Maybe the most discussed topic on here, but what the heck? I'll start another firewood seasoning thread...
I got another grapple load of wood delivered a few weeks ago and during my free time I've been working like a mad man to get it bucked, split and stacked. Then about half way through one of my piles, I noticed a fine coating of ice on the end of one of my splits. It led me to start thinking about winter seasoning. How is it possible that firewood seasons when the split is frozen solid? I know most of you are experiencing much higher than normal temperatures where you are, but we are not. We still don't have much snow, but there have been several nights well below zero and day time temperatures rarely get above 20*.
So, what say you? Does firewood truly season in the winter? If so, how?
I got another grapple load of wood delivered a few weeks ago and during my free time I've been working like a mad man to get it bucked, split and stacked. Then about half way through one of my piles, I noticed a fine coating of ice on the end of one of my splits. It led me to start thinking about winter seasoning. How is it possible that firewood seasons when the split is frozen solid? I know most of you are experiencing much higher than normal temperatures where you are, but we are not. We still don't have much snow, but there have been several nights well below zero and day time temperatures rarely get above 20*.
So, what say you? Does firewood truly season in the winter? If so, how?