rockandroller
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Yep, lazy!!! - would prefer not to split if it's at all possible.
Have recently cut down dozens of small "ice-bent" birches, trunk diameter about 3-6 inches.
When we bought the house, it had a small supply of similar (un-split) chunks cut up for the wood stove - all bone dry.
So I'm assuming this kind of birch can dry OK around here... even if it's not split.
A couple days ago I bucked half a dozen of the fallen birches,
(first one looked like this):
View attachment 230805
and today... took a look at stacking them for seasoning.
I was planning to try the traditional "criss-cross" wood pile end pillars system.(like this)
View attachment 230801
BUT... OOPS - in practice, the perfectly round little logs just roll all over the place, it's not looking like we'll get stable "pillars" from them.
:msp_confused:
Is it a lost cause? (Must I split them to build stable "pillars"??)
Various pics around the internet indicate it's possible to build 'pillars' out of 'rounds' - I'm just not sure what the trick is!
Any advice would be much appreciated...
Have recently cut down dozens of small "ice-bent" birches, trunk diameter about 3-6 inches.
When we bought the house, it had a small supply of similar (un-split) chunks cut up for the wood stove - all bone dry.
So I'm assuming this kind of birch can dry OK around here... even if it's not split.
A couple days ago I bucked half a dozen of the fallen birches,
(first one looked like this):
View attachment 230805
and today... took a look at stacking them for seasoning.
I was planning to try the traditional "criss-cross" wood pile end pillars system.(like this)
View attachment 230801
BUT... OOPS - in practice, the perfectly round little logs just roll all over the place, it's not looking like we'll get stable "pillars" from them.
:msp_confused:
Is it a lost cause? (Must I split them to build stable "pillars"??)
Various pics around the internet indicate it's possible to build 'pillars' out of 'rounds' - I'm just not sure what the trick is!
Any advice would be much appreciated...