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To address the question though, i.e. why does split wood dry faster than unsplit wood. ...........

 

So in summary, cutting short lengths has the most effect, splitting has a secondary effect.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Alec

 

In summary if you want wood to dry out quickly you maximise the ratio of surface area to volume.

 

Since our customers generally like firewood which is small enough to fit in their fireplaces but not too fiddly to handle we are generally but not always producing logs of 10" or thereabouts.

 

If it is more than 4" thick I would suggest that it will dry out a lot quicker if split.

 

Cheers

mac

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Well thanks for the replies, didn't realise I was going to get such a detailed response.

 

 

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Anyway it burns but prob did take a bit longer to get going than normal, will have to see what the liners like when its swept..

 

 

Ta again all

 

 

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Quite simply kev , try them and see how they burn, ive been selling ash,oak , beech thats been air drying for 2 years and a couple of my customers say they keep them ouside so the rain can get to them and they last longer. leaves me thinking why the **** do i bother trying to get them down to 20%

 

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