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Re: [woodheat] Difficulty with drying wood this summer?

Definitely. Some species really need a couple of years to fully
season, other species are quicker. But yes, they will eventually
stabilize.

Of course, shorter cuts and smaller splits season faster.

Ken

On Jul 14, 2009, at 1:53 AM, knutewolter@... wrote:
> but wonder if in gereral, wood wood dry even more if left to
> season for say several years? I speculate wood will probably
> stabilize in dryness




Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:39 am

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Anyone having difficulty drying wood this summer. Here in southern NY, it rained almost every day through May and June. So far, my medium sized sticks are...
samiamrd
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Jul 9, 2009
4:17 pm

I feel for you but our summer has been pretty wood drying friendly here. We are actually a bit behind on rain for the last month or so. But then I have at...
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ggoetz111
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Jul 9, 2009
4:57 pm

Yes, Sam, it has been raining here [Eastern Ontario] almost every day for the past few weeks, until today. Then again, we were whining about no rain before...
John Gulland
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Jul 9, 2009
5:11 pm

We have had a quite a number of droughts here, lasting 24-72 hours :( My gosh, it's been almost 40 hours since we've had rain. Ken southern Ohio...
Ken Meinken
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Jul 14, 2009
2:23 am

It's been wetter than normal here in Southern Indiana and my wood don't seem to be drying well either....
Donald Russell
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Jul 9, 2009
6:40 pm

I'm OK, because I built a covered wood drying rack. So far it's working quite well, at least for the soft woods. My freshly cut oak may not be ready until the...
Bob Reite
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Jul 10, 2009
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It's been raining here in Ottawa east Ontario for the last 2 weeks, since i stack my wood at home i cover the wood with tarps so they been dry but i hate...
john ford
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Jul 10, 2009
3:30 pm

Mmm. Red Elm. That be the good stuff. gggGary from Wisconsin i could not refuse free wood oak and red elm. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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ggoetz111
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Jul 10, 2009
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I completed my wood supply in mid- June for this coming winter. I'm clearing out another 60ft or so and have about 1 and1/2 cords towards next years supply....
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Jul 14, 2009
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Definitely. Some species really need a couple of years to fully season, other species are quicker. But yes, they will eventually stabilize. Of course,...
Ken Meinken
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Jul 14, 2009
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A little more than a month ago, it was raining so much here in Maryland that I thought I'd need my wood to build a second ark, but we have hardly gotten a drip...
dale_a_mcmillen
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Jul 15, 2009
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We have discovered that all the species we have used (Oak, Doug Fir, Alder, Cherry) get better with age. Oak is incredible - when green, it just won't burn....
WCB
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Jul 16, 2009
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