Yep, I know all that but this thread began less about getting truly seasoned wood and more about delivering better wood than what people are buying around here, with less effort. I said, "Buyers would be told how/when it was processed. It would still be better than what buyers are getting around here." As for truly seasoned wood, if wood (oak or other multi-year wood) could be stored in a pile (not stacked) for multiple years and achieve "seasoned" quality, that's worth knowing, too. Just throw it into a pile and forget for three or four years; if that works, I'm in. I have even started other threads about seasoning. One was a pic of a truly huge metal shed and it was filled with a giant mound of wood. I have no idea how much wood it holds but it has to be hundreds of cords. Granted, it is covered, but it is not stacked, and that seller is selling wood commercially and I'd bet it is not stored long-term.
Ah, the voice of experience. That makes sense. Also, about the leaves. Why do you think running north-south is better? In winter, the summer sun is in the southern sky, and if windrows were east-west, the southern side would get the fullest sun. Or... hmmm... if the windrow is north-south, I guess both sides would get some sun, even though it's on a winter slant, during the day as the sun moves east to west.
I believe north-south is better because as you said, both sides get sunlight. What I have experienced in the past with east-west running windrows was the north side of the pile didn't get much or any sunlight and was constantly wet.
Definitely seeing the point of view from a seller that you’d just want to have a pile of such wood that is set for just selling and you let the customer figure it out. However if you put more time into it, stacking it, the price of that Dry commodity surely goes up. Only saying but I figure cut and dried, get it off the ground if you wanna pile it. There is someone here who posted about piles at his house and made experimental videos on it showing moisture contents in random parts of the pile. Credibility:unknown, you make your own. Idea behind this is for customers is to be upfront about it so they know. Not everyone knows about how to check for dry wood but with whatever you are going by wind and sun soaked hours, that wood will be fine.
Trying to educate the average wood customer on how much wood is in a cord, how cherry doesn’t have the same heat output as oak, how pine won’t burn their house down if it’s seasoned, and etc, is about all I can handle. Trying to get into the conversation of they will get more heat out of drier wood so they should pay more is not something I feel like dealing with. Also, how much of a difference would that make to people with fireplaces? They know most of the heat is going up the chimney, they just like to watch the flames.
I’m in the same spot. I just know how much wood goes up in one of those fireplaces, it’s a chitload of wood so to speak. I’m not gonna educate anyone unless they ASK. Your chimney, your problem. Other than that, I’ll Not sell unless the supply is plentiful and easy to process. Here the prices can be quite volatile towards fall.... Next house. (I’m not currently burning in a wood stove at this time but I desire it above all. )Push has come to shove but I’ve done the best I can with getting the wood on stacks.
