2%mc oak . Not!

[brewpup]

Had a machine cut off cut of oak 18 inches x4x9 from a church restoration job. I sat it behind woodburner which runs 24 /7 for 4 weeks . Today keen to see results I took mc on it wow 2% on end grain 4 on face.cut with cross cut saw and still as wet as an otters pocket 38 %mc .and it was still 20% about 10 mm from edge.does it need air circulation rather than heat

[Stubby]

Had a machine cut off cut of oak 18 inches x4x9 from a church restoration job. I sat it behind woodburner which runs 24 /7 for 4 weeks . Today keen to see results I took mc on it wow 2% on end grain 4 on face.cut with cross cut saw and still as wet as an otters pocket 38 %mc .and it was still 20% about 10 mm from edge.does it need air circulation rather than heat

 

Yep needs a bit of wind . Cold wiond is better than warm sun and bno wind . What it was doing was " sweating " behind your stove . It would have worked in the end but its psychological thing . You tjhink putting it near the stove will dry it quick . Putting it out in the air but not the rain will dry it well but cos its away from you and you are not staring at it it seems to work better .....me thinks !

[woodyguy]

I'm surprised at that result. My Esse stove gets wood to about 100c sitting on top, unlike clearview and others that are too hot and char it. I can dry 10inch hardwood logs from 51% to 20% in four days on the top (measured properly by weight not a moisture meter). To be fair I've not tried oak.

[kscanes]

"I can dry 10inch hardwood logs from 51% to 20% in four days on the top"

 

Sorry if this is a daft question, but ... isn't that moisture going into the room, and potentially causing a condensation problem? i.e. is it actually good practice to dry logs inside?

[woodyguy]

Yes I suppose it is moisture going into the room. But with dry central heating and problems from that, a few grams of water a day is quite a good idea. I dry 9 logs at a time and have done it all winter with no problems. Drying a small number quickly doesn't seem to be a problem.

[kev7937]

"I can dry 10inch hardwood logs from 51% to 20% in four days on the top"

 

Sorry if this is a daft question, but ... isn't that moisture going into the room, and potentially causing a condensation problem? i.e. is it actually good practice to dry logs inside?

 

They sell humidifiers in stove shops because they dry the air out too much I believe

 

 

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