Success!....kind of

[red oak]

So I have this friend who regularly cuts wood (oak) in August and burns it in October. In the past I've seen him cut green and throw in the stove the same day. For the last few months I've been hinting pretty strongly that he needs to let his wood dry and cut enough to get ahead, occasionally dropping a Backwoods Savage quote here and there. I've also been touting the advantages of NOT having to cut wood when it's 100 degrees and humid like it is here in Va in August.

Anyway, the other day I stop by and he's cutting up this tree (white oak) that he had just cut down. I asked him when he was going to burn this and he thought for a moment and said that he thought it needed to dry for a year! So he's going to split it, stack it, and not touch it this year!

Now I know that the oak will take longer to dry than a year, but this is a big improvement! One step at a time......

 

[Wood Duck]

Yeah, one year seasoning is a whole lot better than one day! I think the most convincing arguement for dry wood is to see a stove with dry wood in action.

 

[weatherguy]

Does he have an old smoke dragon? He couldnt get away with that with a modern epa stove.

 

[firefighterjake]

Baby steps . . . baby steps. . . .

 

[PapaDave]

Just think of all the work he's been saving by c/s, then loading straight into the stove. ;-P

 

[mayhem]

Now once you get him on board with seasoning wood, you'll have to start trying to convince him that he's getting taller or something.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Well, evidently you've done some good with him. And I couldn't agree more with what Wood Duck posted. Perhaps you should quote that one to him?!

 

[NH_Wood]

Yeah, one year seasoning is a whole lot better than one day! I think the most convincing arguement for dry wood is to see a stove with dry wood in action.

Bingo! Cheers!