I scored well this week filling my pickup three times with wood a neighbor wanted cleaned up along a fence line. The logs were 10 to 18 inch diameter average mostly Ash with some Oak and Mulberry. Also found some Cherry in there and it smells great when split.
At any rate, my question: When stacking wood: has anyone ever given thought to having the exposed split wood facing up or down? If you place the bark side up it might shed water better but dry slower? In my case, it doesn’t really matter because this firewood won’t be used till after the up coming heating season is finished. It will get about 18 months outside before moving into an open sided shed. Pictured is about one third of the recent take.
By the way, I’m ready for fall weather. We’ve had several days with heat indexes running in the 110 degree range….. and that’s too hot for processing firewood. Wrong forum but I sure like the Northstar 30 ton splitter too.
At any rate, my question: When stacking wood: has anyone ever given thought to having the exposed split wood facing up or down? If you place the bark side up it might shed water better but dry slower? In my case, it doesn’t really matter because this firewood won’t be used till after the up coming heating season is finished. It will get about 18 months outside before moving into an open sided shed. Pictured is about one third of the recent take.
By the way, I’m ready for fall weather. We’ve had several days with heat indexes running in the 110 degree range….. and that’s too hot for processing firewood. Wrong forum but I sure like the Northstar 30 ton splitter too.