Heat and drying wiod
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English BoB
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Wood sweats, just like you - just no wind to take the moisture away. Heat and wind are the best combination.
bob
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Yesterday I split a piece of Doug Fir thats in a pile I cut/split in June and its already down to 15%! We've had a hot summer, not a lot of wind and its just been sitting in the direct sun. So I think I rank sun first, then wind for drying wood.
Yep, over the 5-6 years that we've been burning 24/7 between November and April or so, I've really grown to appreciate our state tree as fuel. Doug fir dries amazingly fast and is reasonably dense, a good all-around wood. As for the other commonly-seen western Oregon woods, bigleaf maple is barely denser than fir, and yet takes two or three times as long to dry-- and I don't know why anyone even bothers with alder. .Wet and heavy when fresh, takes much seasoning and then it's a featherweight in the firebox.
As for the sun/wind question, I'll go for good air circulation over direct sun exposure any day.
As for the sun/wind question, I'll go for good air circulation over direct sun exposure any day.
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