I cut a dead hemlock tree this summer and it was ready to burn immediately. Generally 6 months should be enough if it is split and top covered.
The tree had been cut some time ago and the leaves were pretty withered. Most on here are saying maple. I knew it was a wood I used to cut in...
Beech is what I was thinking.
Virginia/West Virginia state line
Hi All - I cut about half a truckload of this wood on the way home from work in the National Forest. I’ve cut it before but don’t know what it...
Brad most of mine are about your size - the biggest I think is maybe 10” diameter. I remember last time the mail just kind of sinking in and...
I just scored some black gum also. It was right by the road and I didn’t realize what it was at first. I have about a third of a cord of the...
Any soft wood should season pretty fast. Also ash walnut and cherry I’ve found dry pretty quick.
I clean out the ashes once a week, leaving an inch or so in the stove and any coals. Come spring I do a full stove cleaning but only when I’m...
Most of the wood I have access to is red oak. In my experience red splits a bit easier than white and I did not notice a difference in drying...
I third that! It is so much lighter than oak and splits easier. Dries much faster. Never burned much ash before last year but unfortunately...
No that is ash - I’d love for straight logs of ash to be dropped off at my place like that - splits great and dries quick!
Brad’s probably almost out of wood at this point in the burning season so I’d be shocked if he didn’t jump on this :rofl: :lol:
So I have thought about doing this. The thing that’s held me back is I don’t want it to turn cold earlier than normal and be moving a lot of wood...
Yes - lower btu wood, chunks, uglies, shorties, lumber scraps, during early fall and late spring. I like to have some pine on hand even in winter...
Don’t mind ladders, don’t mind chainsaws, but never going to use both at the same time.
Poke berries is what I learned as well. Also learned about the poisonous part but never boiled the leaves.
Welcome and burn all the pine you want if it’s dry
Last night was the coldest night so far in my part of Virginia. Was 35 when I got up with a very light frost on the windshield.
Keep hosing down something you want to dry - makes perfect sense :loco: :crazy:
