Thor my wife used to be that way. Several years ago we tried the Super Cedars and now she can start a fire too. The Super Cedars really take the puzzle out of lighting a fire, even if the wood is "less" than perfect.
My wife likes this a lot sir. She will be helping me setup a PayPal account. So we can order some with some swag as well. Is this possible. I just split this a couple of days ago. You were absolutely right about burning it this fall. Thank you again for your help. Working on the roof sheeting, I'll be back.
Now hold up Thor - Did you split that a few days ago, AND then you tested it today, or did you split it a few days ago and then RESPLIT it right before you tested it? That's the trick with a MM....fresh split face gives most accurate results. Days old splits will give up some subsurface moisture and could give a false indication.
That is not cheating, just working smart. I do that all the time. Makes the crotch easier to split with my Speeco.
Thor I know you did not cut this wood as you know better but some folks don't. I've taken the privledge to draw a red line where I'd have cut those logs when limbing and bucking them. It surely saves a lot of work, the log splits better and the stacking is much, much easier. Besides, that is then one less ugly you have to mess with. I just posted this for others to see as we've posted about this in the past and I intended to take some pictures last winter but neglected to do so. Why? I just remembered it when looking at these pictures, so thanks for jogging my memory.