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  1. ohlongarm Minister of Fire

    joined: Mar 18, 2011
    703 posts
    Northeastern Ohio
    I've been burning white oak now for 2 weeks cut,split and dried for 9 years in 2 weeks of burning the stuff hasn't even created over 3 inches of ash in the stove burns down to a fine powder ash,here is a typical load. Fox and Coyote 002.jpg
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  2. Scotty Overkill firewood hoarder

    joined: Sep 24, 2011
    7,152 posts
    central PA
    The longer it sits in a dry location, the better she burns IMO. Its amazing how seasoned oak burns down to absolute powder.....one of my favorite attributes of it!
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  3. bogydave Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 4, 2009
    7,988 posts
    So Cent ALASKA
    Hurry & burn that stuff , it's gonna rot :eek: LOL :)

    Bet you are getting long burn times with it too ;)
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  4. Ralphie Boy Minister of Fire

    Come on now! We all know that wood seasoned too long burns too fast and don't make no heat! Who ya think you cranking here feller!?;lol
    Makes me want a time machine so I can jump ahead 10 years and burn that load of white oak I just cut. Gives me the quivers just thinking about it!:p
    By the way, how did you wait 9 years for that to season? You that far ahead? I'd a wet my shorts waining that long.
  5. ohlongarm Minister of Fire

    joined: Mar 18, 2011
    703 posts
    Northeastern Ohio
    That stuff was in the back of my woodshed when I first started burning in 2004 it took all this time to finally get to it since the 10X12 woodhed was filled top to bottom,I finally got to it. I did burn quite a bit from stuff stacked outside in those years that's why it took so long to get to it.By this seasons end the shed will be empty and then I'll start filling it up with stuff thats 3to 5 years seasoned outside.
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  6. Scotty Overkill firewood hoarder

    joined: Sep 24, 2011
    7,152 posts
    central PA
    That's awesome......you'll NEVER have trouble burning wood when you have that much seasoning behind it. Awesome, my friend!
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  7. Backwoods Savage Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 14, 2007
    24,500 posts
    Michigan
    Probably good that it was left that long in the woodshed. Drying is much slower in the shed that it would be outdoors. I'll bet it burns really great too.

    I'm sort of anxious to get some of our white oak split that we got this winter. It laid in the woods for at least 10 years. Seems pretty solid and wet yet. Probably will get around to splitting in about a month.
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  8. TimJ Minister of Fire

    joined: Apr 10, 2012
    1,071 posts
    Southeast Indiana
    OLA, hope you don't run out of the fine stuff anytime soon and go back to burning that stuff you use to and sitting on the couch shivering
  9. Locust Post Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 12, 2012
    875 posts
    Northeast Ohio
    You should probably soak that in some water so it doesn't burn up so fast.
  10. Woody Stover Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 25, 2010
    3,474 posts
    Southern IN
    It'll be a while before I have any nine-year White....about eight years. ;lol
  11. ohlongarm Minister of Fire

    joined: Mar 18, 2011
    703 posts
    Northeastern Ohio
    I may run out in 7 years if we have 7 very severe winters but my problem is I replenish every year what I burn and then some.Look later for my latest score of a massive white oak that came tumbling down about 500 yards from my estate,I'll be tackling it soon.
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