mainewoods
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I stack the oak separate for longer drying time. All the other hardwood is mixed and stacked.
It's kinda separated roughly by burn characteristics, but also there are layers in the stacks due to when I bought it down. Because I prefer to mix species when I load the stove - like for example white oak with ash or something else to keep it burning hot - it's nice to have a place to grab the proper stuff from. But it's not like I have trouble telling what it is if I get to a different layer or have a split out of place. I'm not the most organized person around - people who know me would be chuckling at that for sure.
I do have an issue with stacking different length splits though. I like to load wood in the stove end-on at the bottom and cross-wise above it. I find this works best in my stove, but it means I need a slightly shorter split for the cross-wise row. But when I stack I like to put the biggest and straightest splits on the bottom for stability, where I'd really rather have a mix of lengths all through the stack.
That sounds like a description of all my ex girlfriends.That's why I do the three rows wide stack. Outside rows are more uniform, inside row is shorts, longs, doglegs, crotches, over nighters, etc. Just chucked in there mostly loose and airy.
That sounds like a description of all my ex girlfriends.
I stack the oak separate for longer drying time. All the other hardwood is mixed and stacked.
LOLNothing wrong with a man playing with his wood!
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