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Firewood too old ? (Stale)

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by bogydave, Dec 9, 2014.

  1. Jack Straw

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    I think his neighbor may be the big winner
     
  2. bogydave

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    Reminds me of the older Native's way of firewood gathering

    They go out every day & get enough firewood to make it thru the night,
    when asked why they don't gather enough, for a week ?
    'Answer
    "May not be here next week"
     
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  3. oldspark

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    Is it a dead one?
     
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  4. bogydave

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    Some one beating a dead horse again ? :)
     
  5. Locust Post

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    A horse is a horse, of course, of course........especially when pulling a cart full of dry wood, top covered, stale dry wood that is. Just be careful it don't catch an "old spark" or it'll be pulling a cart full of "fire wood".
     
  6. oldspark

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    If firewood is not "seasoned" correctly (I assume salt) it will go stale.
     
  7. bogydave

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    But taste first
    over salting it is bad :)
     
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    And don't forget the pepper :D
     
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    Love to have what your work got you...I not quite that ambitious for firewood.
     
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    Have you seen the 40 plus cord monolith scotty built as tribute to the god of fire and god of heat? Nicer than any palace....
     
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    Lol...join the club. I need space.for 15 first o_O
     
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    Tree services won't sell anything split after September as seasoned I found out unless going in a woodburner. Won't burn in a fireplace, but will cause a chimney fire in a stove
     
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    I was burning some noodled chunks yesterday that had some type of mushroom type plant growing on it...heaped into the pile. Wanted to burn it before the punk sets in. Before I got my truck and couldn't get to the splitter, saws cut the wood to size. Once the heap is gone...won't be seasoning this way although it still burns nice
     
  15. Ralphie Boy

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    I'm, gonna burn my "old wood" cause I don't care, cause it still better den paying da heatin' bill, cause I gotts it, cause I's werked hard fur it, cause I's goin' ta rot faster den it is. And dat's bout it.:p
     
  16. oldspark

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    Yep closed for me too, my single rows with no top cover works great (35+ years)!
     
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    Nice...

    Got any 35 year seasoned wood?
     
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    I have an answer for that but in bad taste.
     
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    White oak may be down to under 20% after 35 years. :picard:
     
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