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Hi,
I'm trying to determine if hardwoods such as oak, pecan...etc. should be split when green or seasoned for a period of time? I have been splitting some nice oak and have noticed that the core was still moist. How long should this split wood set before being sacrificed in the smoker? Kurt |
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On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 04:03:39 GMT, "kurtk" > wrote:
>Hi, > >I'm trying to determine if hardwoods such as oak, pecan...etc. should be >split when green or seasoned for a period of time? Think about this a minute. Which do you think splits more easily? Dry, seasoned wood or moist, green wood? |
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"kurtk" > wrote in message et... > Hi, > > I'm trying to determine if hardwoods such as oak, pecan...etc. should be > split when green or seasoned for a period of time? > > I have been splitting some nice oak and have noticed that the core was > still moist. How long should this split wood set before being sacrificed > in the smoker? > > Kurt Spilt when you want to. The easiest is when the logs are frozen. Dries faster when split smaller. How long is should dry is a mater of preference and the fire making abilities of the cook. Dry burns easier and is less likely to produce creosote though. |
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On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:13:14 -0600, Steve Wertz
> wrote: >On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 04:34:44 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" > >wrote: > >>Spilt when you want to. The easiest is when the logs are frozen. > >You'll just use any 'ol excuse to brag about the weather there. >Not all of us can freeze our wood first, thank you anyway. DING! DING! DING! Come on down and join the Geezer Club, Wertz! Took you all of three or four days to get around to contributing to the irrelevance of AFB. <snork> Weather. Isn't there a group for you and the rest of 'em? <alt.boring.myself.and.everyone.around.me.to.tears .with.moronic.talk.about.the.weather.DOT.COM.> |
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"Kevin S. Wilson" > wrote in message ... > On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:13:14 -0600, Steve Wertz > > wrote: > > >On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 04:34:44 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" > > >wrote: > > > >>Spilt when you want to. The easiest is when the logs are frozen. > > > >You'll just use any 'ol excuse to brag about the weather there. > >Not all of us can freeze our wood first, thank you anyway. > > DING! DING! DING! > > Come on down and join the Geezer Club, Wertz! Took you all of three or > four days to get around to contributing to the irrelevance of AFB. > > <snork> Weather. > > Isn't there a group for you and the rest of 'em? > <alt.boring.myself.and.everyone.around.me.to.tears .with.moronic.talk.about.t he.weather.DOT.COM.> > Okay, Kev, I'm biting......... why'd you keep asking Brick, a few posts back, about the weather where he is? He lives in Florida! It's been close to 70 degrees here. Granted, it's not as warm as Maui, but it's GOT to be warmer than Idaho. kili |
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well...let me tell you how my granddaddy did it.
Come about spring, he would go walking in the woods. While there, he would choose a coupla nice trees, as well as look for any deadfalls. Once he picked out the trees and marked them, he and my uncles would go back and cut the trees down. Where they were cut, they would lie. Come fall, he and my uncles would go back, trim off the small branches, and use the tractor to haul the trunks down by the barn. There, the wood would be cut into logs, then split and stacked. (my granddaddy and uncles would do the cuttin and splittin, and us younguns would be in charge of the stackin) This gave enough wood to get everyone in the family who used wood heat thru the winter. Come spring, any leftovers would be moved inside the barn, and come fall they would be split up for kindling. Reminiscing aside, hardwoods split better when allowed to season for a little while. However, you must remember that hardwoods are dense, so some of the heart wood, espically in red oak, tends to retain a little moisture. If left for about a fortnight in dry, airy conditions, the oak will fully dry, allowing for a nice smoke with a little less retained ash than some other hardwoods. (no, we don't have a fallen oak tree that I'm cutting up and using for heat this winter :P ) |
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"kilikini" > wrote:
> "Kevin S. Wilson" > wrote in message > > Steve Wertz > wrote: > > >"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote: > > > > > >>Spilt when you want to. The easiest is when the logs are frozen. > > > > > >You'll just use any 'ol excuse to brag about the weather there. > > >Not all of us can freeze our wood first, thank you anyway. > > > > DING! DING! DING! > > > > Come on down and join the Geezer Club, Wertz! Took you all of three or > > four days to get around to contributing to the irrelevance of AFB. > > > > <snork> Weather. > > > > Isn't there a group for you and the rest of 'em? > > > <alt.boring.myself.and.everyone.around.me.to.tears .with.moronic.talk.abou > t.t he.weather.DOT.COM.> > > > Okay, Kev, I'm biting......... why'd you keep asking Brick, a few posts > back, about the weather where he is? He lives in Florida! It's been > close to 70 degrees here. Granted, it's not as warm as Maui, but it's > GOT to be warmer than Idaho. > Kevvie puts a chill in the air wherever he is, kili. ;-( -- Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled War on Terror Veterans and their families: http://saluteheroes.org/ & http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ! |
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Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 04:03:39 GMT, "kurtk" > wrote: > > >>Hi, >> >>I'm trying to determine if hardwoods such as oak, pecan...etc. should be >>split when green or seasoned for a period of time? > > > Think about this a minute. Which do you think splits more easily? Dry, > seasoned wood or moist, green wood? > Was that the question? No, I read it again to be sure but I got it the first time. OK, Kevin, try really hard to understand that the question was "when", not "more easily? <sic>". |
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Dan Krueger wrote:
> Kevin S. Wilson wrote: > >> On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 04:03:39 GMT, "kurtk" > wrote: >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm trying to determine if hardwoods such as oak, pecan...etc. should >>> be split when green or seasoned for a period of time? >> >> >> >> Think about this a minute. Which do you think splits more easily? Dry, >> seasoned wood or moist, green wood? >> > > Was that the question? No, I read it again to be sure but I got it the > first time. OK, Kevin, try really hard to understand that the question > was "when", not "more easily? <sic>". It don't make a ****'s worth of difference when you split wood you dumb shit. What matters is when you burn it. Judging from your question it won't make any difference to you anyway. -- TFM® |
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Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
> Isn't there a group for you and the rest of 'em? Yeah Biatch! This is it! Welcome aboard! Get yer britches off and get yer ass in the galley. We're having stuffed Wilson for dinner tonight. -- TFM® |
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