I'm sticking to what I said, I have an article on my old computer stating the same thing more or less but it explained that the bound water will in time dry out, dont think he is talking about punky wood as we all know that wood does not get punky unless not taken care off.
Do you know how many people still burn wet wood, talked about here all the time so whats wrong with stating in the article.
Now I remember why I stay out of these types of threads. Reminds me of when Battenkiller reported his findings over on Hearth and then many people told him he was full of crap.
I dont think we probably notice it so much but I have cut Mulberry that was as light as Silver Maple when dry.
+1 Multiple wood types, all with multiple growing conditions varying weather & environments, varying temperatures & humidities split size, cut green , cut dead standing, cut downed trees. Cut in winter, spring, summer or fall How can the words always & never can be applied to firewood ? Is wood with 0% moisture better/worse than wood with 12% ? Some moisture a good thing ?
I just know if I could cut all black locust there wouldn't be any debate or discussion about deteriorate, btu loss, stale or any other of this bally-hooing.......
I just heard on the radio that we should stop all this wood burning because it was fine for when we lived in caves but there's just to many issues with all this smoke.......
LOL All those folks who preach that don't even burn candles for light & they eat leaves & sleep in trees. or maybe they took a hypocritic oath & are exempt for hypocrisy .
I don't see any argument or issues in this thread, just good conversation No need to stay out of anything
Any wood that is in a perpetually moist state will naturally breakdown from the microbes that eat it. All wood will return to the earth as compost, then carbon. Look at what sits in the woods for many years. Bone dry wood can last indefinitely. In my part of the state, it is humid or moist most of the year. I think they call our climate "Continental Humid." Mid-Atlantic states have this kind of climate. Very hard to dry out wood throughly. I've purchased 1 year+ seasoned wood that was still way above 20% moisture. Top cover and keep the wood off the ground, and it should last a number of years beyond 5. Stacking wood too tightly will lead to moisture being trapped, thus the process of breaking down the wood is inevitable, and probably within 5 years it will be Punky. Good air circulation is very important. This is one of those debates that I think the results really depend upon where you live and how you stack and cover your firewood. Know what you are dealing with, then plan ahead.
Not sure why I think about this stuff, doubt I ever get 5 - 10 years ahead & have to worry about it. But , if I do. When I get 10 years ahead, I'll do a test of 5 thru 10 year wood. Might be a few years though, took 6 years to get 3 years ahead wood.