moisture content measured firewood

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    Do I Trust This Moisture Reading?

    I’ve got 10’-15’ log lengths of various hardwoods (oak, maple and birch) that I get from a logger friend. They’ve been sitting out since the spring (not sure when they were felled or came down) and I’ve been getting thru them slowly due to a busy toddler-centric schedule. It was a nice day out...
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    20% moisture content for burning firewood?

    20 % moisture content seems to be the rule for burning firewood. We have an enclosed woodburner and when burning wood with a 20% moisture content I can hear sizzling if the glass door is opened. Is That normal? The moisture content was measured in the middle of a freshly split round.
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