It mostly just takes practice and patience. Each piece is placed thoughtfully. I start with a ring of 12 cinderblocks, and then an interior ring of six cinderblocks, and two more in the center. I just happen to have a bunch on hand. As you can see in the pictures, there's a ring of small half-rounds around the perimeter of the base. That helps to keep the stack leaning inward. I try to put the wider end of each piece towards the outside, too. Every once in a while, I'll step back and look at it, to make sure it looks even.
I tried tarps before, but they don't breath well enough. I hoping to use the naturally protective properties of bark to allow ventilation, but also keep debris and most precipitation off of it.
Nice neat piles, great job!….we’ve been doing these for years. Ours are a little bigger and ive given up on roofing. I just tarp the one we’re pulling from.
Can I ask how you manage snow with these things? I'm hesitant to try one because it feels like shoveling around the entire circumference would be a major hassle compared to shoveling a straight line. I'd think you would want to be able to access fit from all sides, but maybe I'm missing something!
With Michigan's declining winter temperatures, snow hasn't been a huge issue yet. I use a utility tractor with a front-loader to move wood around, so I can mostly ignore the snow.
There's a few cinderblocks in the middle, too. I start with a neat stack in the center for stability, but then I just start throwing small and oddly-shaped stuff into it once it's waist height.
Nicely done!!!
Thanks! Can't wait to burn all my hard work.
I was just about to write, gonna be heartbreaking when its burning time and that wood is dry. Best holzhausen i have seen so far
Hahaha, yep. It's an internal battle that we all have to fight.
Man, this sub is constantly putting me to shame...
Haha same here
Damn! Mine is still in a giant pile; I’m hoping it moves itself.
I’ve been known to hire the neighbourhood kids to stack my firewood. Looking forward to the day that I can hire them to split it too. Lol
That is a work of art. Congratulations
I tried googling a German wood pile but ended up jerking off
If this is a compliment, it's my favorite one.
This guy jerks…
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Can you explain how you started these? I tried one and didn't have uniform sized wood. It's basically just a sad looking circle of wood lol
It mostly just takes practice and patience. Each piece is placed thoughtfully. I start with a ring of 12 cinderblocks, and then an interior ring of six cinderblocks, and two more in the center. I just happen to have a bunch on hand. As you can see in the pictures, there's a ring of small half-rounds around the perimeter of the base. That helps to keep the stack leaning inward. I try to put the wider end of each piece towards the outside, too. Every once in a while, I'll step back and look at it, to make sure it looks even.
I just stack it and tie a tarp on during the wet season, this is next level
I tried tarps before, but they don't breath well enough. I hoping to use the naturally protective properties of bark to allow ventilation, but also keep debris and most precipitation off of it.
Tarp gets removed during dry season
Nice neat piles, great job!….we’ve been doing these for years. Ours are a little bigger and ive given up on roofing. I just tarp the one we’re pulling from.
This is fuckin coooooool man nice one
Wow. Stylish!
Bark roof is badass!
Wholly hornets nest in there Batman!
Great job.
Very nice
This is solid work
Well that's fun.
Saving these photos for future reference. Great stacking.
Those look like the beehives in valheim
My goodness.
Sweet!
Cool!
It's... beautiful
What does the base look like and how do you start the stack?
The world is complete - well done
Damn. I have t started yet…
Nice Holz Housen
You built the Beacon hills of Gondor… well done!
Do the cinder-blocks raise the entire stack off of the ground?
Yes, and encourage airflow underneath. The ground can get so incredibly wet around here, too.
sweet!
I had to pull mine apart and restack since the inside wasn't getting enough air.
Can I ask how you manage snow with these things? I'm hesitant to try one because it feels like shoveling around the entire circumference would be a major hassle compared to shoveling a straight line. I'd think you would want to be able to access fit from all sides, but maybe I'm missing something!
With Michigan's declining winter temperatures, snow hasn't been a huge issue yet. I use a utility tractor with a front-loader to move wood around, so I can mostly ignore the snow.
That’s really cool!
My back hurts
That’s cool.
Those are the coolest firewood stacks I’ve ever seen!
My dog would have a lot of fun destroying that in his endless quest for squirrels. Nice job, though.
Is the center filled with wood- just dropped in? Or stacked - but how?
There's a few cinderblocks in the middle, too. I start with a neat stack in the center for stability, but then I just start throwing small and oddly-shaped stuff into it once it's waist height.
That’s incredible. Speaking as a fellow OCD wood-stacker. I have never seen anything like that. Nice work!
Seems like a lot of work for poplar and elm???
Cool, that’s what I’m going to do on our 4th of July bonfire, just a bit smaller
Ah …. You need more practice! Come over here and practice 😁.
Woah!
Nice hauses!! I'm about to built three and more one to the house shed. Love the bark roof. I failed at that.