help please, what is a Ster? (German)

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Hallo,

I would like to buy fireplace wood from a site (German only).

The quantity is expressed in "Ster" ("preis pro Ster"): can you tell me what is a "Ster"? I didn't find it on the dictionary...

thanks!

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It's most likely 1 cubic meter of wood...

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Thank you very much!

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No problemo..before buying the "ster", I would make sure to ask what the volume of said "ster" is. If you need help with the German, let me know and I can make a quick call for ya...

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wow, thank you really a lot, lost inbroad. I will think about it, thanks!

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Absolutely.

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I'd imagine that is for a fireplace. If so, couple of points that may be useful:

- best deals I've found are on Ricardo (I'm in the German part)

- delivery is often available if not explicitly mentioned for a bit extra

- beware the size, and whether you will need the logs cut again (from 1m length to 50cm then 25 again - this often costs a bit extra ('pro schnitt'))

- lastly, try the 'upside down' / 'top burning' / 'whatever name you give to it' technique for fires - I'm a recent convert. This site covers it quite well:

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog...ide-down-fire/

HTH

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Almost make sure what size cut wood you want. Ie they usually deliver 30cm "logs" so if you have a smaller oven or fireplace and need say 25cm logs then make sure you specify unless you like the extra work :-)

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Just realised that someone has already posted you the good advice on specifying log size , so apologies for duplication.

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By coincidence we had a Ster delivered today..... here is a picture of most of it (about 30 logs went into the house). These were cut into 33cm lengths for a fireplace. Hope that helps!

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Nice picture

Although I am surprised you were "allowed" to stack it like that. When we had a ster delivered a year or so ago, the delivery guy told us to stack it "properly"

(at the ends you criss-cross - so logs go in one direction, immediately above they are turned 90 degrees and so on).

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Looks properly stacked to me ;-)

Where did you buy your fireplace wood / at what price?

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Herr Wyrsch in Adliswil is your man. We paid CHF 170 per Ster.