2007-01-15 00:47:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
a rick of wood is 1/2 of a cord of wood. a cord of wood measures 8'x4'x6' stacked.
2007-01-15 01:51:32 · answer #1 · answered by geezer 51 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wood is sold in various quantities. Ricks, racks, truckloads, face cords, bush cords and other terms are in common use. The only official measure that is generally accepted is the cord – a stacked pile that measures 4' high by 4' deep by 8' wide (128 cubic feet). If the firewood is cut into 16” lengths, a cord (sometimes called a “bush cord”) will contain three rows. Each of these rows is one “face cord” or “rick.” Firewood stacked neatly in the bed of a full-size pickup truck will amount to about ½ of a cord (64 cubic feet).
2007-01-15 09:27:19 · answer #2 · answered by badwarden 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES, if you live in an area where firewood is abundant, and people sell firewood, the RICK is the unit of measure. I think it is a neatly stacked pile of cut logs 2 feet x 4 feet high and 6 feet long.
OH now I see in Websters dictionary that a "rick" is less than a "cord", a rick is less in width. A cord is 4'x4'x8' (webster's dict.)
Nowadays, the common unit is the pick-up truck bed loaded level with the top edge. And no deliveryman wants to stack it for you.. they just throw it out on the ground.
2007-01-15 09:02:58 · answer #3 · answered by GOMEZ LOPEZ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A rick of wood is 4' high and 8 feet long.
I also found this link.
2007-01-15 12:08:48 · answer #4 · answered by Bates Water Gardens 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably....... That sound's to me like the English version of our "Stack, or Cord of wood" Maybe? Hm? I'm not sure, but it definately sounds English, dont you agree? Smile!!!
2007-01-15 08:56:19 · answer #5 · answered by Hmg♥Brd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋