Havent gotten out much to do wood work, for some reason decided to do some today. 85% humidity at 9am and 80 degrees. Have been wanting to clear out under brush and smaller trees in my front woods for a while. So I am taking anything that isnt in the canopy of the big trees. Here is a before shot. After dropping a lot but not all And ended up with a little bit of wood. Quick question, the thickest diameter is like 6", most in the 4" or less size. How long for small log splits to dry? Gotta finish tomorrow with all the stuff closer to the road, but I just couldnt sweat anymore.
Just wait, the low humidity will hit you. Today here is so comfortable outside, but we had that 85% humidity the other day. If you can, split those small pieces at least once. They take a lot longer to dry if you don't do that. Or, you could peel/ cut some bark off and that helps let it dry much better.
It's wicked humid here too......since last Saturday we've cut and processed 11 trees, with two more to do tomorrow..that's on top of a full-time job where our shop has been up close to 100° all week long..... And it's horrendous work with the humidity, but you gotta make hay when the suns shining...lol As for splitting small rounds, I've always split everything that's bigger than 4-5" at least once. The only wood that hisses on me when I'm burning (and as you know I'm on the 5 year plan) is those little 2-3" rounds that aren't split. Which proves the theory that split wood seasons much faster than unsplit wood...
Nice work Bet you drank more water than the saw used in gas. You know it hot & humid when your beer sweats I've heard you can set a jug of ice near your tomato plants fop a day & they get well watered from the condensation ? 72° / 53% here
Looks good! I usually don't split anything smaller than about 3". The small stuff does take linger to dry out but if you split it all your left with is kindling.
Personally, I would not split any of those little logs unless you have to burn them maybe in late winter or early next spring. I will many times split the 6" diameter but smaller than that I won't. I figure it is just a waste of time and the wood will burn better, or hold fire longer if not split. This makes it nice for fitting in a tight fire load in mid-winter. As for drying time, I've not noticed any problems so long as the wood has been stacked a year when it is that small.
Looks like we are going to get some realy July dog days of summer. Putting the AC in. Hasn't been bad yet, but I don't like those hot sweaty nights that follow the hot hot days. My tomatoes seem to love it. They are really growing now. I'll have to make sure I keep them fertilized.
28% humidity and 70°f @ 10:00 AM48°f tonight. I do most of my wood cutting in late fall and winter, too many snakes this time of year.
Hate snakes, all except for the little garter snake that is living in my raised gardens. So far, no bug problems in them. My grandson picks up the snake on a regular basis. The snakes doesn't seem to mind it.
Good lord, that's acold front......I've got 80 degrees and 100% humidty when it's early in the morning. I pray for that kinda weather!!!!
I stacked most of the day today. It was 87 with what seemed like 100% humidity. It was nasty. Went through a lot beer.
Humidity is killer... feel like we're going to develop gills here soon! It's 85 right now @ 7:50 w/ 65% humidity. Tomorrows forecast, 91- hazy, hot, humid
