Just bought my first rick. Is this normal?
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I think Rick was a dude who used to post here but was run off for trying to sell Small Faces, or half faces or some such thing. I could be all wet on this. My mind isn’t what it once was if that matters.
Is that the dude from Small Faces? I think I purchase wood from him once. Real funky stuff as I recall.
That looks like the sapwood deteriorating, common with uncovered stacks, especially the top rows or stacks with covers that leaked and flooded an area in the stack. Or huge mountains of splits handled with front end loaders like huge piles of sand or mulch. That wood like like it was tossed out in a field and forgotten about for years. The heartwood in most cases is still usable but if there is no weight left the whole piece is likely shot. You could give the marginal pieces a stab it with a screwdriver test for softness.
If you can keep the soft ones really dry you might be able to burn them (during the day as they'll burn up rather quick) and get at least a little bit of heat out of them if you have no place to toss them.
These days, if you want decent wood, your best bet is to buy it fresh cut and split and age it yourself. ( if you're buying wood)
If you can keep the soft ones really dry you might be able to burn them (during the day as they'll burn up rather quick) and get at least a little bit of heat out of them if you have no place to toss them.
These days, if you want decent wood, your best bet is to buy it fresh cut and split and age it yourself. ( if you're buying wood)
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I see very little difference between the two. Dry wood should be covered in large, deep cracks in the end grain from shrinkage. When was the "seasoned" wood split and how was it stored since?
Give it 2-3 years stacked up off the ground and in the sun and she'll be seasoned!
He said the "seasoned" was in log form, left by the previous owner of the home. Rounds won't check on the ends as much, and if it isn't all that "seasoned," not much "shrinkage" (Seinfeld reference)
may have taken place.He said the "seasoned" was in log form, left by the previous owner of the home. Rounds won't check on the ends as much, and if it isn't all that "seasoned," not much "shrinkage" (Seinfeld reference)
I was hoping to engage in a conversation about what seasoned wood is but yeah, both examples are green as can be. I was hoping to have a conversation about how wood doesn't even begin to season until it's split but that's a whiff also. Hopefully the OP reads this forum to see what seasoned wood looks like.
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