varna
ArboristSite Member
First off, Hello folks
Been doing a bunch of reading and this site is awesome.
Well, I am not new to the work involved in gathering and splitting wood. Did that as a kid for Pop but we only did it for a "fireplace" not as a heat source to heat the house. So, now I am heating with a OWB and am having a fun time gathering my wood. For my question:
The wood I am spitting and stacking for "next year" should it be covered? Left open to rain and snow? I have a shed for this years wood but not for next years. If wood is drying or "seasoning" and it rains on it, does that start the process all over again? Does dry seasoned wood act like a "sponge" absorbing any and all moisture it can? Sorry if this has been answered before but my searches haven't found the answer. I would be moving my wood to the roofed wood shed the summer before I burn it. Will that be sufficient to ensure dry seasoned wood for burning?
Thanks
Been doing a bunch of reading and this site is awesome.
Well, I am not new to the work involved in gathering and splitting wood. Did that as a kid for Pop but we only did it for a "fireplace" not as a heat source to heat the house. So, now I am heating with a OWB and am having a fun time gathering my wood. For my question:
The wood I am spitting and stacking for "next year" should it be covered? Left open to rain and snow? I have a shed for this years wood but not for next years. If wood is drying or "seasoning" and it rains on it, does that start the process all over again? Does dry seasoned wood act like a "sponge" absorbing any and all moisture it can? Sorry if this has been answered before but my searches haven't found the answer. I would be moving my wood to the roofed wood shed the summer before I burn it. Will that be sufficient to ensure dry seasoned wood for burning?
Thanks