Thanks, around 4 cords on average. This year I have ~2 face cords of lower btu wood ready to go before I get into my oak stash.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Did some more cutting today (red oak blow down from 2 years ago) and...
No, actually we are pretty much flat (northern Illinois) and live in a 1 acre clearing in the middle of ~150 acres of woodland, so we are usually...
Had some pretty strong winds come through 5-6 weeks ago and finally got around to cleaning up downed limbs. All red oak, ended up with over a...
Not without pulling it all apart, I will check some as I get to the middle later in the burning season.
No silver maple in the kiln for comparison, the cottonwood was used for that purpose.
Update! I pulled out and split 20-30 pieces of honey locust/red oak and took moisture content readings (fresh split face, pins parallel to the...
Update: I cut back 6 smaller sized trees directly west of the kiln a couple weeks ago. Got ~ 1/2 cord of cottonwood, silver maple, and a tiny...
I haven’t done many checks at night, but from what I have seen, the temperature in the kiln will reach ambient by the morning.
Just a quick update, we are having unseasonably hot temps here (almost a 100 degrees with full sun). Temps in the kiln peak (noon to 1300) at...
Your hoop house looks nice. My wife keeps hinting she would like a greenhouse now that I completed the kiln. I am trying to talk her into just...
I agree, fascia definitely would have been preferable. Ideally, I would have used some sort of hard plastic panels for the roof and sealed the...
Consensus says ash, thanks everyone! What is strange is I have seen those sorts of trails on wood that is definitely not ash as well. As a...
A couple of months ago I cut up the trunk from a tree which had fallen at a buddy’s place. He said it had been standing dead for a decade or so....
Update, the shed is full - I will have to rethink the stacking situation next year. I didn’t leave enough space at the front of the kiln to...
:eek::eek: If I had the time to get three years ahead on wood (my red oak requires that in my location), I would. Much simpler and wouldn’t...
I didn’t space out or count the number of weep holes in the floor. They were made with the tip of a 16d nail so quite small in diameter. My kiln...
What you are describing would be my ultimate drool design. I would go with some sort of large Quonset but with greenhouse fabric that had a roll...
I plan on revamping this kiln with windows in a few years (once the plastic breaks down). I am constantly cruising Facebook/Craigslist for some.
Thank you for the encouraging words! I agree with you about Uncle Augie’s thread. I thought his was approach was well thought out and he showed...
