greendohn
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Watched a pretty good vid on a guy using clear plastic and palettes as a solar kiln, cheap and appeared to be pretty effective.
standing dead
Huh? So was it standing or on the ground?on the ground
Yup, standing dead, almost any species can be ready to go in the stove if it has been that way long, especially the limb wood or maybe even the top half of the treeDead Ash branch wood, any other dead species branch wood and silver maple trees are what your looking for IMO
The BTU content of wood is set by its density. Given this there is no way crappy wood like aspen and poplar burn hot.
BTU equals British thermal Unit...they are the same thing.BTU and heat aren't the same thing.
I said it burns hot and quick, and that is correct info.
I disagree with "crappy". Poplar and aspen are used in lots of things. Lumber. OSB, paper, firewood, etc.
Huh? So was it standing or on the ground?
My experience with Ash is that laying on the ground it starts to soak up water and punk up in a year or two, especially if the bark is still on.
Huh? So was it standing or on the ground?
My experience with Ash is that laying on the ground it starts to soak up water and punk up in a year or two, especially if the bark is still on.
Yup, standing dead, almost any species can be ready to go in the stove if it has been that way long, especially the limb wood or maybe even the top half of the tree
Watched a pretty good vid on a guy using clear plastic and palettes as a solar kiln, cheap and appeared to be pretty effective.
Well, I don't have a link that can be posted here but if you google "hillbilly solar kiln" you will find the discussion, pics, and some resultsLink ?
Link ?
Well, I don't have a link that can be posted here but if you google "hillbilly solar kiln" you will find the discussion, pics, and some results
firewood hoarders club website, as mentioned "Hillbilly,," there may be others.
It is extra hassle but not that bad, it is just good to know that option is out there if you are a new burner with a freshly cut wood supply or have some other circumstance that puts you into a time jamb"Solar Kiln Firewood Drying" is the thread I was thinking about. The guy makes a compelling argument for faster moisture loss in c/s/s firewood but involves some kind of hassle.
I'll stick with my "convertible woodshed" it has served me well for several years.
Ha! You didn't think that such a topic wasn't gonna get beat to death didja?!Well , that was 20 some odd pages of reading
Much, much faster. Red Oak rounds unsplit essentially never dry.Split dries faster, but not much faster.
Split dries a lot faster - some species will actually rot before they dry if they're not split.
and white Oak is even worse IMOMuch, much faster. Red Oak rounds unsplit essentially never dry.
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