A neighbor practically gave me a face cord of "crust" (the leftovers from his wood mill). The stuff is WET, i mean, so wet it froze to the bottom of my trailer... It's -6F with the windchill, seems like the moisture inside just freezes and i don't see how in hell this stuff would dry in those conditions. Educate me!
Oh yeah. But what’s gonna help you a lot better is keeping it in the wind and covered. I bet with that stuff, you’re going to be able to split it if you want to more easily in that weather. Hopefully it doesn’t create problems for you and your trailer though.... I don’t think a tarp works unless your trailer is absolutely dry dry dry.
Yes, but it can be a slower process than other times of the year. The same way ice cubes disappear in your freezer. if you've ever made them the old way - with trays . Frost-free cycling can affect ice cubes too but sublimation is considered the biggest effect. Also, Winter air is, in most places, quite a bit drier than other seasons. Including inside your house.
That’s the best you can do, once it warms up a bit it’ll speed it up. If you get a warm day, open up the barn a little. Don’t let it get all moldy being wet. Can you get a picture of this stuff? I have a partial to mill cut wood and their end cuts. It’s the raw parts that I used to really like finding and cutting them to lengths.
Yes, but not nearly as much as in the warmer months. Under some sort of cover and in a windy place is your best outdoor solution at this point.
I always wondered how laundry can dry in the winter months...but it does. Wood will too but compared to how it dries in summer, it is very little. So yes, it can dry in the winter.
When I used to go winter camping, we would just leave wet outer garments (mitten shells, gaiters, etc) out overnight. They would be dry in the morning, even though the temperature had never gotten above 20 deg. F. Moisture deep inside wood will move slowly as the surface dries, but it will move. Sublimation.
Yes. It can dry in the winter. Put a cup of water outside in the cold. After several days it will evaporate. Slower than summertime though. Wood can dry in winter also, just slower.
it will dry, but a lot slower. The cold dry weather does a number on my hands...splits and cracks so it will dry the wood as well. Was the wood already seasoned or recently cut prior to being milled? Maybe it can be left next to your woodstove?
Yeah, it does dry, just not as well as it does in warmer months. I've found that spacing the wood so that the wind can get between rows really helps in winter. Well, at least until the snow fills the space in.
I wonder if a solid freeze of the wood actually helps it dry in the long run by causing the cell walls of the wood to break thereby allowing the water that is trapped in them out easier.
If thats true im gonna put some fresh oak splits in my freezer downstairs. Ms. buZZsaw isnt gonna like this! Gonna be tough to explain! Bad enough ive got wood all over the place outside and now this!
