So I've been burning for a month, no prob, until a week ago. All of a sudden, it's really hard to get the stove up to temp. I use the same methods, same wood, ect. Wood seems to catch ok, and stove has what looks like a good fire in it, but it seems to hover around 2-300 forever. I know, everyone's going to say "wet wood", but I have already burned 1/3 of a cord of this stuff with no prob. Also, this stove drafts really well, and now it's colder than before.
As a side note, I cut up an ash tree that's been down for years. It was suspended above the ground mostly, and the bark had largely fallen off. I cut it up and split it, and it seemed really dry, it rings when you whack it on something, plus I have read that ash has one of the lowest MC of a lot of woods, and so dries quick. Well, it doesn't burn for crap! I was surprised.......
As a side note, I cut up an ash tree that's been down for years. It was suspended above the ground mostly, and the bark had largely fallen off. I cut it up and split it, and it seemed really dry, it rings when you whack it on something, plus I have read that ash has one of the lowest MC of a lot of woods, and so dries quick. Well, it doesn't burn for crap! I was surprised.......