Last weekends wood processing

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corey21

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Oct 28, 2010
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It is poplar but hey it was free more to come.

EDIT. This is for next fall.
 
free is the best kind...don't matter when it is for
 
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Gotta get that stuff off the ground
 
Free BTUs.
Keep stacking :)
FYI, should be high enough off the ground air can get under it & keep the bottom dry.
 
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I have oak flooring slats under it the grass is a little tall.

Yes corey, I too would like to see a bit more air under the wood. You could use some of those splits to make 2 rows to stack on or the next time you go to the woods, cut some saplings (straight ones) that are anywhere from 3-6" diameter. You can cut them into 4' lengths or whatever you are comfortable with and they make great runners under the wood pile. They will also last for a few years so you do not have to replace every year. Or, you could use something like landscape timbers to stack wood on. Just get it a bit higher if at all possible. You'll like it once you do it.
 
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Yes corey, I too would like to see a bit more air under the wood. You could use some of those splits to make 2 rows to stack on or the next time you go to the woods, cut some saplings (straight ones) that are anywhere from 3-6" diameter. You can cut them into 4' lengths or whatever you are comfortable with and they make great runners under the wood pile. They will also last for a few years so you do not have to replace every year. Or, you could use something like landscape timbers to stack wood on. Just get it a bit higher if at all possible. You'll like it once you do it.

Thank you Dennis you turned a light on in my head about cutting some saplings Ill give that a try.
 
are those splits ready to burn? if not it looks like a nice sunny area...never had poplar, have no idea how long it takes to dry. Good score!
 
You are welcome Corey. Look at the poles under this wood. btw, that wood is still setting there on those poles and has been since April 2009. It will still be there next summer and possibly the summer after that.

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are those splits ready to burn? if not it looks like a nice sunny area...never had poplar, have no idea how long it takes to dry. Good score!

Poplar, like most softwoods tend to dry rather quickly. We've burned some after only 6 months.
 
I mentioned on some mid summer posts that I had come across some willow and had no experience with it. Tonight I brought a wheelbarrow full of it into the house for possible first burns early next week. I had C/S/S in early April and today it showed 12% moisture.
 
This is in a very sunny spot.

This wood was just cut down last month not ready yet.
 
Got a second row stacked behind that one row and got it off the ground more.
 
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Now i have started burning those 2 rows not the type of wood for this weather i get the stove up to normal temp but the wood don't last long enough.

Ah next year i have more hardwood waiting no not red oak.
 
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Got a Question.

Would re splitting the big splits help them burn better the small ones burn great but the big ones may not be ready to burn just yet?
 
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Got a Question.

Would re splitting the big splits help them burn better the small ones burn great but the big ones may not be ready to burn just yet?
Yes, it would! I used to make MONSTER splits (could barely get them into the stove!), now I make almost all of them 4x4 to 6x6 max. Most of them are on the smaller side, because they are more consistent when drying out.......
 
Yes, it would! I used to make MONSTER splits (could barely get them into the stove!), now I make almost all of them 4x4 to 6x6 max. Most of them are on the smaller side, because they are more consistent when drying out.......
Thank you.

I hope winter comes to an end before long i hate to say that.....
 
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Thank you.

I hope winter comes to an end before long i hate to say that.....
I'm wanting one BIG storm.....and after that, I'll be just as ready for spring as you are......
I gots to get some more of that white oak off of my neighbor's ridge, I need a week or so of evenings and a weekend to get it with the snowmobile, and that requires a nice pack of snow!!
 
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