Im splitting white oak.. About 14-16 inches in diameter.. I end up with 4 pieces about 6-8 inches wide and tall.. I'm not concerned about having small wood so I can cram my heater full.. Just wondering if these will be fully dried by next winter.. Or do I need to runnem through again?
Does this need splitting again?
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kingOFgEEEks
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General consensus is that the smaller you split, the quicker wood dries. However, where and how you stack can have a bigger factor - if there is sun and wind blowing across the end grain of the wood, you will get more drying than if the wood is in a closed-off IBC tote, like I see in your background. Just food for thought.
midwest_170
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How long to you plan on leaving in stack to dry? Just 1 year then yes needs split again. I leave some of my splits that big but they set in the stacks for at least 2 years typically 3.
reddogrunner
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For my stove yes
reddogrunner
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Just take all of the plastic out of those totes. It's alright. Not had may splits slip out due to internal stacking pressure
greenskeeper
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Nothing wrong with leaving them as-is or splitting them again.
I try to vary the size of the splits as I go....that way whenever i grab from the pile I have a varying amount of sm/md/lg splits ready to go into the stove.
I try to vary the size of the splits as I go....that way whenever i grab from the pile I have a varying amount of sm/md/lg splits ready to go into the stove.
So if I put 25-30 .. 3 inch holes in the tote.. It won't season?
I got a buddy who used to be in the scrap business.. I bought 20 from him and he still has about 40 left.. $10 each.. Located in middle Tn, 75 miles south of Nashville..Want to share the secrets of your tote score?????
It will still impede air movement.
Wire fence inside of the cage would be much better.
I think those bins with the tub in them would really heat up and dry the wood if set out in the sun for the summer. greenhouse effect.
AIM
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You gotta let all wood season for 12 years or more or you'll be the damnation of all wood burners. If you don't have wood stocked up for the next 5+ years well then you shouldn't even be burning or you'll ruin it all for the rest of us.. I would say split it at least 3 more times and then microwave it just to be sure!!!!
Ya I'm just being a smartass but jeez... Your talkin about 6" by 6" blocks... Those will dry in the open air within 2 months... In your totes toothpicks won't dry. Kick in the common sense brain cells..
Ya I'm just being a smartass but jeez... Your talkin about 6" by 6" blocks... Those will dry in the open air within 2 months... In your totes toothpicks won't dry. Kick in the common sense brain cells..
Yepper, pull plastic liner on the totes, I have a few loaded from the fall, a couple that are empty now. I would say that is an all nighter and would not split again. It is nice to have some big chunks for over night. Throw em on top of the pile and they will be fine.
Oh, I burned the first few plastic liners in/on top/around my burn barrel, didn't work too well, weird huh......but my buddy asked if I had a couple left and he wants em to keep chics in, he got a LARGE hobby farm, for a guy living in town. Sooooo, easier to unload them to him than try burning. So, throw em up on CL and get rid of if need be
cus_deluxe
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well being that its oak, its gonna take (by conventional wisdom), at least 2 years to dry properly under average conditions.
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