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@craigtomsett3438
@craigtomsett3438 Год назад
Coming from a 12 year experience selling Firewood here in New Zealand, i agree with everything you have just covered. Well done
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks so much, I appreciate that!
@jimcassar
@jimcassar Год назад
Great video! I always thought seasoned wood had to be drying out for one year to be called seasoned, but from now on, I'll call wood seasoned, if it's ready to burn. Most of the wood I burn is salvaged from old blow downs on the properly. Some have been sitting several years and as wet as can be when I process them. I Separate it in two kinds. Beautiful bark free heartwood for use indoors and everything else is boiler wood for the outdoor unit. I stack it on runners (just learned the name here), cover the top, and let it dry. I believe in a moisture meter, so I split and check a few samples before I use it. In. Doing so, I noticed the red oak takes a very long time to dry. I can actually see the moisture inside. After a year, still not ready. I also use a sharpie and date a few pieces so I don't lose track of how long they have been sitting. I still have some from 2020. Its dry!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, yopu are doing it right! All oak takes longer to dry!
@gregprince2523
@gregprince2523 Год назад
All good info Chris!!..... Enjoyed it!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks Greg!
@davidedwards3734
@davidedwards3734 Год назад
I try to "season" my wood until its below 20%. Thanks for the insight on myths about firewood!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
That is good!
@theun4giv3n
@theun4giv3n Год назад
1) seasoned wood 00:50, 2) stacking wood 2:05, 3) Creosote and chimney cleaning 3:50, 4) Truck load of wood 5:50, 5) Dry wood?, moisture meter 8:05, 6) Soft wood? 13:20, 7) Wood preferences (snobs) 15:00
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
yup
@kurtloftfield4537
@kurtloftfield4537 Год назад
Woodyard time.. Good morning all!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Hello!
@typolive8663
@typolive8663 Год назад
Always enjoy your videos! I’ve learned a bunch and nothing like taking a break with a good cup of coffee and In The Woodyard. Thank you for all the work you put in to your channel. God Bless🙂
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks so much for the time you spend watching, it means a lot to me!
@edsnell4287
@edsnell4287 Год назад
My buddy and I team up to do our wood that we primarily use for heating in woodstoves. We're located in Maine. For us, fire pit wood is the lowest grade, it's the stuff that's half rotten or has a lot of knots or weird shapes that won't fit in the stoves. We each burn about 3 full cords (nobody talks in face cords in Maine) a year in large Jotul stoves, capable of 24" pieces, though we usually cut to 20-22" to allow for some wiggle room. I very much enjoy cutting and splitting wood, but I also very much enjoy being done with it for the year! On my woodlot we have a fair amount of softwood, primarily hemlock and lots of soft hardwood, mostly poplar (aspen). My forester recommends removing the poplar, birch and thinning the hemlock. Though it's a much lower quality wood, I prefer to use poplar on the shoulder seasons, or in the mornings when I'm home, because I don't need it to burn for long, I just need it to perk the fire up quickly. It's hard to beat a good dry piece of oak to keep the fire going over night, though. If i hear the furnace kick on, I feel that I have personally failed as a man. Not sure why I'm sharing all this, or why people who cut and burn wood are always so eager to share what they do and why they do it, but I enjoy your videos!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks for the info Ed, us firewood people like to talk wood!
@grif900
@grif900 Год назад
Amen! I agree 100% with everything you said in this video and I don't think you missed a thing, My family had a firewood processing/ delivery operation in Northern New Hampshire back in the early eighties; I worked in the wood yard there as a teenager, I still have an old Jonsereds saw from there from before we switched to all Husqvarna saws. I used to chase a crew of three to four "cutters" with a rather large LaFont splitter modified with a four cylinder Wisconsin Robin gas engine that I devised a four and then eight way splitting head for, We made some of the first bundled firewood that I know of . I can confirm the "wood-snob" thing as we had a lot of poplar come down from the landings on log trucks (Straight -jobs with a Prentice grapple on the back and a trailer load hooked onto the back of that.) and nobody in the area wanted the stuff. We tried to separate it out for them but it wasn't easy so a lot got through. Though poplar is (iirc) the softest of the hardwood species, I have never had any issue with it other than a lot of "snap-crackle -pop" noises. As for pine, I heated my house on Cape Cod for two years on the wood from a single white pine I cut down in my front yard, it was about 70 feet tall and had long wind blown limbs going out twenty-five feet over the garage. That thing must have been dead for Twenty years as I cut it down from the ground with a Shindaiwa 500(50cc) w/20'"bar all I got out of the saw was dust for chips. It was totally dry, hard to cut up but burned just fine; Hot and fast and almost free and almost no creosote buildup. Thanks for fixing the world.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks so much for the history and the info! I hope to see you here again!
@grif900
@grif900 Год назад
I'm sure you will , thanksfor having me. @@InTheWoodyard
@stephentarasenko1603
@stephentarasenko1603 Год назад
Excellent video Chris!!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks1
@ssprofirewood
@ssprofirewood Год назад
Chris, those are very good points and explanations. You are always spot on with your many years of experience. Thanks for sharing your wisdom!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thank you for watching!!
@inthebackyardwithdel438
@inthebackyardwithdel438 Год назад
Good morning Chris , it was so nice to meet you this past weekend at the Hoosier Firewood Hysteria . When I was a kid we heated with wood . We used what ever we could get . Like my dad told people , if you are cold , you will burn it !!!! Have a great day . Del
@annmariekowalski7505
@annmariekowalski7505 Год назад
Report Cards burned nicely.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, the hysteria was a great time with fantastic people, we sure did put a whoopin' on the wood!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
ha!!!
@inthebackyardwithdel438
@inthebackyardwithdel438 Год назад
Yes sir , now that I’m retired , I need to get into better shape other than round . You are like a machine when it comes to working sir !!!!
@robertblacksmith4355
@robertblacksmith4355 Год назад
The best wood to burn is the one I get for "Free" great video Chris!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, free is good!
@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb
@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb Год назад
As a cat person, there's zero chance that cat could be ignored, lol. I spent the video zoning in and out of your discussion watching that rascal. And literally as I type this, my 16 yr old cat hops on my lap and starts purring. So it's time to give him all the attention. GNI
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, they do like to be rubbed!
@mikemccormick3764
@mikemccormick3764 Год назад
So cool that as you talk bout all the myths I’m nodding my head or even finishing your sentences in my head; cause I’ve learned it from yours and other firewood sites. Much thnx from a homeowner with a fireplace, and have become an amateur splitter of tree service type wood for recreational use in my home 🤛🏻…
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks so much for the time you spend watching my channel Mike!
@mikebransden452
@mikebransden452 Год назад
Chris you make a lot of sense, even to an old guy from England 🇬🇧
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks for watching Mike!
@toddsoutsideagain
@toddsoutsideagain Год назад
We season or wood with McCormicks and a little salt and pepper🤷‍♂️🤣 All good points Chris! See ya tomorrow👊🏻GNI
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, a few others had that one too!
@DocOfAllTrades
@DocOfAllTrades Год назад
Right on Chris! I heat my house with a wood stove and here in the west I live in a pine forest. I burn pine almost exclusively. I do not have any creosote issues whatsoever.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Cool, and your house does not exploded every time you put a piece of pine in your stove!!! How is that possible!!! Many people think that it can and will happen!!!! Thanks for the input!
@johnbarnes8126
@johnbarnes8126 Год назад
Good morning Chris, I agree with almost everything you said about wood with one exception, yellow pine. Years ago I was burning barn beams from a barn built in 1837. It was PA. yellow pine. The stove pipe plugged up every two weeks. When I split them there was still sticky sap in them.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Wow, that is interesting, we do not have any yellow pine here!
@tomriblett2979
@tomriblett2979 Год назад
I agree with your interpretation wood is seasoned if it is ready to burn NOW....
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
yup!
@simplyreloading2412
@simplyreloading2412 3 месяца назад
Good evening, love your channel and all the information. I have started my LLC and am starting a small hobby firewood business. All we really have around my area is piñon and juniper. I can travel about an hour round trip for bigger dark timber and I do but what’s your thoughts on Piñon and juniper wood? We love burning it but would love to hear your take on it. Thanks!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard 3 месяца назад
That is awesome! Pinon pine is awesome firewood. I helped a friend cut a bunch of it a couple years ago in New Mexico. My advice...cut as much wood as you can a s fast as you can NOW...you will sell more than you think you can! Good luck!
@clubdoraoutdoorsandfirewood
Great and informative video. I burn a lot of balsam fir, very soft wood but burns very well. Pops in the fireplace but is safe as long as you keep the doors shut and are careful when adding wood. Everything boils down to using COMMON SENSE AND DONT GET CARELESS. Hey it was great to meet you and Tony at the Hoosier Hysteria. Thanks for the videos and don’t change anything on how you come up with content. We need another video with Kenny. He makes me laugh. See at 5:30 am.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Hey Allan! Thanks so much for taking the long drive to the big wood cut! Thanks for watching every day!
@coreyriley7160
@coreyriley7160 Год назад
G’morning Chris ! You speaka da troof ! For seasoning wood, we like Lemon Pepper. Ash is Cash !! Love it. Thanks. GoodNightIrene
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, ash is great until there is no more and that will happen soon!
@waynetharp
@waynetharp Год назад
Myth #8...Firewwood burns better with an extra W! Personally...I feel like I am getting more!🤠
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Haaaa! Good one!
@gregprince2523
@gregprince2523 Год назад
Good morning Woodhounds!!!!!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
hello!
@stevezelen4651
@stevezelen4651 Год назад
I have a restaurant/bar that I burn a fire pit everyday it’s not raining or blowing. The absolute best wood, I don’t care who you are, is free wood. If it’s free, it’s for me…I can’t get enough.. lol. Especially when customers pile wood in the fire, like it’s free. Let’s see how big I can make this fire.. ahh, good times…… Great video Chris.. thanks
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, free wood is good wood!!
@melissasmess2773
@melissasmess2773 Год назад
Same at my local bar except the owner doesn’t supply the wood, the regulars bring wood, pallets, construction scraps, everything burns but the smoke is terrible because most of it is pretty wet, good times!
@nevillelake1403
@nevillelake1403 Год назад
Chris , I burn what I get for free , mixed wood no problem as long as it’s seasoned, I do my own chopping and splitting so know the age of seasoning 👍enjoying the videos but miss the greenery of the old Woodyard.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
It will green up there soon!
@Andrew_From_NB
@Andrew_From_NB Год назад
Hey Chris, always enjoy these sit an chat videos :). Good topic discussed and thanks for sharing! Andrew from NB :)
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks Andrew!
@briannelson4493
@briannelson4493 Год назад
Good morning Chris and friends good info . I heat with wood 🪵 mostly oak ,maple ,elm I’ve been doing this for 43 years. If you can maintain 500 degrees in the chimney your chimney will stay clean. If you smolder the fire and create smoke expect buildup. Then beware of chimney fires 🔥 they will crack the chimney. Keep on cutting
@johndunbar2393
@johndunbar2393 Год назад
You're correct. Hotter fires help keep a chimney clean. I was always taught, when ya get up in the morning, stoke the fire and get it going as hot as you can, to help burn out any creosote flakes that may have accumulated from the overnight slow burn, and let it burn as hot as you can (what's safe for the stove and pipe mind you) for an hour. Good point Brian.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, good points Brian!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, good one!
@laurpaqu
@laurpaqu Год назад
I agree that seasoned wood should be ready to burn now. I've gotten away from using the word "seasoned" in my business. I instead tell my customers when it was processed and stacked and let them decide if that is what they want. I've had my woodstove for 25 years and never had to clean my chimney. I must be burning dry wood. Thanks for another informative video my friend.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
I would say that you are doing a great job if your chimney is that good!
@DanielAtkinsFirewood
@DanielAtkinsFirewood Год назад
All good points, Chris. Here where I am at Douglas Fir is everywhere and is the wood to burn.. when I have Locust, it's hard to push as most don't know about it..
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
There you go softwood sells AND burns fine!
@frontyardfirewood
@frontyardfirewood Год назад
I agree with your seasoned definition. I just tell people its ready to go by month x...if properly stacked and then covered before the rains.. or if its dead of winter abd im selling it, its good to go. Yes this wood is ready to burn. It has been seasoned and at xx.x moisture level
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, ready to burn now is what they want!
@codylackey7782
@codylackey7782 Год назад
I’m really glad you made this video I like the part when you said about people sell it by the truckload that happens by me a lot and I try to sell increments like 1/3 of a face cord or face Cord or 2/3 of a cord or a cord and then they’re like wow that’s expensive but when I show up with the wood they’re like that’s a lot where am I going to put it all. I will say people do like coming to me because they are getting the same amount every single time. My favorite wood I like to mix in my fireplace is a little bit of ash a little bit of cherry and a stick of oak.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks for the info and for watching Cody!
@centralmassoutdoors
@centralmassoutdoors Год назад
Great video Chris. Up in New England, EAB is rampant and ash is plentiful. Split and stacked, it's ready in a few months. The red Oak I processed in 2021 should be ready for this year, but only verified with my meter. Keeping it off the ground is absolutely essential! Take care!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, you got it right!
@allennihart3283
@allennihart3283 Год назад
Hey chris is allen again. Would like to thank you again!I actually got my wood business going better got a dump truck and I got an account through a place that I work for. they will bring me all the wood cut for thirty percent. It's mainly hardwood and fruit wood they give me about forty chords to go through. My gole was a 100 cords I'm at 60 . And I sold thirty for my first year. But thanks for the video.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Hello Alan! It sounds like you have a great thing going! It's good to hear about others success!
@chandlercrews6203
@chandlercrews6203 Год назад
You're videos are so helpful to me. Also pine is fine.😂
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks for watching!
@noelstractors-firewood57
@noelstractors-firewood57 Год назад
My general rule of thumb for seasoned wood is one complete year. Split wood. Soft wood is great, in my opinion.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
That is a good one for a rule, but I have seen large chunks of oak that where still very wet inside after a year.
@BobbySixguns
@BobbySixguns Год назад
Seasoned has been split, stack (piled) off the ground, and dried until it's below 20% moisture. I check the outside of my stacked splits then resplit some pieces and check the inside also. That's my take anyway. All good points Chris.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, you are right Bobby! Thanks!
@timrydman-mr5hp
@timrydman-mr5hp Год назад
I like the way you check moisture. Good info on creosote. I’ve burnt wood for 30 years. The drier the wood the better.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, dry is good! Thanks
@chrisartman6168
@chrisartman6168 Год назад
I’m w/ you 100% on your take on seasoned firewood. Pine is fine once it’s properly seasoned, now btu’s in pine is another story.
@Samandcocoa
@Samandcocoa Год назад
totally agree.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup!!!!
@rogercyr1551
@rogercyr1551 Год назад
I use my softwood for the start and end of the burning season, when I don't need the same kind of BTU output to keep the house cozy as I do in Jan/Feb
@grantsinclair4278
@grantsinclair4278 Год назад
We have a lot of Sweet Gum and Black Gum trees in my area of Central Arkansas. It is great to burn and dries very quickly. It is virtually impossible to split with an are so that makes it very unpopular. It also splinters badly so handling the split wood is also tricky. It's the only wood that I sell cheaper. Great fire pit wood! Wood, even Oak dries down to the teens on the moisture meter within 6 months, if you split it smaller. In 3 years of selling wood I have not had one complaint about wood not burning well.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
That is good you are doing it right!
@billybowen3023
@billybowen3023 Год назад
Season wood is when its dry enough to burn, below 20% . I find I can get wood down to 6% in summer but in a wet winter in Scotland that same wood will absorb moisture and go back to 18% plus. It's fine put buy the fire for a night soon drops.(difficult for customers to under, I do warn them.)Climate makes a difference. Love soft wood for cooking, like harder wood for winter. Great vid agree with all of it thanks.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
All good points Billy!! Thanks!
@Dorchwoods
@Dorchwoods Год назад
I love it when the old timers tell me a moisture meter doesnt work, and i need to just "know" when it's dry using out dated techniques. Cracks me up. That's their long way of telling me that they have no idea how a moisture meter works haha
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, I agree!
@georgeronnieburnettburnett4684
​@@InTheWoodyard Which moisture meter is a good one to buy?
@danielbregar5423
@danielbregar5423 Год назад
Great video! Keep up the great work!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks Daniel, will do!
@jeffkoons4612
@jeffkoons4612 Год назад
Seasoned , a little salt , pepper , and some chili powder ✌️✌️👍👍😏😉
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, a few others had that one too!
@annmariekowalski7505
@annmariekowalski7505 Год назад
My seadoned firewood is dredged in salt, pepper and dog hair. Actually mine is split and stacked in a grid pattern in a sunny area. I use a moisture meter to check mousture. Then i bake it on low for two hours in an old oven. This is to kill any bugs. ants and larva. I do this on cold, rainy or snowy days. This helps hest the house.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
That is pretty good work, lots of time and effort for sure.
@danshouseofsmokeandoutdoor7119
For the most part all the wood around here will dry in a year. Dead standing pine burns great right after being cut. That’s one nice thing. I never heard of a moisture meter till I watched you tube. It definitely a nice tool to have.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yes, they work good and are very accurate!
@nicholasshereos1752
@nicholasshereos1752 Год назад
Question what is the best way to get low cost splitter I am thinking of getting started in this as a side job for extra money also think will help me burn off extra fat from winter lol.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Craigs list of facebook marketplace may have used ones in your area or buy a new cheap box store splitter.
@paulbrodnax583
@paulbrodnax583 Год назад
Here in south Louisiana pecan is my favorite, it surely doesn't get the credit it deserves, it is excellent for heating, cooking campfire with less smoke, plus makes great kindling even though it is very dense wood.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yes! Nut trees like pecan and almond are FANTASTIC FIREWOOD! Not many places have it available. Send me some!!! Haaa!
@billypitts6368
@billypitts6368 Год назад
Seasoned wood to me, means it is dry. I focus mostly on bundles and the wood is split small. If stacked in the open and North to South, oak will dry out. Our summers are oppressively hot, and this one is supposed to be a dozy. Down here everyone burns oak and that is all they want. That is fine with me. Personally dry sweetgum burns great has lots of flames and burns up quick like pine. You have to have a log splitter to split it. The grain is as if it was woven and the splitter really just rips it apart creating a lot of built in kindling. That is my favorite for fire pits.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
It sounds like you have a great system, keep cutting!
@johnneufeld9539
@johnneufeld9539 Год назад
Great video Chris! You're a true professional. I was taught seasoned is ready to burn. My father grew up poor in northern Mexico in the 40's. They would burn dry cow patties, if it's dry anything will burn. My part of Canada has every species, oak (manitoba oak, super dense and hard), ash, maple, poplar, pine, spruce etc. Identifying them is my problem.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Get yourself a tree identification book and learn the trees, it gets easier with effort and seeking out the species.
@workingmanrondoyle3287
@workingmanrondoyle3287 Год назад
Good morning Chris, I grew up around cutting, splitting and stacking wood to burn for heat. But I struggle with wood identification. (Is there an online photo app) that you would recommend for ways to identify the wide variety we have here in the states. Thanks in advance 🤠 sincerely Ron Doyle.
@johnneufeld9539
@johnneufeld9539 Год назад
Agreed, I grew up around it as well but identification is a struggle for me.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
I have several videos on it but getting a tree identification book is a good start and try to ID as many trees as you can all the time and you will learn, it take a long time, as in years. And yes there is a an app, I do not have it or know what it is called.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Get a tree ID book.
@toddpacheco4748
@toddpacheco4748 Год назад
Very informative Chris 🪵👍like you said all wood 🪵 burns ❤😊
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, it does, eventually!
@bigbriankansas8362
@bigbriankansas8362 Год назад
Great video. Hello from Southeastern part of Kansas.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks Mr Big!!
@bigbriankansas8362
@bigbriankansas8362 Год назад
@@InTheWoodyard you are welcome. I called myself Big Brian because I am a heavy set guy.
@outdoorsinthe608
@outdoorsinthe608 Год назад
I agree seasoned means dry and ready to burn that day.👍👍GNI
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, you are a smart cookie Jeremiah! And a hard worker!
@jrygh8380
@jrygh8380 2 часа назад
I burn white oak, red oak and hickory. Not because I’m a wood snob, but because that’s what I have in southern Missouri. Cut and split my own. Haven’t even fired up the wood stove yet.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard 2 часа назад
Yup, burn what you have!
@FirstLast-lf1kt
@FirstLast-lf1kt Год назад
Is it better to to cover your wood or leave it uncovered to dry. And how much does the rain affect the drying process?
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Do not cover it until it is dry. Also, make sure it is not in contact with the ground. Rain is no big deal IF you wood is in the open not in the shade and wind can get to it.
@ChrisLascari
@ChrisLascari Год назад
I didn't get the notification today, I figured there was no video... glad I checked
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
You might have to go turn it back on, sometimes youtube needs to be reset. Thanks!!!
@chadkibbler2521
@chadkibbler2521 Год назад
Ash is nice but in north central Minnesota loggers mix some elm with it ash cuts and splits the best (black ash)
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, all wood burns! And you burn what you have!!
@leovogelgesang4398
@leovogelgesang4398 Год назад
Pune is fine! Yes be used that selling wood, i explained it to the customer just like you did and they were good with it!!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Good to hear!
@dantheman9852
@dantheman9852 Год назад
What about the build up of what looks like creosote in the ash? What creates this?
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Moisture in wood that is NOT dry yet burning off.
@rodt2781
@rodt2781 Год назад
Great video.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks Rod!!
@darryyllklarkey3964
@darryyllklarkey3964 Год назад
Hi Chris. I think the biggest indicator you missed was "the ends are black or grey so it's ready to burn". It's caused by rain and doesn't necessarily mean the wood is ready. I've had a stack in my house for 4 years and no black ends but it's definitely ready to go
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, that is a good one..."well weathered aged wood" I forgot that one!!! Thanks!!
@grif900
@grif900 Год назад
its not ready to burn until its 20 % water content or less ; I think that was well covered in the video, indicators are just indicators, You need to make your own choice from there, and you have a storage area without weather; of course it will never change much. Most people do not have that option and must stack and store out of doors.
@GregVictor-c5b
@GregVictor-c5b Год назад
Chris in the old woodyard you would stack your wood three rows wide and I understand this was very labor-intensive. In your opinion do you think that the bins will dry as well in the middle as stacking it three rows wide? Thanks in advance Greg from Minocqua
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Hello Greg fro the island town! Yes in my set up (in the wide open with constant wind and sun, it will speed up the drying a lot...also do you think wood stacked tight in rows next to more rows get more wind flow than loose wood) ?? I vote for loose every time. Off of the ground and loose in the open is a winning combo!!
@nicholascooper1193
@nicholascooper1193 Год назад
Half poplar (or cottonwood, or whatever mystery lightweight hardwoods), and half pine "Fire Pit Mix" was a pretty good seller for me last year, and it lets me sell pine in an area that no one would usually buy it.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, that is a good fire pit mix!
@RVBob
@RVBob Год назад
Chris how do you feel about piled wood that is on pavement as far as drying? I have a 4 cord pile that was dumped on my driveway. It is on a slope so no water pools there. I think the bottom will be fine for this coming winter but won't know for sure until I dig into it.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, that will be great!
@jameschandler2776
@jameschandler2776 Год назад
Ash wood wet, or ash wood dry, a King will warm his slippers by.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, it will burn!
@Millstone_Firewood
@Millstone_Firewood Год назад
Awesome video Chris!!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks!!
@annmariekowalski7505
@annmariekowalski7505 Год назад
I am deploying to the breeders kennels to help out for a few days while they attend the LOD funerals for their neice. Private ceremony today. Public ceremony tomorrow near St. Paul. Where i am staying does not have internet or cell service. The breeders had friends who jump at the opportunity to be wirh the dogs. I will be tending to four "problem children." Basically four versions of Peri, without on and off switches. Two are his litter mates, one is Macys brither and an interloper from another kennel. To describe this group as knuckleheads would be accurate. Mini Me is trained in the handling of my dogs. She will be playing with them after school. I have neighbors and friends that will be stopping over to check on Bill. Everyone stay in your lanes and be Good Samaratians. I should be back lste Saturday. Ann Marie
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Good luck with the heard!!!
@annmariekowalski7505
@annmariekowalski7505 Год назад
@In The Woodyard HI Chris. Got back home this afternoon. Their was some blood letting from happy jumping Goldens. Lots of walking and training. There were no dust ups and no one was hurt. Mini Me did a phenomenal job at home. Bill gave her her own cellphone so she could call if she needed help. She was thrilled to help out. The ceremonies were overwhelming. The formal ceremony was six hours long and the procession was 20 miles long. Every 50 minutes for the past week the honor guard stood at the officers side. On the home front, Peri and Bill got stung by a hornet. All of the people who said they would help did. Lots of phone call check ins from friends for Bill and checks from Neighbors. I will catch up on videos tomorrow. I was so far off the grid sunshine gad to be pumped in.
@waynejohnson9855
@waynejohnson9855 Год назад
my favorite is guys selling seasoned logs ready to burn.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
That does happen but it takes many years in most cases.
@owenhalpin6821
@owenhalpin6821 Год назад
Quick question for you how do you get people to find out and call about you firewood business also how to get more customers
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
I just advertise on craigs list but face book marketplace is great and you could also make a web site too. I also hand out business cards to every firewood customer and ask them to tell others about my firewood.
@larryvankirk7423
@larryvankirk7423 Год назад
You are the wood moisture expert. How long it takes firewood to season once it is split and stacked off the ground has a lot to do with the relative humidity during the period it is stacked. The severe drouth conditions in my area for the last couple of years have changed a lot of things. Good for drying wood, not so good for raising crops or keeping your lawn alive. GNI
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, weather can affect the dry time but good location helps a lot....open areas with lots of sun and wind!
@bassmaster1953
@bassmaster1953 Год назад
I think it means the wood has lost at least 80% of its moisture. In the summer in the South, that may take 3-6 months. Longer in the North. Depending on species.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
okay!
@bassmaster1953
@bassmaster1953 Год назад
@@InTheWoodyard Thanks
@jeffkoons4612
@jeffkoons4612 Год назад
Down here in AZ we use mesquite, and eucalyptus
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, you burn what you have, good thing all wood burns!
@inthewilderness2023
@inthewilderness2023 Год назад
I don’t see as many old timers burning wood anymore. Every once in a while, we will find somebody who wants their wood 18 inches long. Many of them prefer green wood. To a lot of those folks “seasoned” firewood is wood that is cut right now and used next fall. A lot of the folks when I was growing up thought that seasoned wood burned to hot and to fast. Old habits die hard. I always tried to explain to them that if they used seasoned wood they could close their stoves down and it would burn slower and it wouldn’t take as much wood to heat their home. I’m in Arkansas and recently saw a man in Mississippi selling green firewood exactly they same way as I see the old timers wanting theirs. It must be a southern thing.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Very interesting!
@countryside450
@countryside450 Год назад
Hey , i'm living on the north new york border in canada , where are you from if I may ask ? Have a good one
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Appleton, Wisconsin
@EricPetersen2922
@EricPetersen2922 Год назад
Seasoning wood for pool cues takes years to get it perfect. In cue making seasoned wood means “it stops moving” and stays within the tolerances it’s machined to. Takes years. “Old wood” cues play better is the general accepted thought. 10-20-30 years. Like old violins tend to sound better. Cue collectors are wood geeks, we burn the wood we don’t use for cues😉 Back to fire wood.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Very interesting!!!! Thanks Eric!!!
@martientegelaers6522
@martientegelaers6522 Год назад
my wood is three years, that is then my buffer as well
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
That is a good one if you can stay ahead!
@heymakerphd1982
@heymakerphd1982 Год назад
Your first myth about seasoning is absolutely true! It's the same thing with lightnin' or home brew. You can't drink the stuff fresh from the cooker until it's settled and aged. I make sure it settles and ages for at least 15 minutes! Well, sometimes 10. Gotta do firewood at least that much too!! Can't get anywhere 'til you get the basics right! - Dry wood won't make creosote. Maybe...I got some old telephone poles, boys, they were DRY! Still got creosote!! - In Ohio, it''s illegal to sell wood by any measure other than cords or fractions thereof. Politicians did that because there are so many wood burners that vote!! Prob some even elected to the House! Pols are so sneaky!! Manana! GNI
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Always a good chuckle Mr. Hey!!
@stuartsplace100
@stuartsplace100 Год назад
Good morning Cris, I have gained a lot from your wisdom
@stuartsplace100
@stuartsplace100 Год назад
I try to have my wood cut,split and stacked a year ahead
@stuartsplace100
@stuartsplace100 Год назад
I have burn some pine
@stuartsplace100
@stuartsplace100 Год назад
I burn poplar and soft maple
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Thanks for watching!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
great!
@johnpizana5405
@johnpizana5405 11 месяцев назад
Lovin your videos, informative but not in your face. Appreciate it!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard 11 месяцев назад
I so much for that John!
@stevezelen4651
@stevezelen4651 Год назад
I like garlic and pepper.. lol. Now it’s seasoned.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup.
@travisarndt2330
@travisarndt2330 Год назад
I love when people hate on pine..... ask them if they ever burned a 2x4..... of course they have and I just shake my heqd
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, I had a guy write to me the other day that pine is the only wood he has burned for heat now for 30 years, it is all he has and has had no problems... EVER!
@jeffpeters1014
@jeffpeters1014 Год назад
Moisture content is the key to wood being properly seasoned.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup!
@JoshuaYoung-xl4fk
@JoshuaYoung-xl4fk Год назад
I believe Pinyon Pine has higher BTUs than most hardwoods.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, it is good stuff for sure! It is as good as oak and some other hardwoods.
@joshfoster9832
@joshfoster9832 Год назад
On the seasoning front, wait till you get that beech split, it'll still be there in 2025! Only wood i've seen that is significantly slower to season than oak
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
I have heard that!
@bigbluegpr
@bigbluegpr Год назад
In my State, the weights and measures laws require that firewood be sold by the cord or fraction thereof.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, some do but most don't and even in states that require it people still sell odd measurements.
@bigbluegpr
@bigbluegpr Год назад
@@InTheWoodyard Oh I know! Nothing wrong with the way you do it, because you know through loading measured amounts and experience that you are giving the customer the correct amount. But the guys who just sell by the "truckload" or "scoop" are a different story!
@JAMESMDEERE
@JAMESMDEERE Год назад
In Arkansas firewood is supposed to be sold by cord or fraction of cord. I have noticed in a lot of ads they do not mention how much of a cord they are selling
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, they might not even know the amount they have.
@rogercyr1551
@rogercyr1551 Год назад
A "truckload of wood" is like the guys who say "I get 700 (or whatever) miles out of a tank of gas"...umm, how big is that tank?
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yes! And do the drive 31.59 miles per hour and coast to a stop and never use the brakes and only drive with the wind! Haaaaa!
@neilmeyers5519
@neilmeyers5519 Год назад
Seasoning the wood means, to me, sprinkling salt and pepper all over it (possibly a splash of hot sauce or even some parsley). Sorry, couldn't resist that one.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, you are not alone, a bunch of others had that one too!
@jbbrown7907
@jbbrown7907 Год назад
Black and white cats are better firewood cats than orange cats.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Ha! That is a good one!
@wicksfarm4895
@wicksfarm4895 Год назад
yup in Canada we burn everything
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Smart!!
@laurier3348
@laurier3348 Год назад
Bro, yur insane.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup.
@takeashawnoutdoors5518
@takeashawnoutdoors5518 Год назад
I like a nice thick piece of ash from time to time
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup
@aldredske6197
@aldredske6197 Год назад
Good morning Chris!!😀😀
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Hello Al, we get another great day enjoy, winter is coming!!!
@davewatkins4966
@davewatkins4966 Год назад
Seasoned to me means that it has a moisture content less than 20% ready to burn.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, good point! I agree!
@Opinionatedguy1989
@Opinionatedguy1989 Год назад
I will only burn maple, alder and softwoods because thats what grows wild in my area thats any good.
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, you gotta burn what you have!
@michaeldills8137
@michaeldills8137 Год назад
I had a guy work for me and he was just a pain so one day he was just standing around I gave him a bucket of saw dust and made him sprinkle on all the wood piles that we needed the wood to be seasoned 😅 it only took him about 45 min to realize
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Ha!!! Good one!
@daviemaclean61
@daviemaclean61 Год назад
Hmm!🤨 I think I would defer to the guy who handles tons and tons of timber a year rather than the one who gets a third of a cord every six months! But that's just me!
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Yup, that makes sense to me!
@michaelburton5760
@michaelburton5760 Год назад
good morning all
@DanielAtkinsFirewood
@DanielAtkinsFirewood Год назад
Good morning Michael 😁👍
@InTheWoodyard
@InTheWoodyard Год назад
Hello!
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