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Cykros psyche_eros@iris.to 1 week ago
Are you using the logs you're having split this year, or seasoning them? It seems like you might be having a bit of a time crunch with the winter coming (and the oil being expensive NOW). I definitely get that splitting wood is one of those things you don't want to be staring at a pile that HAS to get cut in the next week or whatever your time frame is. Though I've also never had particularly good luck with burning fresh wood. It does depend on the type of wood, and oak is particularly needy when it comes to a few years of being allowed to dry out (after being split). I didn't realize there were trees in England anymore (only half joking -- I can't picture any), so I guess I don't know what sort of wood you're burning.
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Cykros psyche_eros@iris.to 1 week ago
I know oak tends to season better while split but that old you're indeed probably fine either way. I remember one year though my mom bought firewood from someone who said he found standing dead wood that was therefore 'preseasoned.' Yea, was an overstatement. It burned, but we watched a lot of sizzling out the end of the logs and steaming while they burned. I've got a big enough woodpile at this point after chopping up a few trees worth while being a hockey dad (not much time for fires) that I almost have a bigger issue of getting through it before it finds ways to start breaking down. Especially after two trees fell ON the pile itself (had a bunch of pines that were rotting out -- we've now removed them all). Probably 3-4 cords back behind the fence. I'd send you some but taproot assets on lightning don't yet support logs.
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