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We use the word to mean "a pile"--we say hayrick, too.
*Lonecat,A full cord of wood consists of 128 cu ft. When you use any other terms you are open for what ever the seller defines, or wants a rick to be.
*LC, the "rick" is the pile. 4 high, 4 wide, 8 deep... is the standard "cord" size around here, anything less is a "short cord".
*How about "face cord", what does that mean? 4' X 8' x 16" (1/3 of a cord; cut at stove length)
*A "rick" of firewood is stacked 4 foot high by 8 foot long and is whatever width the wood was cut. If the pieces are cut 12 inches then that rick would be 1/4 of a cord. Cut 2 foot long it would be 1/2 of a cord etc.JP
*This seems to match an ad I coincidentally just read in our local newspaper - a "rick" of fireplace-length split hardwood. It said 8'x4' and choice of 18" or 22" - no price, only: "please call".
*Depends on whether or not it's in Florida.........If so, you might need a Judge or two to decide
*a cord is 4x4x8 a ric is 1/4 cord 4 rics to a cord
*A rick of cord wood is an undefined amount of wood, cut to size and split, in a pile. Maybe, it's different in different parts?...fv
*I guess a buyer needs to just stand there and look at a "rick" and decide if he wants to pay that much for it.
*I guess, there must be short and long "ricks" as well?...fv
*Short-cording seems to be a ritual you have to go through when you move to a new area. Once i'd gotten wood a couple times and didn't complain (it was February, i had no other heat, and i'd have paid double for bark!), the cords got longer and longer, and they came split for an extra $5.
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