I've been meaning to ask this and the rotten wood thread got me thinking again. I'm new to the world of cat stoves but I know that the cats run on smoke. Would dry, structurally ok but dry rotted wood be of any value purely as a smoke generator. I have probably half a cord of willow oak that I cut into rounds a couple of years ago and instead of splitting and stacking them right away, I stacked them in a pile on the ground. The next year, I went to split them and they had fungus rot all the way through them, even to the third tier which was 3 feet off of the ground. Bitterly dissapointed to say the least. Anyone else had this experience with willow oak? I know I would have to mix it with other stuff because by itself, I'm not even sure it would generate enough heat to light off the cat.
Anyway, curious about using it in my cat stove as it's still sitting there and a real eyesore to me everytime I see it.
Anyway, curious about using it in my cat stove as it's still sitting there and a real eyesore to me everytime I see it.