Great responses,thanks.I have a cord of fresh oak under rubber roofing since September.I'm hoping the heat generated by the rubber will have that Oak ready for next winter.Have to wait and see.I'm excited to know.
My experience with fresh cut oak is some of it will be fairly dry after a year, some of it not so much. The stuff higher up off the ground and exposed to the most wind/sun should be drier if anything, especially pieces without bark. It'll burn regardless, just likely have heavier creosote buildup. But if that's what you've got to burn, you've got to burn it. Plenty of people have gotten away with 1 year old oak and lived to tell about it
Eric the thing I'm counting on for the drying is the rubber.I notice when working on a rubber roof the rubber gets hot enough that it'll burn your skin and heat right through your jeans.Something tarps and plastic can't do.That heat is what I'm hoping to speed up the seasoning.I call rubber roofers and ask if I can take the rubber tear off.They say yes if I come to the job site before they finish.They won't leave the rubber there after the job is done.I've got all the rubber I need doing that and avoid the cost of paying for it.
