Oak Question (Pic)

[Stax]

This pic is from Craigslist. According to the owner, it was bucked about a year ago. If split and stacked today, when would this Oak be ready?

 

[gzecc]

If it is oak. At least 2 yrs from when its split.

 

[iceman]

Very small splits and put it in the sun or better yet a windy spot and it will be "usable" late dec.. regular splits maybe '12 but for sure 2013.. if we are here

 

[lukem]

This pic is from Craigslist. According to the owner, it was bucked about a year ago. If split and stacked today, when would this Oak be ready?

That's one of the red varieties....aka THE slowest seasoning wood known to man...or at least this man. Seasoning in the round doesn't help much, so you might as well treat it as fresh cut.

 

[Woody Stover]

That's one of the red varieties....aka THE slowest seasoning wood known to man

Doesn't look like Red...could be Pin or Black. I'm not sure which other varieties are in the Red group...

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Not pin oak.

Will it be ready. Not if it is in my wood piles! This oak needs time after being split Oak is great wood for stoves but its drawback is that it is a slow drying wood. If it is a good price, I'd snatch that up fast though.

 

[Wood Heat Stoves]

If you were out here in the dry West you could split it and season it in a year or, in this case less, since it's already partially seasoned. Anywhere else with more humidity it sounds like 2 years.

 

[firefighterjake]

Two to three years.

 

[lukem]

That's one of the red varieties....aka THE slowest seasoning wood known to man

Doesn't look like Red...could be Pin or Black. I'm not sure which other varieties are in the Red group...

I'm not great when it gets down to the species. I know it is oak...and I know it is not white. Could be black, but I've seen red look like that too.

 

[smokinj]

:coolgrin:

That's one of the red varieties....aka THE slowest seasoning wood known to man

Doesn't look like Red...could be Pin or Black. I'm not sure which other varieties are in the Red group...

I'm not great when it gets down to the species. I know it is oak...and I know it is not white. Could be black, but I've seen red look like that too.

Usually red will have much deeper cracks in the bark. (more aggressive looking if you will) Darn sure know at the first split though...

 

[ChrisNJ]

They sure are some fine and fun looking rounds to split, I would grab them for sure just due to the ease of splitting.

 

[lukem]

:coolgrin:

That's one of the red varieties....aka THE slowest seasoning wood known to man

Doesn't look like Red...could be Pin or Black. I'm not sure which other varieties are in the Red group...

I'm not great when it gets down to the species. I know it is oak...and I know it is not white. Could be black, but I've seen red look like that too.

Usually red will have much deeper cracks in the bark. (more aggressive looking if you will) Darn sure know at the first split though...

Don't disagree, but I have 4 cord of red oak rounds in my yard that look an awful lot like those.

 

[smokinj]

:coolgrin:

That's one of the red varieties....aka THE slowest seasoning wood known to man

Doesn't look like Red...could be Pin or Black. I'm not sure which other varieties are in the Red group...

I'm not great when it gets down to the species. I know it is oak...and I know it is not white. Could be black, but I've seen red look like that too.

Usually red will have much deeper cracks in the bark. (more aggressive looking if you will) Darn sure know at the first split though...

Don't disagree, but I have 4 cord of red oak rounds in my yard that look an awful lot like those.

It sure could be!

 

[lukem]

Here is what I think is a red oak round.

 

[lukem]

Here is what I think is a black oak round:

 

[lukem]

Here's a big pile o'oak rounds:

 

[thinkxingu]

If that was a year old and I split it now and put it in a really dry, wide open to the wind and sun, and no rain area, I'd use it next spring and mix it in with stuff I knew was drier. If only using this, fall 2K12.

S

 

[billb3]

I count 2 years and that's from when it's split, not cut.
Kinda humid here though.


Seems like a waste of heat/wood to burn it any sooner than that.

 

[dannynelson77]

Here is what I think is a black oak round.

Pretty sure that is Red Oak!

 

[smokinj]

Here's a big pile o'oak rounds:

LOL I would have to agree with THAT! :lol:

 

[golfandwoodnut]

Here is what I think is a black oak round.

Lukem, I think you have these backwards. The red oak has a smoother bark, black is more furrowed. They are both from the red oak family.

 

[smokinj]

Here is what I think is a black oak round.

Lukem, I think you have these backwards. The red oak has a smoother bark, black is more furrowed. They are both from the red oak family.

That pile would make a nice Avatar! :coolsmile:

 

[lukem]

Here is what I think is a black oak round.

Lukem, I think you have these backwards. The red oak has a smoother bark, black is more furrowed. They are both from the red oak family.

Sure do. I'll adjust the post for future reference. Both are "red" in my simple mind though.

 

[Woody Stover]

Here is what I think is a red oak round.

That's what threw me in the OP's pic; I didn't see the broad, flat plates that Red usually shows, at least farther up in the branches...

 

[mbcijim]

November 17, 2012.