Wood ID - ? (w/PIC)
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smokinj
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I take it that's a good thing! also, in most cases, it is really hard to split with an axe, and refuses to come apart when i do manage to get the axe through it...
It probably stood dead too long. That's when I've most often seen that kind of marking before. I had some hackberry do that as well after it had been on the ground in big rounds for a couple years. It's just the wood starting to rot.
smokinj
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you guys are amazing!
some of it is going toward punky in looks and weight. I resplit some today and nothing is over 16%MC. I doubt I'll burn it all this year, so I'll make sure to cover it so it doesn't soak up more water and completely punk out on me before next year.
some of it is going toward punky in looks and weight. I resplit some today and nothing is over 16%MC. I doubt I'll burn it all this year, so I'll make sure to cover it so it doesn't soak up more water and completely punk out on me before next year.
nrford
Minister of Fire
Key word: spalting. According to Wikipedia that looks like what's up with this wood.
I'll add a better picture of the bark and side of a split tomorrow. Might as well see if you guys can figure out what the happy fungi have colonized.
Thank you!
I'll add a better picture of the bark and side of a split tomorrow. Might as well see if you guys can figure out what the happy fungi have colonized.
Thank you!
smokinj
Minister of Fire
nrford
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bogydave
Minister of Fire
I've seen lines like that in wood that was laying on the ground, getting wet & starting to rot.
Punky parts to it but also some good wood left in it, if you keep it dry it'll burn, just not as many BTUs in it when it get to this stage.
Punky parts to it but also some good wood left in it, if you keep it dry it'll burn, just not as many BTUs in it when it get to this stage.
Backwoods Savage
Minister of Fire
delp said:
I agree, some of these guys are amazing. Most are full of good information and maybe a few of us are full of... Oh well, never mind.
When you see the spalting, that definitely is the first sign of punky wood. If we cut any of that stuff it depends upon how hard or how soft it is. If it has any hardness to it, we burn it that year because even stacked under cover it can still tend to go bad quite rapidly, especially if you live in a wet area. Most times, we just leave it in the woods.
Looks like the bottom line is another -caveat emptor, to those of us who rely on Craigslist!
vendor is wine vineyard in SW PA; they're still posting on CL in the Pittsburgh area.
Thanks for all the clarification on this, another great learning experience, and glad I posted since now I'll try to get though this wood and not save it for next year, as I had planned. I'd say the majority of it is still solid and "pings" when whacked with another piece of dry wood, instead of "thudding" and crumbling...
vendor is wine vineyard in SW PA; they're still posting on CL in the Pittsburgh area.
Thanks for all the clarification on this, another great learning experience, and glad I posted since now I'll try to get though this wood and not save it for next year, as I had planned. I'd say the majority of it is still solid and "pings" when whacked with another piece of dry wood, instead of "thudding" and crumbling...
smokinj
Minister of Fire
delp said:
This leads me to hickory as well. When maple starts to spalt, it usually will start loosing its integrity pretty fast.
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