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  1. Jotel me this

    Split to order?

    My wood guy splits wood to order so that he doesn't have a huge pile of wood on his property. What I don't get is, every year I get it, the wood is perfectly seasoned and my moisture meter shows a consistent 20% or less. How does he do this? Magic?
  2. Echo Parking Lot

    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...
  3. Wildbilljp

    Moisture Content of two year downed tree and other BS

    So I called a guy that had an ad for well -seasoned oak firewood in my area. Guy told me to come on over and see for myself and get a load. He got so pissed at me over my meter measuring his splits at 39%. I explained to him that I was getting an insert that required 20% or less moisture. He...
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