2011年9月26日 · Hello everyone I was looking for some insight an information on drying wood indoors using a dehumidifyer, I currently have 8 bush cord of almost seasoned wood, 70 percent of it is all red oak which was cut down 2 years ago but not opened up till this june, its all stacked up with plenty of space between the rows and is off the ground stacked on ...

2011年11月18日 · The wood just does not want to separate so it gets twisted out of shape and leaves it stringy. That tends to make the wood burn super fast and is the reason some folks give elm a bad rap. But getting back tot he splitter, we bought a 20 …

2022年10月29日 · At 3" thick it may take six years to dry. Some people will roughly turn the wood green and put it in a paper bag to finish drying. That works a little faster however it is more likely to crack doing that. The ends of wood will likely crack as it dries because it dries too fast.

2012年5月29日 · Wind is definitely the best key to drying wood. Many, many times we have stacked wood where it get little or no sun but still exposed to wind. We've never had a problem drying our wood either. In addition to the important things about drying wood, how you stack that wood also has a big effect.

2012年11月6日 · Make sure the wood is properly seasoned because all wood species burn poorly and produce smoky fires if their moisture content is too high. Extremely dry wood, like kiln-dried lumber, can also produce smoky fires. If you have some very dry wood available, mix it with regular firewood to avoid excessive smoke.

2023年8月1日 · Air drying wood it will adjust to the moisture in the air. Without a kiln your best bet is to make an air tight container to put the wood in with a dehumidifier. I'm in north Texas, all I have to do is put the wood in my warehouse. It's dry and getting up to 104 or more every day.

2008年11月25日 · split oak I agree with George .I have fooled with oak now for a couple of yrs now and have basicly gave up on oak.Wet oak is just to dang temperamental Love dry and seasoned oak.To answer your question about wet wood.As soon as you get this wood,you want to trim the ends off if they are already splitting,you want to trim it down past any splitting,but if it …

2025年1月16日 · After all, "When it is dry, put it in the stove and it burns like paper." Another dumb one is telling how much moisture of the wood. Stick a meter in the end of a round and see how dry it is!!! No, that is about as accurate as saying the ends are cracked so the wood is dry.

2014年1月29日 · Classic 6048 owner since 2006. I have been very lazy about drying my firewood but after this winter I am going to have make a serious effort. Annually we burn 13-17 cords a year to heat 2,800 sq ft and domestic hot water. The wood that I use is stored outside without any cover. I have been told...

2007年1月25日 · Wood is either dry or it's not dry. The deal on hardwood is that it takes a full year to dry, and two years to dry completely. I've found that to be generally true, pretty much regardless of conditions. That's why if you want to burn dry wood you should always have enough room to stack and store two full heating seasons worth of wood--if not more.