i have 4.5 cords of wood that i cut 2 years ago. I seasond it fore a year in the open then i moved it to the wood spliting area and split it and stacted some of it and threw some of it into a pile shold i move it in my new wood shed.
maple man said:i have 4.5 cords of wood that i cut 2 years ago. I seasond it fore a year in the open then i moved it to the wood spliting area and split it and stacted some of it and threw some of it into a pile shold i move it in my new wood shed.
redhorse said:You can also stack wood in a circle (about 7 to 8' in diameter) with a hole down the center. My grandfather used to put a pole in the middle and "measure" the shrinkage of the pile so he would know when it was seasoned to his liking. You can top it with bark and keep most the wood dry while it is seasoning. The circle minimizes exposure to rain while maximizing air circulation.
firefighterjake said:in fact any wood tossed into the middle seems to season a bit slower . . .
redhorse said:firefighterjake said:in fact any wood tossed into the middle seems to season a bit slower . . .
I didn't think wood was supposed to be tossed in the middle; I thought that was supposed to be left open as a type of "chimney"... ?
firefighterjake said:redhorse said:firefighterjake said:in fact any wood tossed into the middle seems to season a bit slower . . .
I didn't think wood was supposed to be tossed in the middle; I thought that was supposed to be left open as a type of "chimney"... ?
Most of the instructions I've seen either have wood stacked on their end or folks have just chucked wood into the center . . . the "chimney effect" is kind of bogus if you ask me.
woodchip said:firefighterjake said:redhorse said:firefighterjake said:in fact any wood tossed into the middle seems to season a bit slower . . .
I didn't think wood was supposed to be tossed in the middle; I thought that was supposed to be left open as a type of "chimney"... ?
Most of the instructions I've seen either have wood stacked on their end or folks have just chucked wood into the center . . . the "chimney effect" is kind of bogus if you ask me.
Actually, I was thinking about this the other day.
If the middle was left open, and it was built on a dark surface that attracted sun, which generated some heat and an updraft, I don't see why you shouldn't get some sort of chimney effect.
Might be an interesting experiment for someone that liked doing interesting experiments....... ;-)
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