Neighbor has (had) a standing dead tree that we believe to be oak. Looks like this. Seems to be still solid and makes that nice hollow sound when you clink two pieces together. Is this stuff still good?
My stove takes a 16" log loaded N/S so I've been trying to cut them no bigger than that. I have been eyeballing it and I think some ended up in the 12-14" range. Maybe I will just measure down the trunk of this big log.
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Me neither, helps the wood get going quicker, only problem is it a sponge when it gets rained on if your wood is outside uncovered, takes longer for the surface moisture to dry off.My saw is usually my indicator on what is good, and what is not. On downed oak, it's not uncommon to go thru 2"-3" rotten sapwood, and then hit good, solid heartwood. Like most species, oak's sapwood rots faster than its heartwood.
Some purposely knock off the rotten stuff when they're splitting, but I usually don't bother.
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