I have wood with punk it in that dries. However, unlike its solid friends in the pile, if it does get wet it soaks it right in then takes longer to dry back out.
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I split a couple of pieces of maple from the same pile and measured the MC. one was 30% and one was 20%. However, I think I found the reason. It seemed the 30% was starting to get punky on the inside. however the piece with 20% was not. Would that "punky factor" hold moisture in the wood for longer?
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True ,but best to knock it off before U stack itIf it's really punky, pretty easy to knock the punk out with a small hatchet, before bringing the wood in to burn.
Yeah, but I don't know if this is the OP's problem. Punky wood sucking up water is pretty obvious. I have to give him credit that he can tell the difference between waterlogged punky stuff and not.True ,but best to knock it off before U stack it
What folks are these, the ones who can't tell the difference between punk and solid wood? Usually, there's some bad wood that needs to be culled when splitting just about any dead standing tree. It's pretty easy to do.This also is one reason some folks should not be out looking for standing dead trees. They may or may not be good.
I've had pretty good luck with dead standing Red/Black Oak. I'm burning some now that has dried for two summers, not even two full years. It was in the upper 20s MC when split, split medium size, single-row stacked, and is rockin' out the heat right now.the dead oak Im cutting could take 10 years to dry out. If ever.
What folks are these, the ones who can't tell the difference between punk and solid wood? Usually, there's some bad wood that needs to be culled when splitting just about any dead standing tree. It's pretty easy to do.
I've got the impression that you don't really like harvesting dead wood. If the EAB wasn't dumping tons of dead stuff in your lap, would you prefer to cut only live trees?
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