Talk:Cord (unit)

message: This may be NPOV, but the existence of a "face cord" is a means of selling less wood for almost the price of a cord. Stepp-Wulf 02:28, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll try not to offer a POV, or if I do I'll label it as such. I bought a new home with a fireplace about 8 years ago. When I started buying firewood from sellers who advertised in the local newspaper I ordered a "half cord of firewood." I had a firewood rack that measured 8 feet long by 4 feet in height. The first vendor filled it half full. I objected and he said that he had delivered a "half cord." I told him to pack it back up. The second vendor did the same thing, and I reluctantly paid him. Over the years, I have discovered that all firewood sellers will fill my 4 foot high by 8 foot long rack with firewood that is cut about 16 to 18 long (not 2 feet long) and call it a "face cord." It still irks me. IN MY OPINION, they should call a cord a "cord," and then charge what the market will bear. 74.192.207.49 (talk) 23:31, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Face cord

message: the picture of the Cord is pretty useless without some means of gauging its size. To me it looks much bigger than 4' high.
114.77.28.174 (talk) 13:04, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  the picture 

message: In France, Belgium, and Switzerland, people still use the "cord" to measure wood to be burnt in a fireplace. In other circumstances (i.e. forest surveying), they measure wood in steres.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.45.178.123 (talk) 06:13, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cord elsewhere 

message: I just noticed that Measurement Canada wants to discontinue the term 'cord'. See the link here. I'm not a wiki editor but I figured you guys would like to know
142.165.85.36 (talk) 03:07, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Measurement Canada 

message: What's the relationship between Cord (unit) and Cord-foot? TuckerResearch (talk) 18:57, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: They seem to be the same thing. We should combine them, redirect Cord-foot here. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 19:22, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: It does appear that a cord-foot is a subdivision of a cord, doesn't it? TuckerResearch (talk) 22:09, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, sorry, you're right. But we should still combine them, redirect cord-foot here. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 02:15, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: As I have just done. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 13:48, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Which is, I think, the right thing. TuckerResearch (talk) 16:48, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Cord (unit)]] and [[Cord-foot]] 

message: Now, what about the "face cord"?  (See face cord on Google.) Perhaps I'll add when I get time. TuckerResearch (talk) 16:50, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: It is mentioned in the story already. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 17:20, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, don't I feel like a dummy... TuckerResearch (talk) 19:25, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Face cord? 

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message: The "compact" part of the description "aligned, parallel, touching and compact" is not terribly precise. I've heard it said that the wood should be laid "loose enough for a mouse to run through, but too tight for the cat to follow," which may be fractionally more precise, but still leaves somewhat to be desired. 
I have not been able to find a source for this, but thought I should mention it here in case anyone wants to do a more rigorous search. Or, if nothing else, to have a chuckle.
*Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 18:48, 11 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Definition