Went out early to cut up a bit of blow downed stuff at work, but just got too muddy to go in and out with loads. I pulled out maybe 20 small rounds split then and will add to the pile for next year, moisture content is a hair above ideal.
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any wood is good wood. it is muddy as all getout here too. We cut down a tall blue spruce this morning, I was up that darn tree during some intense wind but we had to get it down, we have some bigger jobs coming soon and I wanted this one out of the way. Plus I'm gonna split it small enough to use in my maple syrup evaporator next month, seasoned or not!
KatWill said:
Ideal is 20% or less. The wood I cut today was around 27% leaner w/ bark falling off, will be good for next year. Didn't want to rut up my employers property. Once ground thawed, that was it for the morning.
KatWill said:
As you'll no doubt confirm by experiment, lower MC is better, for lighting, burning cleanly, and for minimizing loss up flue.
Splits I bring inside are mostly ~15% MC dry basis at that point. Light and burn decently.
After a week or so near the stove, down in the low teens or below, they light and burn very nicely. Can reduce draft in minutes.
CTYank said:
+1, dry wood burns soooooo nice. All of this years oak, ash, blk locust, and poplar is 15% or less. I tested some of next years and its at 22-30%. Cherry is dying real fast.
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