what is a cord of wood measure,how many sq feet?

Answer 1

From Nova Scotia Natural Resources:

A cord is defined as "128 cubic feet of stacked roundwood (whole or split, with or without bark) containing wood and air space, with all bolts of similar length piled in a regular manner with the longitudinal axes approximately parallel". For example, wood stacked to measure 4' x 4' x 8', or 4' x 2' x 16' constitutes a cord because each stack occupies 128 cubic feet.

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Answer 2

One cord equals a stack of wood 4 ft. X 4 ft. X 8 ft. (or 128 Cu Ft)

generally speaking, a cord of wood will yield these quantities of the following products:

30 Boston rockers or
460,000 personal checks or
61,370 No. 10 envelopes or
1,200 copies of National Geographic magazine or
12 dining room tables that each seat eight people or
89,870 sheets of letterhead bond paper or
942 one-pound books or
1,000 to 2,000 pounds of paper (depending on the process used) or
7,500,000 toothpicks or
4,384,000 commemorative-size postage stamps or
the amount of heat equivalent to what is produced by a ton of coal or 200 gallons of fuel oil.

Variously shaped stacks or piles are often assembled to approximate either a full or some fraction of the standard cord and sold accordingly. One unofficial unit is the "face cord" or rick--a stack 4 feet high and 8 feet long but only 16 inches deep, containing 1/3 of a cord. Other unrecognized units are "pickup load" and "bundle." A "pickup load' could contain 1/3 cord, if stacked in an 8-foot bed, 19 inches deep or a 6-foot bed with full 24-inch sides. A "bundle" may vary anywhere from 1/2 to 6 cubic feet or 1/250 to 1/20 of a cord.

Answer 3

Since your fire place will not usually take 2' long pieces, but probably 18" pieces, you can buy what is called a "face cord," which would be 18" x 4' high X 8'. Down here it is usually sold by the pick up load and then depends of pick up bed size

Answer 4

what is a rick of wood