Stored firewood in garage 2 years....Still wet?

Looking back it is much less clear than I thought upon reading it. I think he is taking logs 10" across, cutting them 12' long and then splitting them in quarters.

 

I wanna' see that splitter.

 

I usually cut trees into like 10-12 inch logs and they vary from like 10-12 inches depending on how thick the tree is and then split them and get like 4 pieces of split wood. That's it, simple and easy, not sure why no one is understanding it lol. Most people around my way do the same thing with logs when splitting for firewood.

 

Those are pretty short splits.
What stove do you have?
So, if you have a 30" diameter log, you cut it into a bunch of 10-12" rounds, then split that into 4 splits? If so, those are huge splits, but short.

 

No. I stack my wood outside, uncovered, and it is mostly quite dry. I am burning Red Maple that has been outside, split and stacked, for almost two years. A few pieces are wetter than the others, and I think this is because they are in a spot where water leaks through the stack. Overall my gray firewood burns very well.

 

When we cut for my SisIL, the rounds are 10-12" too, and splits are similar to ww's.

 

I can't find your spy cam.....yet.
Yeah, no pics.......yikes. Teetering on the edge.

 

Wood type?
Some areas , red oak can take 3 + years to dry.

For "Optimum seasoning" :
Off the ground, single row, in a sunny - windy location, top covered

PA is a reasonably good climate , several here, are there & have dry wood

Wood type matters too.

 

Pics??

 

You better be suited when checking your stacks. Otherwise your be in your birthday suit, and slappers would be meaning something else.

 

I will post a pic within next couple of days when I make it over to my mothers house where the wood is

 

Just because I have not upset any one on this site in a while.
"5. To cover or not?
Some people like to cover the drying wood pile. I do not. I’m basically a lazy guy and putting old steel roofing, plastic sheets or tarps over the pile means that I would have to chase them when the wind blew them off.

The theory behind covering the wood is that it will dry faster because rain will not soak the pieces as they dry. My experience is that the wood is dry enough by the time I want to bring it to my wood shed. Of course I may have to delay my wood shed filling if my dry wood gets rained on. I may have to wait for a few days of sun after a rain to continue stocking my shed, but it’s a great excuse to put off a chore!

If it makes you feel better to cover your wood, do it. If not, just make sure you pile it in the shed after a few days of sun.

The most important rules for preparing good firewood are:

Cut, split and stack the wood in the early spring and let it stand in the sun and wind until it is seasoned. For many people seasoning will take about six months. for others, it will be a full year, depending on climate and wood species."

CW

 

Yea, like you I have a woodshed (wood port)
I don't top cover the first year, no way to (economically) hold temporary covers on in the high winter winds.

It goes to the "wood port" ( a top cover) for a couple years.

In the PNW, I'd probably top cover
If no shed, I'd top cover at some stage.

In Alaska, the Fairbanks university study shows,
off the ground, in an open area, top covered is the best .
Link:
Spring vs Fall cutting, moisture study, Fairbanks AK | Firewood Hoarders Club

 

Great, here we go with the slippers again... can't a guy get a break.