Is oak ever dry?

At my hunting camp and making a new indoor wood rack, so using up firewood in the old rack. Down near bottom, found stuff that I know has been in there 20 years as some of it is pieces of oak planks from a bridge I scrounged when they replaced the deck. Dead oak, stored in perfect conditions for 20 years and when I used some for the evening campfire, it was pushing moisture out the ends! I was pretty impressed....it did burn well though.

 

My red oak- standing dead, CSS’ed and top covered 7 years does that too. Burns great also.

 

Come on Dennis that would be alcohol abuse....

 

What he said.^^^

 

The Gamble Oak and Arizona White Oak we have here will do the same thing after years of being cut, split and stacked. Yes, this is normal.

 

I can't believe that!




But here's the proof.

 

And, no, it wasn't beer.

 

And i have no idea who took the picture.

 

I thought that Oak had an odd odor to it when it sizzled. Now I know what you were doing behind the woodpile Tim.

 

Pizz Oak?

 

You oak burners better get on the 33 year plan.

 

Working on it, I’m 1/5 of the way there.

 

White oak , due to cell structure,are very reluctant to give up moisture content.

 

I'm on the 4 year plan since i burn 90% oak.

 

I've saved it on my pc, both laptops, and my fone.