Backwoods Savage
Minister of Fire
Yes. Soft maple will be best to burn this time of the year. Save the ash for the colder weather.
The Ash Stash!
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infinitymike
Minister of Fire
Paulywalnut
Minister of Fire
This is what I have been doing Savage. Mixing in the soft maples with the hemlock right now and using the soft maple for the overnights. When it gets colder, I will drop the hemlock and start mixing in some of the hotter stuff. I have been listening
Thanks,
Bruce
PapaDave
Minister of Fire
Listening is one thing....learning is another.
Sounds like you've done both.
Sounds like you've done both.
weatherguy
Minister of Fire
You still have some ash Bac? Its dries amazing fast and burns really nice. I had a load split last March (2013) and I tested it last week and it was all 18-19%.
Yep, and I have a few trees to buck still that I will use next year. I will take ash all day long when I can get my hands on it.
USMC80
Minister of Fire
Paulywalnut
Minister of Fire
Can you even imagine how dry Backwoods Savage's ash is?
Only as dry as the local environment will let it be. BS hooked me up with a cord of wood my first season burning, I split and checked a piece or two just for kicks. It measured in the upper teens, hard to get too much lower than that around here.
HDRock
Minister of Fire
Very few pieces of my driest wood are below 16%, I think that's about as good as it gets here
Paulywalnut
Minister of Fire
I can't get oak, well red oak lower than 20%. I guess In 5 or 6 years maybe or split it like paint stirrers.
HDRock
Minister of Fire
That sucks ,I picked up a scrounge of red oak a month ago, busted open a 21" round and It was 18%
checked and rechecked It was what it was, over 1/3 of that scrounge is ready to burn, even burned a little to try it out.Maybe the tree was dead 10 years
IDK
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