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What kind of wood are you burning and what is your moister reading

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  1. KaptJaq

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    For shoulder season I have been burning a mix of silver maple (<20%) and slightly punkie white oak (?%) . The dry silver maple keeps the stove hot enough that the secondaries engage, the glass stays clear, and there is no smoke.

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    KaptJaq, Nov 10, 2014
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  2. BrowningBAR

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    Pine. No moisture meter. It's 2-3 years old.
     
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    They're both COLD !!

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    ( the two seas )
     
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  4. Backwoods Savage

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    Ash and soft maple. No idea on moisture except to say it is ideal.
     
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  5. Locust Post

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    White oak 40%....it burns real nice though I soak it in kerosene for 2 days before putting it in the stove.
     
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    Poof!
     
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  7. GRIZ

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    Yellow berch ?
     
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  8. GRIZ

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    Are you serious? Not taking nothing away from it
     
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  9. tfdchief

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    White oak, red Oak, Hickory, sorry I don't have any shoulder season wood, about 14%
     
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    cherry, maple, pine, sycamore for shoulder season

    Changing to mostly red oak later this week.

    No idea moisture content. All wood has been c/s/s for two years.
     
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  11. tfdchief

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    You're a hoot lol.
     
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    Do you think the kerosene is adding to the moisture content?
     
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    No doubt. If he would stop soaking it in kerosene it would probably only be about 20%
     
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  14. GRIZ

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    I cant wait to see the difference in the same wood white oak out side vs beside the stove and different other stacks and ages. Thanks
     
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    Why yes, I sure am serious I used to use charcoal lighter but kerosene is less expensive and it's easier on the cat stove.
     
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    Pallet wood and pine branches, around 14-15%.
     
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    Silver maple, elm, a little mulberry, locust and who knows:) 18 months stacked so should be gooder to go, at least the stove seems to like it (600-650*).
     
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    Pine slab, 2 mice and a half-eaten bird. Not kidding.
     
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    Mostly red oak at 15%-19% with some Manitoba maple from a downfall in the yard. Some willow too.
     
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    I dont' have autocorrect and make typos still :rofl: :lol:
     
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