Splitting and Seasoning Oak

[Gabriel82]

@Stere I never burned oak logs. So , despite a shed full of birch and hornbeam ,I need an "insurance" if next winter is a classical one with prolonged cold and lots of snow! Nevermind prices for anything flamable  that have varied wildly since these russians invaded our neighbour,Ukraine. You may be right, I will tell you for sure in a few months (18 or more 😁 ). As of today I finally finnished for good stacking this load of oak. As for kindling, I use softwood and some diesel fuel. In a full heating season I use about 20 liters. Now I'm still looking at a 20 liter steel canister full to the brim with diesel and about 15 liters "spread out" in 2-2,5 liters plastic bottles! As usual hydrocarbons make life easier for us humans! 😎

 

 

Edited March 2 by Gabriel82

[Peasgood]

10 hours ago, Gabriel82 said:

Probably. I never experienced it.

You don't want to which is why I mentioned it. Those packs don't look particularly sealed and if stacked in a damp UK garage you would just have a very big pile of sawdust by next winter.

[Gabriel82]

@Peasgood Probably. I never seen wood briquettes doing that. Romania is not Uk 😁 But if that would happen or have to season wood for 3-4 years and still be damp, I would surely quit burning wood or briquettes. Natural gas, LPG or heating oil are the obvious logical choice in a permanently humid climate! I actually was looking for an oil stove to buy and "study" beeing a curios "bloke" by nature!

But the weight of these things alone is discouraging.. I would surely not be able to even move one by myself..

Nestor Martin Efel and Deville Cléo C09424 are nice.

Although Deville stopped manufacturing oil stoves some years ago. 

 

[Gabriel82]

24 march and even at 17:24 there were still about 16-17 degrees Celcius and 62% relative humidity in the air... 

I am curios what july and august months will be like this year... 🤔

no doubt the seasoning will be ok in 17-18 months from now if the weather keeps it up like this... 

And at noon I was sweating in sun today if no wind was blowing...