seasoning

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    Storing firewood inside in a plastic container

    Hi All, I am in NJ where its constantly humid and i have local oak which is taking forever to season.. Anyway i am thinking of placing the wood in a plastic container with a portable battery powered dehumidifier, or perhaps salt or calcium carbonate to continue to store and season this winter...
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    Is this Red Oak?

    Hi all! I’m new to the forum. I have recently bought myself a Santa Maria style bbq and plan to use Red Oak which is tradition in the area (plus it makes thick cuts taste phenomenal). I had this 1/4 cord of wood delivered to my house today and simply wanted to verify that it is in fact Red Oak...
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    Can I season and Burn tree lambs too small to split?

    This might be a dumb question but I’ve collected some Freewood and I also collected all the tree limbs already cut to a good size for my wood-stove. Most tree limbs are under 3” round. Do I still have to split those small pieces in order to let them season and Burn next winter. Or just stack...
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    Debarking debacle

    A couple of weeks ago I split and debarked a small amount of recently felled wood before stacking it thinking that it may help speed up the seasoning process. The bark was very thick (1-2 cm) and spongy. Unfortunately the surfaces that previously had bark have rapidly started developing fungi in...