I think my seasoned wood got wetter, even in the wood shed. It has rained and rained and rained......Lanny
everything this year i split and stacked has been dead fall on the ground for 5+ years. if it made chips when sawing, i stacked it.
some of it was more water then wood! (pine, popular, basswood ,etc)
it dried out very well, quite impressed. stackd my rows so the wind hits it dead on (east/northeast wind 80% of the time) and tarped it
i ususally ended up drinking more then a few after splitting for 8 hrs.... not the best looking rows, especially when i stack mine ~7' high.
I stack mine to catch the afternoon sun and the prevailing W/NW wind...it can't not help. This winter's cutting is gonna be out in the open where the sun will hit it from 9AM-dark, we will see if it makes a difference
I love cuttin and splittin, I just don't have the patience to watch it season.
Edit: T&E: I could stack higher if the rules didn't say the bar is open as soon as the splitter is off...My stacks are 5' high, any higher is very risky to tip over.
The worst year up in Maine. Rained steady May, June and July.
Mid August and September were great drying months though...
OK, need for some har, har now----better seasoning 18" long "logs" cut side up or lying on their side? I don't burn wood and have a few trees down in an area where I can't get them out without splitting. Gotta be on their side...:newbie:
Karl
The worst year up in Maine. Rained steady May, June and July.
Mid August and September were great drying months though...
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