Hi Patricia , welcome to the club from your neighbor to the south! There's not too much I can add beyond what others have already said here. Good luck on getting your 50 cords cut, doing it in one year doesn't leave much time to sleep. I'm looking forward to the pics!
Welcome aboard. Yup, pics. Yup, wood close to stove. Yup, fan onto wood. Yup, split into smaller pieces.
Welcome Patricia - This board is a wealth of knowledge, dispensed in a friendly way. You live in a beautiful part of the world! If you have the ability you might see about getting a truckload of hardwood logs delivered to your place. This would give you a jump on processing wood for use in the future. In my opinion this is a task best done in the cold, when you are not battling mosquitoes & black flies. Best of luck this winter!
Welcome to the site Your doing what my niece has been bring some in at a time and drying it enough to burn We also cut a lot for family and neighbor's When they get low on wood i drop standing dead ash And we mix it with a little damp or unseasoned wood. Everyone runs out when it's as cold as it's going to be here lol
Hi Patricia I am new as well I lived in Muskoka for about 5 yrs and did some work in NB . As aforementioned check your chimney and pipes , dead trees are always good . Burn the tops first as they will be drier . I know there is a lot of great btu wood up there Good luck eh
Karvinkanuck , welcome to you sir-glad you found us-the same mantra above applies to you-pics, dogs and beer-eager to see your set up and spend your money on accoutrements to further your addiction, er, uh, I meant hoard-Grab a log, warm by the fire and join a family of support anyone can appreciate—-Nice to meet you
Do you have any means to get to the bush this time of year? Snowmobile you could tow a small sled with to put a bit of dry stuff in to bring to ther house. Maybe a small tractor with a snow blower or blade to make a path to the bush. For that matter do you even own a chain saw at this point? Al
I haven't said it, but thanks for all the advice and thanks for welcoming me to your group! It's been very helpful so far. But, alias I have another question. We want to head out into the knee high snow covered bush and cut down , (what a few of you have mentioned,) standing trees that are drier. We do not have a moisture tester, so my question is how do we tell what is the best way to tell if it's drier?
Morning. Check the tree for peeling bark on the trunk and branches. There will be no mistaking it when compared to a healthy living tree.
Welcome aboard Patricia! Sounds like your wood is pretty well seasoned and just snow/ice covered on the outside as it seams to be burning well once you get the snow off it. If you have no room indoors or a shed or garage, consider re-splitting to help knocking the snow/ice off and re-stacking with a top cover to avoid more snow build up. The re-splitting will help with drying it more too. If it's internally damp wood and it's all you have, contact a truss company (Kent Trusses in Sundridge?) and see if they have lumber trimmings available to supplement your wood and keep it hot enough to steam off some moisture and keep it going. Most truss shops have trimmings available for free.
