LOL, off the rails as one thing led to another and BWS said we should start a new thread, oh never mind.
Maybe we should start a new thread as BWS thinks we are dumping on his 3 year plan when all we are doing is talking about how long it takes wood to dry. Being farther ahead on your wood supply then just the season coming up makes sense in anybody's book.
Having met BWS, I don't believe he at all thinks we are dumping on his plan. "Being farther ahead on your...supply" is where I am at and it feels good. No matter how you count the years.
Holy crap, all I was trying to do was give some information on drying wood, not peeing on any ones parade.
White oak CSS’d here in the Blue Ridge actually does take at least three years to get below 20% MC.... not about to burn 2 YO 30% MC Oak in my stove and junk up the chimney with creosote- I know it will, because I’ve seen the results, 2 years in on WO....
There is some cross talk here as the posts have got mixed up and no way can I explain it now. Here where I live (NW Iowa) the best wood I can get on a regular basis is Bur Oak and it does not take 3 years to dry below 20%
oldspark I wish we were all blessed with the drying conditions that you have at your place. I believe you have said in the ;past that there is usually a sustained wind and plenty of sun? Perfect, no? But what ever it is, sure is working!!!
No offense intended but perhaps it is time you just move on to a different thread. You always seem to want to make your point and you've done that. Okay. End.
Wow, I would say you like to make your point also. People have mistaken the 3 year plan (as you have even stated in the past) so just trying to clear that up. Merry Christmas, have a good one, over and out.
You can burn silver maple, box elder and ash after less than 1 year of seasoning................and have really good results. If you burn silver maple, box elder and ash that's been seasoned longer than 1 year....................the differences are quite pronounced!!! Spend the time to get ahead.................
Sorry but when my wood gets to 15% thats as good as it gets no matter the age. I have burnt one year Ash, two Ash, 3 year Ash and cant tell any difference what so ever. Just so there is no confusion I DO have 3 or more years worth of wood.
Here in the Allegheny mountains, it takes three years (or more) to dry oak. I live in a hollow in a valley. The wind doesn't blow here...and the clay and topsoil hold a lot of moisture. Even in the summer my stacks (90%oak) are shaded by 6-7pm. I've decided the 4 year plan makes the best sense. Fortunately I love cutting wood... Don't worry, Roger. As long as your stacks are still growing, you're on the right track
That's really all it means. It's all about having dry wood to burn in your stove. If you want to get technical, then you'd better know the moisture of each tree in your stash. All wood, except maybe oak will be dry in 3 years time. But yes, oldspark is 100% correct about wood getting to the point where it's shed any free moisture, and just has the moisture in the cells, and that is influenced by the humidity outside. Some kinds of trees are quick drying, and some take 2-3 years after getting split. Some are dry already if dead standing, or dead and toppled.