A better way to say "my wood is dry"

[Wisco Shepherd]

Been really enjoying the forums but there is one thing that tends to lead to a lot of excess posts and "fluff" in a given thread. When someone says their wood is dry there is usually a lengthy exchange of moisture content, how it was measured, room temp. I would propose a verbiage that would allow someone to demonstrate they are measuring wood moisture correctly and here is what I was thinking.

MC19RTFS

Where MC stands for moisture content, 19 stands for the percentage, RTFS stands for room temperature fresh split.

I understand new users may not use it right away but could save everyone some time.

 

[begreen]

I've had that thought after explaining moisture content too many times but then one would need to explain what the shorthand means. Now I often point folks to this thread instead:

The importance of seasoned wood - Dry vs Wet

This is a somewhat extreme case comparing dry wood @ 16% moisture and wet wood @38%. 38% is just under dripping wet or like green wood that was split recently. Adding a second video. Short and to the point. Further thoughts: https://hearth.com/articles/chimneysweep/howetwd.htm

www.hearth.com

 

[stoveliker]

I agree that it still would need clarification/explanation - and I've seen people use "units" when they don't know what they're talking about.

Moreover, it should then be:
MC19RTFSPPG

(Pins Parallel to the Grain)

 

[joop]

people like to talk about it lol

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Can we make it rhyme?

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Iambic pentameter would work also.

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

I agree that it still would need clarification/explanation - and I've seen people use "units" when they don't know what they're talking about.

Moreover, it should then be:
MC19RTFSPPG

(Pins Parallel to the Grain)

Didn't even think to include that as well! If we keep going its going to take up a paragraph.

Can we make it rhyme?

You can make it into slam poetry if you like

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

I've had that thought after explaining moisture content too many times but then one would need to explain what the shorthand means. Now I often point folks to this thread instead:

The importance of seasoned wood - Dry vs Wet

This is a somewhat extreme case comparing dry wood @ 16% moisture and wet wood @38%. 38% is just under dripping wet or like green wood that was split recently. Adding a second video. Short and to the point. Further thoughts: https://hearth.com/articles/chimneysweep/howetwd.htm

www.hearth.com

I agree, but eventually like other things if it was used enough the salty vets on the site could cut through the muck a bit.

Not solving world hunger here, just a thought since burning season is coming to an end.

 

[gthomas785]

Honestly, if a new member comes on here and says "my wood is dry, trust me, it's definitely not the wood" I will not trust them.
If a new member came on here and said "my wood is dry, I measured it with a moisture meter on a piece that was freshly split at room temperature" then I would trust that they had measured it correctly. You don't need a shorthand or acronym to say that. Just specify how you know your wood is dry, and then nobody will bother you.

 

[stoveliker]

Iambic pentameter would work also.

I'm more of the scientific side (as you can see by me adding PPG boundary conditions...) rather than the art-side of things (though I can enjoy art quite well).

 

[begreen]

I agree, but eventually like other things if it was used enough the salty vets on the site could cut through the muck a bit.

Not solving world hunger here, just a thought since burning season is coming to an end.

Appreciate that. In the past we tried things like STT vs SPT for thermometer location. In response we got back ???. Same thing for an OAK.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

The dry wood haiku:

Your wood must be dry.
Cut, Split, Stacked, not Uncovered!
Two Years Happiness!

 

[joop]

The dry wood haiku:

Your wood must be dry.
Cut, Split, Stacked, not Uncovered!
Two Years Happiness!

ywmbdcssnutyh, simple enough

 

[30WCF]

To the 🎵 of Do your ears/boobs hang low?

Is your wood cut and split?
Did you cover it in a stack?
Did you leave it in a round?
Did you leave it on the ground?
Did you give it a fresh split and bring it up to room temp?
Is my wood, dry, now?

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Wood fire burns hot
Wood has dried for years
Look, no chimney smoke! (or) Look, no creosote!

 

[30WCF]

There ya go Limestone!

Wood fire burns hot
Wood has dried for years
Look, no chimney smoke!
Look, no creosote!
Does it have a solid thump or a hollow ringing knock?
Is my wood, dry, now?

 

[EatenByLimestone]

I'm more of the scientific side (as you can see by me adding PPG boundary conditions...) rather than the art-side of things (though I can enjoy art quite well).

Stoichiometry
Oxides of nitrogen bad
Best to burn dry wood

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

Wood fire burns hot
Wood has dried for years
Look, no chimney smoke! (or) Look, no creosote!

You may be onto something, have folks take a photo of their chimney mid burn. Would tell a lot.