On of the many reasons I love ya, Chuck! Miss ya buddy! Wifey and I are gonna come down to see yinz some nite....
Well not to start trouble but I’d agree with showrguy. Would be much better if you explained to never check the ends, always a fresh split. People may get the impression they can skip that step and get readings close to yours. First year I had a meter I tested the ends on some red oak and got 8% on the sunny side. Woo Hoo,,,,,then, perusing this site I learned the inside split requirement. 35% inside, bummer. It can make a huge difference. On a similar note I learned something else yesterday about firewood in Ct. We actually do have regulations on “seasoning”. Folks here are t going to like it Basically it just says cut for six months constitutes seasoned wood. Doesn’t mention split or stacked, none of that. So I guess logs left laying in a puddle for six months is legal in Ct. This is what happens when suits and ties make laws about things they know nothing about. Nice video tho. Sec. 43-27. Fuel wood: Definitions. Measurers of wood. Sale of fuel wood by cord, volume or weight. Regulations. (a) As used in this section, “fuel wood” means any kindling, logs, boards, timbers, chips or other wood, split or not split, natural or processed, which is advertised, offered for sale or sold as fuel; “commercial dealer” means any person who sells more than twenty-five cords or sixty-five tons of fuel wood in any one year; “seasoned wood” means any fuel wood which is cut and air dried for at least six months or if sold by weight which is cut and air dried under cover for at least six months.
Not to be a dik either … but did you watch the whole video? After he tested the ends which I think he did out of convenience to show how a moisture meter works first he then when on to discuss that to properly test you need to split the the wood and test the center of a fresh split. Go back and watch the whole thing. It’s there.
