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[dave1949]

not trying to be synical or anything but nothing i have seen is enough to hold all the wood you may need for the winter and to start storing for the next winter so your wood can be fully seasoned. and the 16x8 wood shed is a total mess. none of these interest me at all . sorry folks, not trying to be mean. just looking at it with common sense.

Welcome! That was a pretty cynical first post. :laughing:

I think a lot of us would like to have a really nice wood shed. For myself, I can't justify spending much on a wood shed. Doesn't mean I wouldn't appreciate having a nice wood shed, but common sense also tells me there are probably better uses for the money.

I just can't get past spending a fair amount to build a nice wood shed when I know some roofing tin or tarps will get the job done too. I have no desire to build something that's an eyesore, or is going to cave in from snow after a couple years, etc.

 

[94BULLITT]

I don't care for a wood shed. How can the wood dry stacked up inside?

 

[dave1949]

I don't care for a wood shed. How can the wood dry stacked up inside?

The old New Englander's said it is supposed to be split and lay in the sun for three weeks before you stack it. The shed should have spaced slats for walls to allow air flow, it helps if the open wall is to the south too. You shouldn't put green wood in a shed basically. Sun and wind dries the wood, the shed preserves it.

 

[bcp]

not trying to be synical or anything but nothing i have seen is enough to hold all the wood you may need for the winter and to start storing for the next winter so your wood can be fully seasoned. and the 16x8 wood shed is a total mess. none of these interest me at all . sorry folks, not trying to be mean. just looking at it with common sense.

Good looking large woodshed with open sides for drying:

 

[DKCDKC]

I too have to watch spending on accessories for firewood. If you spend too much you might as well go with some other fuel. My wood is free, from my own land. Much of it is cut by others on shares. I fetch it, split it and stack in the woods a hundred yards from the house. No cover at all, but stacked on old pallets to keep it off the ground. As needed I pitch it into my pickup, then park the truck in my attached garage. I can get wood for the fire as needed without going out into the cold at night. And the truck has a load for whenever snow or ice strikes. Simple plan that works for me.

 

[dave1949]

Good looking large woodshed with open sides for drying:

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You're killing me. The frieze is a bit understated I think.

 

[94BULLITT]

The old New Englander's said it is supposed to be split and lay in the sun for three weeks before you stack it. The shed should have spaced slats for walls to allow air flow, it helps if the open wall is to the south too. You shouldn't put green wood in a shed basically. Sun and wind dries the wood, the shed preserves it.

I think wood will dry out pretty good in a months times.

I too have to watch spending on accessories for firewood. If you spend too much you might as well go with some other fuel. My wood is free, from my own land. Much of it is cut by others on shares. I fetch it, split it and stack in the woods a hundred yards from the house. No cover at all, but stacked on old pallets to keep it off the ground. As needed I pitch it into my pickup, then park the truck in my attached garage. I can get wood for the fire as needed without going out into the cold at night. And the truck has a load for whenever snow or ice strikes. Simple plan that works for me.

Firewood is definatly not a bargain especially if you have to buy it. I'd like to have a splitter but I could buy a propane furnace for what a splitter costs.

 

[dave1949]

I think wood will dry out pretty good in a months times.

Firewood is definatly not a bargain especially if you have to buy it. I'd like to have a splitter but I could buy a propane furnace for what a splitter costs.

If you start with a fresh cut tree, it will not be correctly seasoned in one month using air drying. Most people try to air dry heavy (high lignin content) woods like oaks for two summers before burning. Within reason, there is no such thing as firewood that is too dry.

The best way to know the moisture content of the wood is to use a meter to test it. Eventually, for a given species and size of the split wood, you will get a feel for it's dry weight, look at the ends for checking, color and such.

If you get the wood dried to a low moisture level, something close to kiln dried lumber, it will stay good for years if stored in a dry shed. Just like a length of 2x4 stays good for years in a dry garage.

 

[94BULLITT]

If you start with a fresh cut tree, it will not be correctly seasoned in one month using air drying. Most people try to air dry heavy (high lignin content) woods like oaks for two summers before burning. Within reason, there is no such thing as firewood that is too dry.

The best way to know the moisture content of the wood is to use a meter to test it. Eventually, for a given species and size of the split wood, you will get a feel for it's dry weight, look at the ends for checking, color and such.

If you get the wood dried to a low moisture level, something close to kiln dried lumber, it will stay good for years if stored in a dry shed. Just like a length of 2x4 stays good for years in a dry garage.

I have a moisture meter. I have cut green trees and then checked them again in a month and they are pretty dry. I just cut a couple of trees today. One was oak, the other was a maple, they both were green. I have a few peices of the oak left to split, it got too dark to finish up. I will check them and see what they are, probably 40-50%. I'll resplit the a piece in a month an see what it is. I think wood under 10% is considered too dry because it will burn too fast.

 

[dave1949]

I have a moisture meter. I have cut green trees and then checked them again in a month and they are pretty dry. I just cut a couple of trees today. One was oak, the other was a maple, they both were green. I have a few peices of the oak left to split, it got too dark to finish up. I will check them and see what they are, probably 40-50%. I'll resplit the a piece in a month an see what it is. I think wood under 10% is considered too dry because it will burn too fast.

Kiln-dried lumber is said to average 12% moisture content by weight. Air-dried softwood lumber is around 15%-20%. As a practical matter, unless you are using a dryer of some sort, I don't know how you would get--and hold--firewood much drier than air-dried lumber.

20% or less moisture is what firewood should be. I think the idea of burning too fast is relative. If a wood stove is fueled and operated with dry wood the same as for green wood, that would give the impression that it is burning too fast. I think it is burning a lot better than what the person is accustomed to and they aren't changing their loading or air draft to compensate.