I know the goal is 2 seasons ahead but the transition year starting from scratch is a bit rough. Burning mostly white and some red oak. Also have mulberry and silver maple and a little bit of pine and hedge mixed in. I split everything alot smaller than I have in the past and I'm not seeing moisture steaming off the wood. So while not ideal, splitting small worked well enough. All wood is stacked on a concrete driveway or in wood racks. Nothing touches the ground and we had a really dry summer here. Almost too dry but helped keep wood dry. I'll have around 3 cords remaining after season and that will be stacked as a pile to burn first and after another year I will have all I burn in a season 2 years ahead.
Gotta start somewhere. You did everything right to expedite the drying process. Burning dryer wood is better than green or wet wood. Be sure to check the chimney from time to time.
Just keep at it and realize it does not all have to be done at once. Even if it takes 5-6 years or even more it is worth it in the end.
Get going on hoarding some pine. It drys alot faster than the hardwoods. Great for starting fires. Then throw the hardwoods on for the good burn time.
Heck , in my area 95% of people have no clue what seasoned wood is. they panic in Noveand you see them going down the road in their truck and back with a bed full. that’s why they think pine is bad firewood because the thought of burning it 12 months later is non existent
