firewood trivia

2/17/06, 6:11 PM #1

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firewood trivia

My oldest son has a "large" hickory tree down in the woods somewhere. His normal price is $40/rick for red oak. I ask him how much more for the hickory. His reply was $60/rick! He claims it's difficult to split, which it is. My reply: I'll pay the increase value in BTU's over red oak. What price did we agree on?

I must agree, if he wants to find the Bar-bue-Q market, he can more than likely get 60 dollars plus for the hickory.

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2/17/06, 6:52 PM #2

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Hmmmmmm.........

That is a tough one. There are several things that must be taken into account:

1) The time of year that they are cut. (using the Julian calendar)

2) The specific altitude at which each one grows.

3) The phase of the moon when it is split

4) The age in milliseconds of the axe used to split the wood.

5) The cost of living index at noon on the day sold.

6) The type of truck used to deliver it.

7) Orientation in the Earth's magnetic field.

8) Number and type of metallic objects embedded in the tree.

9) Type of match that will be used to light it.

10)Skinner's constant for firewood comparison between red oak and hickory.

Taking all of these into account, I wrote a program in assembler for an 8080, compiled all of the factors together and ran it on my abacus. (except for Skinner's constant, because that one is too complex for the tool to derive) When I got the answer back , it was equal to 64282450.2670845, which I then divided by the derived Skinner's constant for this comparison, which is 1428498.8948241 and got $45.

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I have been woodworking for about 25 years now, and would consider myself an enthusiastic amateur. My claim to fame (or infamy) has always been fixing stuff. I spent time in the Air Force in the 60's then went to work as an electronic technician for civil service. I finally got my EE, and being fed up with the civil service nonsense, took a job with Ford Motor Company until I went with the split to Visteon last year. I got interested in music and started playing in a bluegrass band. I wanted a new guitar, and that kind of led me into woodworking. I bought some books, a few tools, and built a guitar. Luckily, I didn't know any better than to try that as a first ever project. I still play it when I get a chance, so it must not be too bad if it can live for over 20 years. After a stint in Mexico for my job, I moved into a new house and built a small shop. Since then I have been collecting tools and skills, probably more of the former than the latter ;-). Finding this site has done more for my skills and enjoyment than anything else. I have learned a lot and really enjoy the friendships that I have made here. I have been married to LOML (Lori) for 32 years now and have 6 kids. When they are all gone, I want to get a 1 bedroom house (so there is not room for them to move back in) and at least a 6 car heated/air conditioned garage for a shop. (Dream on...)

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2/17/06, 7:17 PM #3

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Re: Dang, Dan, this ain't rocket science! : ' >

I bet you could of solved the foam problem with NASA, don't mean to take the tragedy lightly : ' >. I think it depends on which BTU chart a person uses,

: ' >...I just went to the first chart I found, a chimney sweep site, : " >. Actually, I came up with 46 dollars and a few cents. We agreed on $46.

After, typing the trivia question, I think I'm going to suggest to, Josh, my oldest son, check out some meat cooking places. He's been working on a log splitter.

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2/17/06, 8:11 PM #4

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Re: Dang, Dan, this ain't rocket science! : ' >

I looked up 4 sites and averaged the results ;-)

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I have been woodworking for about 25 years now, and would consider myself an enthusiastic amateur. My claim to fame (or infamy) has always been fixing stuff. I spent time in the Air Force in the 60's then went to work as an electronic technician for civil service. I finally got my EE, and being fed up with the civil service nonsense, took a job with Ford Motor Company until I went with the split to Visteon last year. I got interested in music and started playing in a bluegrass band. I wanted a new guitar, and that kind of led me into woodworking. I bought some books, a few tools, and built a guitar. Luckily, I didn't know any better than to try that as a first ever project. I still play it when I get a chance, so it must not be too bad if it can live for over 20 years. After a stint in Mexico for my job, I moved into a new house and built a small shop. Since then I have been collecting tools and skills, probably more of the former than the latter ;-). Finding this site has done more for my skills and enjoyment than anything else. I have learned a lot and really enjoy the friendships that I have made here. I have been married to LOML (Lori) for 32 years now and have 6 kids. When they are all gone, I want to get a 1 bedroom house (so there is not room for them to move back in) and at least a 6 car heated/air conditioned garage for a shop. (Dream on...)

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2/17/06, 8:55 PM #5

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Re: Say....

I like your method.....And I save a dollar! Or do I jep my son out of a dollar, : ' <. Gotta have a talk with him tonight.

Thanks for playing,

Dale

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