35% Moisture Content Now, What about in March?

[MagdalenaP]

Not too sure what type of wood it is, reading 30-35% on a freshly split piece. What can I realistically expect by March?

 

[johneh]

That all depends on how you store it

 

[EatenByLimestone]

And the species and split size.

I’d split it small, let and the wind and sun do it’s thing, and mix a little in every load of your dry stuff to spread it out.

It’s probably worth while to find some compressed sawdust blocks too.

 

[EbS-P]

Realistically 28-30%. Just a wild guess. Winter just doesn’t dry fast at all.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Bringing it inside a day or 2 before you burn it might take a little more off.

 

[bigealta]

Bringing it inside a day or 2 before you burn it might take a little more off.

This definitely helps but i'd say more like 4-5 days (close to the stove) at least, but no way will a few days inside let u burn 30% moisture wood.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Oh, I didn’t mean to imply it would! I’m just listing things that will help!

 

[Woodsplitter67]

You can realistically expect to lose about .20% moisture per month in the winter depending on species.. this would be for hardwoods like oak, hickory.. species like poplar will actually season in winter losing like 3% or more per month.. It will probably benefit you to figure out what kind of wood it is

 

[Ctwoodtick]

Not too sure what type of wood it is, reading 30-35% on a freshly split piece. What can I realistically expect by March?

That’s reading corresponds to piece of wood that was processed a few months ago. On average, I’d guess high 20’s by March 24’. Burnable by Oct 24’.