My neighbor cuts and delivers my firewood. Last year he brought maple, cherry, black birch and very little oak. I saw him over the weekend and said I would take a cord of pretty much the same if he had it. He showed up yesterday and dropped of a nice cord of....oak. Only a few maple splits. I have enough mixed for this winter so I can let it sit and think. Fresh split faces are at 25% - 30%. My neighbor next to me gets his oak delivered and it is fresh cut. It stinks for a few weeks until the moisture evaporates off. The rounds that are halved will get quartered before stacking. Having a smaller stove has its' drawbacks.
I really don't have a lot storage area to let oak sit 1 1/2 years. The ends were checked a bit and he said they have been split for a few months. Half of this may go along the driveway with a full southern exposure to move it along a little faster. I think this delivery has a good start to it.
![Looks like I'll be burning 98% "oak"tane in 2014. Looks like I'll be burning 98% "oak"tane in 2014.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/101/101620-0894829c5dc0620c7592cab85abe0861.jpg)
I really don't have a lot storage area to let oak sit 1 1/2 years. The ends were checked a bit and he said they have been split for a few months. Half of this may go along the driveway with a full southern exposure to move it along a little faster. I think this delivery has a good start to it.
![Looks like I'll be burning 98% "oak"tane in 2014. Looks like I'll be burning 98% "oak"tane in 2014.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/101/101620-0894829c5dc0620c7592cab85abe0861.jpg)