Seasoning Logs..?

[felixthelogchopper]

My pleasure, Tom. It's a novel experience for me to be giving advice, not asking for it, on here

[log supplier]

keep them off the ground after there cut and split...

other wise if left in long lengths just leave as they are:thumbup:

[Dave Martin]

Take a look at the end of the poplar thread in the firewood forum ... some good ideas there.

[Saw-sick Steve]

Oak you really need to split, to expose the heart wood. Have you got a processor? If so then log it all onto pallets with heras panels front and back as high as the panels. Wouldn't bother with the tarp. on the top for a few months, get as much wind and sun as possible. Job done.

[Tree Man Tom]

No prossesor, i have an axe and my trusty ms341

[log supplier]

No prossesor, i have an axe and my trusty ms341

 

nothing wrong there mate..

you walk before you can run..

[Tree Man Tom]

nothing wrong there mate..

you walk before you can run..

 

Cheers, did abit last year but no where near as much as im planning to split this year, i know what im letting myself in for though...

[Saw-sick Steve]

No prossesor, i have an axe and my trusty ms341

OK, then if you're planning to do logs seriously you will need a log splitter at least - cheapest way is to make yer own. Then you can billet everything to speed up seasoning. I billet all my Oak and stack on pallets.

I started doing firewood with saw and axe, sooner or later you'll save up for a bit of mechanisation!

All the best with your enterprise.

[Tree Man Tom]

OK, then if you're planning to do logs seriously you will need a log splitter at least - cheapest way is to make yer own. Then you can billet everything to speed up seasoning. I billet all my Oak and stack on pallets.

I started doing firewood with saw and axe, sooner or later you'll save up for a bit of mechanisation!

All the best with your enterprise.

 

Yes thats the plan, ideally i would like a small yard tractor with loader and splitter in years to come, although il stick with the axe for the mean time

[Darren]

Yep stacking on pallets is good. I would make a wall of split logs around the outside then just throw the rest in to the middle. When you get to the top make it dome shaped so when you throwover a small tarp(just to cover the top) the water will run off.This will only let the wall logs get wet which will dry out in no time.