Log Store

One of the main reasons for buying the wood was to provide our house with firewood for the winter months. We only have a small wood burning stove in the living room so it's not significant volumes needed at the moment.

This is my current wood shelter.






I'm still unsure of whether to build a permanent construction. This has the advantage that I can move it around the wood which I think suits me better. I can imagine that if you are splitting large volumes using heavy machinery then creating a permanent log store makes sense but I'll stick with my more nimble and moveable approach for now.

I've got two of these but the other is already showing signs of wear after the weight of snow pulled out some of the eyelets. Probably a combination of it being a bit weak and the sloppy way I'd put it up with it simply slung over a rope tied between two trees.



My second version uses a length of birch as a crossbar and seems to be holding up better.

I'm seasoning the logs at the wood as we have a small garden and simply don't have the room. I have built a small log store for the back garden which is filled with logs ready to burn. It's a very open design to keep air flowing. I added a tarpaulin to one side that is the most exposed to the elements. Apart from fitting some stronger cross struts to the bottom it seems to be working out well.




The cats seem to like their climbing frame too and sit side inside the top compartment, which was intended for kindling but they had other ideas.