Yep. Split it, stacked it, and didn't have anything to cover it with, so I let it ride. By November/December I brought some in the house to warm up. Then split about a dozen pieces and check the inside with my pin meter (I have a pinless as well, use that one more often when woodworking) and the highest reading I got was a couple were at 18%. But most were 12-15. Now one thing I'm sure helped was I originally split them a little smaller that I see a lot of you guys do. I had never used the insert at the time of splitting so I wasn't sure what size I wanted them so I errored on the small side. Now that I know what I want I am splitting them a little bigger...but still smaller than a lot do.
Well, a couple steps closer today. All the trusses are in, all the braces are in, and started cutting tails. I couldn't resist. I got tails cut part way and had to start putting roofing on. That way I could start putting wood in it. I NEEDED to start putting wood in it. I just couldn't resist any longer. I ran the fascia up high to cover the end of the steel roofing. My thinking there was to try and keep as much wind as possible from getting under the roof and wanting to rip it off in a storm. I only did this on the front. Not too worried about it coming from the other side. I also had an idea that there could be times when I want to split the 8' bays smaller to separate between different species or, more likely, different aged wood. I built this divider that slides in easy and can be removed and used in any of the bays. This worked perfectly in this situation. I had some maple I split last summer and I wanted to keep is separate from what I'm splitting this spring. The Maple fit perfectly in half the full bay. I think I may build another one just to have.
Taking shape nicely. I didn't finish mine and started stacking wood in it. Even this years additions (which I need to finish) I did the same.
Looking good! I understand the need to try it out as soon as possible. You've invested a lot of work there. I like the divider idea.
