How do you know when wood is too punky to burn in your stove, and what are the consequences(besides little heat and fast burning)?
Last Friday's storm here blew down a tree in our woods that I'm guessing has been standing dead for quite awhile. The tree is approx. 16-18" in diameter (not sure of species, no leaves, but bark looks similar to ash). I cut it up and the saw did not go through it like it was paper or anything, but when I began to split it, there were some parts where the outer 1-1/2" to 2" seemed to just break apart in layers. The heart of the wood seemed "hard" and somewhat "stringy" still.
If anything, I figured I could use this for the shoulder season?
Last Friday's storm here blew down a tree in our woods that I'm guessing has been standing dead for quite awhile. The tree is approx. 16-18" in diameter (not sure of species, no leaves, but bark looks similar to ash). I cut it up and the saw did not go through it like it was paper or anything, but when I began to split it, there were some parts where the outer 1-1/2" to 2" seemed to just break apart in layers. The heart of the wood seemed "hard" and somewhat "stringy" still.
If anything, I figured I could use this for the shoulder season?