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   splintergroupie_ | Nov 27, 2000 11:13am | #1

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   We use the word to mean "a pile"--we say hayrick, too.

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   Frank_"Mad_Dog"_Maglin | Nov 27, 2000 02:59pm | #2

   *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.

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   George_W._Carpenter | Nov 27, 2000 03:22pm | #3

   *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".

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   tedd | Nov 27, 2000 03:48pm | #4

   *How about "face cord", what does that mean? 4' X 8' x 16" (1/3 of a cord; cut at stove length)

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   Jared_Perkins | Nov 27, 2000 04:03pm | #5

   *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

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   Phill_Giles | Nov 27, 2000 07:02pm | #6

   *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".

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   Would_butcher | Nov 27, 2000 07:22pm | #7

   *Depends on whether or not it's in Florida.........If so, you might need a Judge or two to decide

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   pat_white | Nov 28, 2000 05:24am | #8

   *a cord is 4x4x8 a ric is 1/4 cord 4 rics to a cord

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   Francis_Voignier | Nov 28, 2000 06:05am | #9

   *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

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   lonecat | Nov 28, 2000 06:19am | #10

   *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.

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   Francis_Voignier | Nov 28, 2000 06:39am | #11

   *I guess, there must be short and long "ricks" as well?...fv

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   splintergroupie_ | Nov 28, 2000 06:51am | #12

   *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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   lonecat | Nov 28, 2000 06:51am | #13

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   Thanks, I used to know.