First Time Wood Burner

[jtaves85mcss]

White Ash. Went from 25% to about 20 in that time

Mine was white Ash too, small to medium splits stacked loosely with a box fan on low for two weeks. 25% dropped to 19-20 and would burn without tending it. That same score of Ash is now at 14-16% after being stacked and top covered in the shade for the past year, burns so much better.

 

[mwhitnee]

I don't disagree with the previous replies that wood should be seasoned properly, and that oak takes a couple of years at least to season properly. However, if you were to burn this wood in your stove you would hardly be the first person to do so, and if it really is seasoned 7 months then your wood has seasoned longer than most firewood that will be burned this winter. Lots of people burn inadequately seasoned firewood and don't burn their houses down with a chimney fire. Unseasoned wood is a lot less fun to burn because it is harder to light, harder to keep burning, puts out less heat (because heat is used to evaporate the water in the wood) and it means you'll have to keep a careful eye on the flue.

but to answer your question, yes, you can burn it is your stove. You should check the flue frequently to make sure it isn't accumulating creosote, and you'll probably have to clean the flue more often than you would with better wood. However, as new burner it is a good thing to learn how to check and clean your own flue. Depending on how the flue is accessed it really isn't hard to check, and pretty easy to clean, too.

Well said Wood Duck. Compressed wood bricks are a good supplement to wet wood.