This is my first time in 8 years that I have had a place to burn wood. I just completed my new house and shop and with the pains of watching everything being built, I didn't get to cut any firewood this summer. I did have many trees knocked down during an easement construction and I have been cutting them up. Most are hickory and red oak and after splitting and stacking the mc is still about 28% with my moisture meter. I was just thinking that since I don't have pre-seasoned wood, I could put some in the kiln
http://www.geocities.com/dualsprings/ducktangpage1.html
that I already have that isn't drying lumber for me right now, to dry some firewood. I figured in a month I could get it down to 15% pretty easy with nothing else but the fans running since there would be negligible solar gain because it is winter. I could at least dry enough to make it through this winter. My woodburner, an old Atlanta Homesteader log hog, is in the shop, it doesn't burn much, only when I am in there in the evenings, I was concerned about burning relatively moist wood for short periods of time. I have a Century S141E I may try and see how it works.
http://www.geocities.com/dualsprings/ducktangpage1.html
that I already have that isn't drying lumber for me right now, to dry some firewood. I figured in a month I could get it down to 15% pretty easy with nothing else but the fans running since there would be negligible solar gain because it is winter. I could at least dry enough to make it through this winter. My woodburner, an old Atlanta Homesteader log hog, is in the shop, it doesn't burn much, only when I am in there in the evenings, I was concerned about burning relatively moist wood for short periods of time. I have a Century S141E I may try and see how it works.
