Should I be frightened?

[steve J]

My experience is particularly with blower slabs burn fast so I mix slabs with hardwood that has been split as stated abovue about the size of one wrist.

[Starting Small]

When cut to wrist size how long does it take for wood to dry?

[SSFLLC]

That depends on the weather and temp. The wood you choose is also going to play a part in this. Most standing dead wood will be drier than fresh cut pine slabs. Unless the standing dead wood has already started to rot.

[Starting Small]

What do you think about Catalpa and maple for length of time to dry?

[Dill]

green or dead?
I've been cutting pine that blew down 2 febs ago. Its been off the ground in log length. When I cut it, the wood is wet. However its just water not "green" wet. So after a couple weeks under cover it burns great.

[Starting Small]

The wood that I am thinking of would be green/wet as in alive before the October storm but not cut till last week.

[Starting Small]

Sorry put in wrong month...Oct not Feb

[Dill]

Its not going to burn well. I'd start scrounging now.

[oneoldsap]

When you cut the hardwood do you cut it small or leave it large? When you say for the air to go through split small is that for drying or during burning?

During burning ! Slabs tend to lay flat and bunch together , restricting air flow . Mixing some dry slabwood in with your hardwoods is okay if not overdone ! Now that being said , nothing will boil harder than good dry Hardwoods , all by its self ! Of course forcing air into the arch just makes it that much better !