Oldie Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 What exactly does this mean with relation to buying wood for burning(Bois de chauffage)? I suspect it is a measurement of weight, but havebeen unable to find the translation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 As far as I can make out, a "stère" is one cubic metre of cut wood.Bizarrely, the weight of wood you get will vary depending on what length of logs it is cut into - the shorter the logs, the less wood you'll get - I think it's because with smaller logs you can fit less wood into a one cubic metre space because of the amount of space taken up by the "gaps" in between the logs.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 A stère is one cubic metre of wood cut into one metre lengths. So if you order a stère of wood cut to half a metre you will loose about 15% and if cut to 300mm you loose about 25%. Confused? well you shouldn't be - put simply cutting the wood into shorter lengths means there are losses, so the original stère becomes smaller - it is however still sold as a stère. UK weights and Measures would have a field day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 Thanks Rob G and andyh4 - things are a bit clearer now! If I have thechoice of 1 metre or 2 metre lengths, it would be more sensible to gofor the 2 metre?(I'm still in the days of shillings, pounds, feet and inches)Your help and advice appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarrot Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Remember you've got to get the stuff into your stove! Usually 50 - 60 cm is the limit. You don't want to spend your days sawing up 2 m logs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Darned good exercise though!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted May 4, 2006 Author Share Posted May 4, 2006 I'm lucky - I do have a log splitter and a saw plus the time. More tothe point, I most definitely do need the exercise!. Appreciate yourreplies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chessfou Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Yup, a "cubic metre" or a "stacked metre."I didn't know the answer but I knew a man (or web site, at least) who did:http://www.tv5.fr/TV5Site/lf/langue_francaise.phpAbsolutely essential site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I assumed that the reduced quantity for smaller logs, was to allow for the extra time and expense of the supplier making the extra cuts. My plan is to buy big ones next time and cut them myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 [quote user="Oldie"]... have been unable to find the translation. [/quote] It's actually the same word - stere - in English ! [;-)]Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcw Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 What a great website. A question though: I looked up 'corde' there, and among other things it says it's the equivalent of 4 stères. Is that right - I always thought a corde was 3 stères? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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