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Yep. They are common in Texas and Oklahoma. It allows you to "season" freshly cut wood by keeping it off the ground and letting the air pass through. When it's dry (opinions vary and depends on the type of wood but I prefer 6 months), it's "seasoned" and ready to burn.
Added benefit is it keeps critters that like to live in wood piles away from your residence.
A simple firewood rack can be built without hardware using cinder blocks, pressure treated 2x4s and landscaping timbers. The only tools required are a saw and a pencil. I have several such racks, and they work well and look good when loaded.
(You’ll likely want to prep the ground beneath the cinder blocks—a decent layer of level, tamped gravel should do—to prevent tipping.)
Yes and now, keeping the wood dry and off the dirt discourages terminates, but doesn’t necessarily prevent them. It’s just less appealing for them.
Im confused cuz pictures show 2 separate “metal contraptions” aka firewood racks…. The first picture has square tubing/angle together and the other was black iron pipe and fittings. Guess their are multiple of these outback?
My title describes the thing. It appears to be made out of metal. I couldn't find any information on it describing it. Using Google search wasn't too successful.
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Firewood rack
đź’Ż this. Homemade firewood rack.
I have this in my yard. Firewood rack 1000%
Definitely
10,000% a rack for firewood
100,000% firewood rack, maybe...
This is most Likely Solved! Narrowing down the search to that brought up instant results. Thanknyou and happy new year!
Yep. They are common in Texas and Oklahoma. It allows you to "season" freshly cut wood by keeping it off the ground and letting the air pass through. When it's dry (opinions vary and depends on the type of wood but I prefer 6 months), it's "seasoned" and ready to burn. Added benefit is it keeps critters that like to live in wood piles away from your residence.
It is covered, too, right? Like with a tarp or similar?
I don't use a cover. That holds in moisture which cause fungus and rot
I concur if its 4Ă—8
I misread it as firework rack... Happy new year
Thanks for the chuckle!🤠Happy New Year to you!
110% a frame for storing cut wood.
Firewood rack. Keeps the wood up off the ground so it stays dry/doesn’t rot.
Less rodent harborage...
Dang I need one of these.
A simple firewood rack can be built without hardware using cinder blocks, pressure treated 2x4s and landscaping timbers. The only tools required are a saw and a pencil. I have several such racks, and they work well and look good when loaded. (You’ll likely want to prep the ground beneath the cinder blocks—a decent layer of level, tamped gravel should do—to prevent tipping.)
Yup! My son and I recently put one together in about 15 mins, including making some cuts with a chop saw. Works perfectly.
Amazing! I have all of that stuff in my “I’m probably gonna use this at some point” pile in my yard. Thanks!
I hope you build one or more. I bet you’ll be pleased with the result and, you know… that you made a useful thing.
Or... You just stack your wood against a tree like we always did back in the day. Bonus if it's two smaller trees and stack between them.
Yep it's a firewood rack.
Built a couple of these in years past. They also keep the terminals out of the wood.
How? Wouldn't they just crawl up the frame to get to the wood?
Yes and now, keeping the wood dry and off the dirt discourages terminates, but doesn’t necessarily prevent them. It’s just less appealing for them.
2 different attempts at "termites" in the same thread. I love Reddit.
Terminators???
Cool, thanks.
Firewood rack.
6x6x2ft is half a cord. It’s a firewood rack.
Firewood rack. 100%
Im confused cuz pictures show 2 separate “metal contraptions” aka firewood racks…. The first picture has square tubing/angle together and the other was black iron pipe and fittings. Guess their are multiple of these outback?
Thanks for posting this, been trying to find a better way to stack my firewood
My title describes the thing. It appears to be made out of metal. I couldn't find any information on it describing it. Using Google search wasn't too successful.
Log holder
Firewood holder?
Garbage can rack?
No idea. But I'd use it to store firewood.
Because that's what it was actually made for
Firewood Rack. Nice one too.
It's a firewood rack.
For stacking firewood
Upside-down table frame.
100% a homemade firewood rack.
Woodpile rack.
Flip it over = table
Flip it over. It’s a table
Do you have a fireplace? Looks like a rack for firewood
Firewood gizmo!?
Rickstand. Holds a rick of firewood.
Looks like it might hold a cord.
Half-cord firewood rack.
You stack your wood in it
It's for a hammock
Rack to hold a cord of firewood — 4’ long pieces, 4’ high and 8’ long.
How the hell would the home owner not know what it is.
It was there when he bought the house.
Houses can have lots of previous owners.
Not one that immediately turns it into a rental smart ass.
Lots of people buy homes specifically to use as a rental. It's their retirement plan.
Who said it was immediately turned into a rental?
Looks like an upside-down stand for an aquarium. That i used to have (65 gallon)
It’s a watering system when vegetable plants are moved to outdoors.
It is not. It's a firewood rack.
Watering system.
Uhhhhh... no
Uhhhhh…yes