- Apr 20, 2007
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So I'm curious and looking for a bit of input. I'm up in VT (I guess that might be obvious from my nick
and am in the middle of building a new home. I had a lot of clearing to do for the drive as well as the house site itself, and the trees are about an even mix of pine, maple and what people around here call Hardhack, which to my understanding is Ironwood.
So my predicament is that I am planning on using this wood as my main source of heat starting around Christmas when we move in. I've got all this wood downed but haven't had any time to split or properly stack any of it, and unfortunately it looks like it's going to be another month before I can start splitting. Many of these trees were taken down last summer, and some were down this spring.
Am I crazy to think this wood is going to be dry enough to burn this winter? The one person I've asked who I trust (years of experience burning wood) said it should be ok - not ideal but not really a problem.
Anyone have any thoughts?
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So my predicament is that I am planning on using this wood as my main source of heat starting around Christmas when we move in. I've got all this wood downed but haven't had any time to split or properly stack any of it, and unfortunately it looks like it's going to be another month before I can start splitting. Many of these trees were taken down last summer, and some were down this spring.
Am I crazy to think this wood is going to be dry enough to burn this winter? The one person I've asked who I trust (years of experience burning wood) said it should be ok - not ideal but not really a problem.
Anyone have any thoughts?