I was starting a new burn, & I usually throw in some birch bark to help get it going strong.
I pulled the bark off a 1/2 Rnd - 6" split, (It came off hard but down to the inner layer) & saw a multi-colored cambium layer.
To me it looked like it was still wet out near the bark, a few inches in from the ends, after 16 months.
So I grabbed a similar piece, it looked similar.
Leads me to believe the birch with the bark on takes longer to season (most say 1 year)
I am thinking that making a cut or slash near the middle of the split thru the bark may help improve seasoning .
Does this look like it is still wet to you?
I'm starting to believe that birch here anyway, needs to go tho the "2 years to season" list.
This may explain some of why, sometimes I have burning issues on lower fire settings.
I pulled the bark off a 1/2 Rnd - 6" split, (It came off hard but down to the inner layer) & saw a multi-colored cambium layer.
To me it looked like it was still wet out near the bark, a few inches in from the ends, after 16 months.
So I grabbed a similar piece, it looked similar.
Leads me to believe the birch with the bark on takes longer to season (most say 1 year)
I am thinking that making a cut or slash near the middle of the split thru the bark may help improve seasoning .
Does this look like it is still wet to you?
I'm starting to believe that birch here anyway, needs to go tho the "2 years to season" list.
This may explain some of why, sometimes I have burning issues on lower fire settings.