I've Got Wood Shrinkage!!

[dorkweed]

But I guess that's good; because it means my wood is drying nicely. It could be settling also, but I think it's mainly shrinkage, because of the insanely hot weather we're having in NE Illannoyz and because my holding posts are not "bowing" out. I actually think "my wood" is getting sun bleached My stacks are in the wine open and get sun about 10-11 hours a day and all the wind that blows thru my yard. I've got mostly ash and maple in my roughly 4 cords of wood that I've scrounged.............not counting the 1/2cord+ I didn't burn that's in my shed now.


I'll be finishing up my hearth this week; and then it'll be onto the ceiling support. I'm not looking forward to that in this hot weather we're having.

 

[woodchip]

Only two things are better than having nice dry sun bleached wood for the Fall..........

One is having the hearth finished for the burn season.

The other is taking a picture of the hearth so we can all see it........

 

[blujacket]

My stacks have dropped 6-8" from this heat wave.

 

[peakbagger]

I have a fresh batch of wood cut before leaf out this spring. I am baking it under cover. I have seen a few single row stacks that are soon to be piles around the neighborhood

 

[Backwoods Savage]

During the summer months wood will indeed shrink a lot. Our wood piles, stacked at 4 1/2' high tend to be down to 4' by fall. However, that does not mean the wood is ready to burn. I like to wait another year with most wood; 2 more years with oak.

 

[dorkweed]

During the summer months wood will indeed shrink a lot. Our wood piles, stacked at 4 1/2' high tend to be down to 4' by fall. However, that does not mean the wood is ready to burn. I like to wait another year with most wood; 2 more years with oak.

That's exactly what I'm seeing now I'll take it then that I'm doing OK in my scrounging

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Right on!

 

[weatherguy]

My stack of red oak shrank a bit the first 12 months it was drying but hasnt really settled all that much since then. Ill test them with a moisture meter this fall and see where there at.

 

[blades]

Happend to look at my ss trailer on the way out this morning. Couple weeks ago no gaps between the deck boards, this morning you could drop a 1/2" bolt through them in many places. Them 2x6's are going to be 2x4's pretty soon.

 

[Gark]

This has to be the wood-dryingest summer yet in the 17 years we've burned. Still agree with what Dennis said though. The hot rainless weather is a good accelerator, but won't finish the job in one summer. If only the water coming out of the wood could keep the vegetable garden damp!