Woodpile Cleanup

[Buck154]

Good pile there

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

You all heat with wood that doesn't have a roof/tarp over top to keep dry? I know Jack does...

He gave me wood to try my new insert last season and it was 5 years old, but not covered.. smoked alot and wouldn't get real hot..

 

Curious if everyone just burns it uncovered and somewhat wet like that

 

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[Woodsman416]

You all heat with wood that doesn't have a roof/tarp over top to keep dry? I know Jack does...

He gave me wood to try my new insert last season and it was 5 years old, but not covered.. smoked alot and wouldn't get real hot..

 

Curious if everyone just burns it uncovered and somewhat wet like that

 

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I top cover my wood about a month or two before I burn it. It's just to keep the outside dry. Unless it's punky, wood looses moisture through the ends. I age my wood for various amounts of time depending on type. Ash 18 months, maple 24 months, cherry 24 months, hickory 24 months, oak 24 to 36 months. I keep records of when the wood is stacked and burn in order of dryness. Before I start burning a stack, I freshly split a piece and check it with a moisture meter. Below 20% is good. I'm usually 15 to 18%.

[Woodsman416]

Hot enough?

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Edited September 5, 2017 by Woodsman416

[Rusty]

I don't usually cover my wood.  Sometimes if there is prolonged snow forecasted I'll top cover it.  I always have a week's worth of wood up on the porch out of the rain and snow.  

[Gunsmoke]

Any more pictures of stacked wood?  lol.  Nice job stacking all that wood.

[Rusty]

Any more pictures of stacked wood?  lol.  Nice job stacking all that wood.

 

Maybe.  

 

https://www.njwoodsandwater.com/topic/13410-i-dont-have-a-problem/

[Sticks n' Stones2]

Here's an exotic way of stacking wood, I think it's a Scandinavian style of stackin'- I used to be meticulous about stacking my wood, but I since I have wood from various species and from green to punky bark, I just have lots of separate small stacks most of the new stuff is either bowsaw and single/double bit axe, or just any of the axe from felling to bucking to splitting.

[Haskell_Hunter]

This thread reminds me that I need to get Rusty some more homebrew in exchange for firewood.  It also reminds me that I need to make some more beer this fall before I run out.

[Rusty]

This thread reminds me that I need to get Rusty some more homebrew in exchange for firewood.  It also reminds me that I need to make some more beer this fall before I run out.

 

Jay's got a bunch of trees laying on the ground just waiting to be bucked and split.  

[Nomad]

Any more pictures of stacked wood?  lol.  Nice job stacking all that wood.

Come on Rusty, show what a nice stack looks like.

[Nomad]

Oops I just saw the link for it above.

[Woodsman416]

I can do this all day long!

[Woodsman416]

Processing? Oh you betcha!

[Rusty]

Processing? Oh you betcha!

 

I'm afraid to ask, but why is there blood in the snow in your 3rd picture?