For me in coastal CT, my completely dry reading is 17%. I’ve seen 16 but that is rare. I’ve heard it’s difficult to get wood below about 12. Make...
Good work. When we think of firewood we like to think of big splits of stuff like oak. But having a good supply of kindling gets the whole show...
That dew point 78 tells the story. It’d be less humid leaning over a big pot of soup on the stove.
Yup.
Unfortunately, long waits for power to return after a storm have become standard in CT. Given the way the storm fizzled out, I’m guessing the...
Not bad at all here and it’s slowing down. Going to bring the dogs out for a hike in a bit. I’ll take it!
Yes, that was my concern. I have a couple dozen 8 foot length of them. Felt it was better to take them down when weather was calm rather than...
[ATTACH] With the prediction of hurricane hitting CT today, I removed all the tin roofing on that top covers the wood. Storm has since been...
Just recently made a picnic table. I looked at some of my scraps and thought “doorstops?”.
How about now?
Based on the bark, I’m thinking beech with the bark disease. The wood doesn’t look very beech like though.
Big splits! You got time for them to dry goodthough.
Very nice! When you get it- work slow. I’ve gotten very excited over big scores like that and then totally overdo it, laying myself up....
I see 1.29 cords in that stack. Rough guess.
Elm?
The sassafras I’ve cut has been very light even when green
Not sure what causes this but I’ve seen it on other black birches, just not as widespread as what you saw. Too bad bc I think they are a terrific...
Yup, I once cut a dead oak left by power company. On the spot split at 20%mc.
Good point. It’s on the property of a management area, so they may be receptive to preservation of that sort. I will look into who I can contact...
Good call. I may try to get a measurement (even a rough one) and contact those folks. I’ve browsed that site often, very cool resource.
