jbdillon222
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Last weekend I cut and split 2 cords of shagbark hickory and cherry. The wood was felled in January 2011. Is there a chance that I can use the wood this winter?
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Yes....and no for burning unseasoned wood. Log length wood on the ground stays wet. Next year plan ahead.
1. Burn smaller splits mixed with construction cutoffs.
2. IF you have a nice straight SS flue, a quality chimney brush with extensions, and an easy method to get to the top of the flue, burn what you have. Are you prepped for climbing in snow ? A permanent roof ladder may be helpful.
3. Burn very hot fires ( see righteous instructions for no creosote burns ).
4. Scrounge plenty of tinder and kindling to get the near green wood to ignite ( or, use Avalancher's diesel :cool2: ).
5. Buy well seasoned wood to mix. ( See righteous instructions on how to know the wood is dry and ready as firewood; no moisture meter please. )
P.S. Price has risen.
It has been my experience that hickory does not seem to start drying until it is blocked, split and stacked. After all of that is done it takes a good summer to season. The wait is worth it. If you need wood for this year you should start looking for dead and down ash trees. They season fairly fast and will burn even when they are not properly seasoned.
Yes its true, wood does not dry good until it is cut up and split. I had some oak stacked even with the bark off for 3 years and it was still green in the middle. I'm talking 8 footers.
Try to use whatever wood you have first and then burn a hot fire. I'm a bit behind the 8 ball this year for wood as well.
The smaller it is split the faster it will dry. I hate to say this, but you may consider resplitting it so that it's smaller depending on how small it is now.
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Yea I split approximately 4x4x16". I guess my plan is to loosely stack it until the first of the year then move it into my heated garage. Thoughts?
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Bring as much as you can manage indoors once you start burning, and stack it near the stove. (Do watch the temps.) It'll lose a lot of moisture as a result; a good thing if the house is leaky, otherwise not.
I bring a few days' worth of wood in at a time and set it on the hearth..saves me trips with a wheelbarrow. So far no insect problems.What about insect infestations from doing something like this , do you actually do this yourself in your house? I would never consider doing that myself, all my wood stays ouside until it's ready to go in the stove.
Have a guy down the road that puts all his wood in his basement and " Claims " he never has a insect problem but then again I have never been in his house and really question that method also.
I was agreeing with what you said. Sorry, I didn't mean to step on toes or ignore what you said. :msp_smile:
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