Thanks everyone! It will all burn eventually. Since it sounds like it rots semi quick when not split I’ll take care of all this first. I did throw...
I’ve been spending some time thinking and digging into stoves. Haven’t made any decisions yet but still thinking one in the basement and one on...
Here are a few more pics. I think I have a couple different trees. Some stunk, some didn’t. It all split about the same so probably closely related.
9/68, oak with some cedar and pine trim kindling. I have to bring a tote of wood up today for us and a tote for the neighbor. Started with 19...
Haven’t had a chance to get better pictures yet. Got slammed with snow, cold, work, family emergency. Just from the species mentioned here I think...
Good idea!
We will look into a whole house humidifier as well. Seems no amount of pots on a stove really help. Used to have a fish tank, that definitely helped.
5/68, oak chunks and uglies for the morning fire. Ready for a slight warm up to get back to splitting!
13/68 lighting up with some oak.
15/68. Oak burning. I was out of town for work for a couple days so the furnace and the gas bill both got a workout. Glad to be home!
I don’t remember an off putting smell. Probably some sort of poplar. Still burns. It is kind of odd to split. Can’t split it from the middle but...