What do you pay for wood?

[phatbac]

I found a good wood supplier locally on craigslist. it's a lawn service and landscaping guy who always has hardwood from tree removal in the area. he charges me $90 for 1/2 cord split twice and delivered and stacked. lasts me about 6 months. last time I ordered from him I got pecan and apple mix.

Happy Smoking,
phatbac (Aaron)

 

[motolife313]

I go out and get it for free becuase someone wants the tree gone or it got blown over. I sell for 25-30 a wheel barrow

If anyone is interested I’m near Portland Oregon

 

[michael0506]

I used to get it free every morning but now I'm older and I don't seem to get as much!

 

[martin1950]

I've been real lucky, I've got one tree in my 2&1/2 acre yard that has provided with all the stick-wood I need. The Ag. dept at MSU guessed it is over 200 years old. It's a Black (hard) Maple. A twister a few years back claimed 2 BIG limbs the size of trees. After the clean-up we had 5 chords of split and racked wood. And it still puts out more sap in the spring than all my other maple trees combined. The smell of that smoke reminds me of growing up on the farm and fueling the smoke house.
Martin

 

[motolife313]

Ya the maple smells awesome. I used to put wood in my oven too further cure it and cherry and little oak smells like caramel corn

 

[wbf610]

WSM smoker, so i use chunks. I’m lucky enough to have friends that have property. I have about a 1/4 cord of apple that is seasoning. I have a few small piles of 3-5” cut offs limbs of apple, hickory, oak, and maple, and two small sticks of pear.

Talk to friends, family, etc., and let them know you are looking for wood. My buddy that gives me stuff was just burning the apple trees that he cut down in an outdoor fire ring to get rid of it. When i told him to save me some, he asked why. He never thought of using it for smoking.

 

[old sarge]

I use chunks. I get mine from Cookshack, Smokinlicious, and Fruit-a-wood.

 

[Geos7812]

Spent $40 on this load. Unfortunately it isn’t seasoned and my first smoke didn’t go well because I didn’t realize. Other than that, I think the deal is pretty good. It will be ready this summer.

 

[motolife313]

I gave this guy a pretty good deal last week. 20$ for this maple. Maple is my cheapest wood tho. The other ones are 25$

 

[indaswamp]

I get oak, pecan, and hickory free... I have to buy Apple and cherry. I get a bag of chunks for about $5~6 bucks.

 

[dave schiller]

Last time I paid for wood was 30 years ago. Three of us heated our houses exclusively with wood and would annually go in together and buy a fully loaded 18-wheeler log truck load. That was about ten full cords and we paid $300 total. So I got ~ 3 1/3 cords for $100 or less than $30/cord. Heated the entire house for $100 a year. Those were the days. My wife grew tired of the smell, debris, and bugs that came with the wood, so I took the stove out and turned on the gas furnace.

I've never paid for wood since then and can get all I need (and more) from land that is being cleared for construction or the occasional tree that gets blown down. I live in an area dominated by hardwood forest and have collected oak, hickory, maple, and other species. There's wood products company here in town that gives away scrap wood (mostly oak) during the summer. I have more than enough nicely seasoned wood in the basement.

I feel bad for those in the mid-west or urban areas that have to buy wood.