fireplace and need larger wood, or if you have a small wood stove, we can usually accommodate you!
We recommend getting our wood before July so that it can dry out enough to use in the fall.
Firewood Prices
The price for a cord of firewood will depend on several things: type of wood, dryness of wood and quality of wood. Our green wood prices are as follows:
2 Cord Load $425
1 Cord Load $225
1/2 Cord Load $125
We have mostly Douglas Fir available, but also have some Western Hemlock, Grand Fir, Noble Fir and occasionally Bigleaf Maple and Red Alder.
2 Cord Load $425
1 Cord Load $225
1/2 Cord Load $125
We have mostly Douglas Fir available, but also have some Western Hemlock, Grand Fir, Noble Fir and occasionally Bigleaf Maple and Red Alder.
Terms
You may have run into some different terms in the firewood business. Here's what we mean.
Cord: 128 cubic feet of stacked wood. The cord is not really an exact measurement due to the differences in stacking. Wood in a cord should be stacked fairly tightly. When we loose-stack our firewood, we give approximately 200 cubic feet of wood. No one has ever complained about the volume we deliver!
Dry: Wood that has lost most of its moisture content. All wood still maintains some moisture. Technically, dry wood is supposed to have around a 20% moisture content, but dry should mean that it will burn easily. Some of the signs of dry wood are cracks in the ends, the weight of the wood (dry wood is much lighter), how it splits, and the sound it makes when it hits another piece of wood (dry wood has a lighter, clinkier sound).
Green: Wood that has been cut relatively recently and thus has a higher moisture content. Green wood can be several months old. Some wood that has been cut for a while and would otherwise be dry may absorb some moisture from the ground. Green wood can often still burn well, and many people like to have a mix of dry and green wood (dry to start the fire hot and green to throw on to slow the fire down.
Mixed: Mixed loads can either mean mixed species of trees or mixed dry/green wood.
Cord: 128 cubic feet of stacked wood. The cord is not really an exact measurement due to the differences in stacking. Wood in a cord should be stacked fairly tightly. When we loose-stack our firewood, we give approximately 200 cubic feet of wood. No one has ever complained about the volume we deliver!
Dry: Wood that has lost most of its moisture content. All wood still maintains some moisture. Technically, dry wood is supposed to have around a 20% moisture content, but dry should mean that it will burn easily. Some of the signs of dry wood are cracks in the ends, the weight of the wood (dry wood is much lighter), how it splits, and the sound it makes when it hits another piece of wood (dry wood has a lighter, clinkier sound).
Green: Wood that has been cut relatively recently and thus has a higher moisture content. Green wood can be several months old. Some wood that has been cut for a while and would otherwise be dry may absorb some moisture from the ground. Green wood can often still burn well, and many people like to have a mix of dry and green wood (dry to start the fire hot and green to throw on to slow the fire down.
Mixed: Mixed loads can either mean mixed species of trees or mixed dry/green wood.
