[Greenbuilding] Wood again [storage]

[Kathy Cochran]

My experience with firewood is that if it sits around for about 5 years,
that it starts to deteriorate (bugs, moisture) and when you burn it it's
"pithy" and its density has deteriorated.  Granted, that wood wasn't stored
under ideal conditions.  But so far I think that if wood is cut one winter,
then it is ready to burn the next.  Any comments on this?

 

Thanks,  Kathy

 

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That 1" rule is for lumba: firewood is rarely held to that standard, though
it's a good idea.

 

Clarke Olsen

373 route 203

Spencertown, NY 12165 

USA

518-392-4640

colsen at fairpoint.net

 






 

On Dec 28, 2010, at 2:51 PM, Reuben Deumling wrote:





For purposes of air drying lumber, the rule of thumb on white oak I've
learned is 1 year per inch if cut down. So if you split your wood to a
maximum cross section of 5 inches... it would be a long time. Though
splitting is probably going to release the moisture a bit faster than
cutting.

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Kathy Cochran
<kathys_old_house at goldrush.com> wrote:

What about White Oak / Live Oak  -  trees cut down this year?  How long do
they need to cure?  

 

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