All the resources available right in front of him and this is the route he takes. You can get a good picture from there when there is a blowtorch flame coming out of the chimney when it is on fire. This is exactly why burning wood often gets a bad rap. There is a house just around the corner that looks like that as well. People just don't get it.
He is burning oak that was felled October last year. It was split and tossed into a mound. The splits are oversized. It was in direct contact with the ground too. Sad thing is i gave him a couple wheelbarrows full of dry nuggets and they are still sitting in the alcove unused. He'll complain that they are too dry!
Not sure who is actually doing the burning ; "pop's" or the kid , however..... .....this is a perfect example of the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
FWIW I googled the moisture content of green wood. Found this. Thought it was interesting. https://www.researchgate.net/figure...ntent-of-green-wood-by-species_tbl2_273459077
Interesting chart. Never heard of some of those species. I noticed BL was not on there. I also noticed how low white ash is. Ive heard of folks burning it fresh cut.
The old man. Think the sons would bother loading the fire let alone bring wood in? Brett complains about it being too hot with the fire. You should see how he has it rigged up too burn. Scary dangerous. The apples landed on their head when they fell off the tree.
im really not the right person to ask LOL. Goes by weight of water compared to weight of wood. I think, but will stand corrected, if half of the weight in a piece of wood is water that would make 100%. Ehh, maybe.
A fresh green split is pretty heavy after it's been seasoned it's still pretty heavy if it's Oak or Maple.I don't think in those cases water is half the weight of the split.
Ok, the chart doesn’t suggest those species are. Silver maple comes in the highest at 97. Oaks hover around 80. I would imagine time of year would play a large role. I’d bet the red oak I’m processing now is tho. Logs sitting on the ground for four years. Water pours out when running through the box wedge. Maybe I’ll weigh a sliver then dry it out on the stove. I only have light but accurate scales for gunpowder. Not sure how accurate that test may be with a sliver.
When I was a kid we stacked it in the basement right off the splitter. Oak and hedge apple is all we burned. The hedge burned so hot we would throw the oak on it to slow it down. Still burned hot. I never saw creosote at all. I reckon it was because dad ran it so hot.
