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Post in 'The Wood Shed' started by NYLife, Sep 17, 2012.

  1. NYLife Member

    joined: Sep 3, 2012
    208 posts
    Yorktown NY
    Where should I plug my MM into to get an accurate reading the ends or the middle of the split
    NYLife, Sep 17, 2012
    #1

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  2. basod Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 11, 2009
    765 posts
    Mount Cheaha Alabama
    Middle of fresh split with the grain
    basod, Sep 17, 2012
    #2

  3. NYLife Member

    joined: Sep 3, 2012
    208 posts
    Yorktown NY
    Thank you
    NYLife, Sep 17, 2012
    #3

  4. CageMaster Feeling the Heat

    joined: Nov 5, 2011
    282 posts
    Central Canada
    and the verdict is??????
    CageMaster, Sep 18, 2012
    #4

  5. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,296 posts
    Northern Illinois
    Just to clarify for the hundreds of other readers that may hit this post:
    Take one of your larger splits - and resplit. Test the new face of this split with the prongs stuck into the same grain line.
    Jags, Sep 18, 2012
    #5
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  6. NYLife Member

    joined: Sep 3, 2012
    208 posts
    Yorktown NY
    23%
    NYLife, Sep 18, 2012
    #6
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  7. Woody Stover Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 25, 2010
    3,386 posts
    Southern IN
    What kind of wood? How is it stacked, single-row or several rows together? How long?
    Woody Stover, Sep 18, 2012
    #7

  8. TimJ Minister of Fire

    joined: Apr 10, 2012
    1,029 posts
    Southeast Indiana
    Did you take the reading in the basement ? was it at night ? Did you take it out in the sun ?
    TimJ, Sep 18, 2012
    #8

  9. NYLife Member

    joined: Sep 3, 2012
    208 posts
    Yorktown NY
    It's a mix of cherry oak locust i stacked it on pallets crisscross
    NYLife, Sep 18, 2012
    #9

  10. NYLife Member

    joined: Sep 3, 2012
    208 posts
    Yorktown NY
    During the day outside in the sun
    NYLife, Sep 18, 2012
    #10

  11. Paulywalnut Feeling the Heat

    joined: Nov 29, 2012
    387 posts
    Kennett Square, PA
    Ahh... some of the best firewood on earth.
    Paulywalnut, Dec 15, 2012
    #11

  12. gzecc Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 24, 2008
    2,852 posts
    NNJ
    Stacked for < 1 yr or more?
    gzecc, Dec 15, 2012
    #12

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