mold on logs

[frets1]

hi all,

 

i split about 8 m3 of holm oak and stacked with a few inches between each row at the beginning of last year under a small well vented shed. was green when split.

 

at some point the rows fell and lent against one another rather than fell in a big heap. now i have got to them there is blue mold on the cut edge. they burn ok but i want to start selling logs in the future and they don't look good.

i know its stupid but from what i gather on the forum people want clean looking logs?!

 

is air flow the only key to keeping it down?

 

can i really split green wood into a vented bag?

 

thanks.

[mendiplogs]

hi all,

 

i split about 8 m3 of holm oak and stacked with a few inches between each row at the beginning of last year under a small well vented shed. was green when split.

 

at some point the rows fell and lent against one another rather than fell in a big heap. now i have got to them there is blue mold on the cut edge. they burn ok but i want to start selling logs in the future and they don't look good.

i know its stupid but from what i gather on the forum people want clean looking logs?!

 

is air flow the only key to keeping it down?

 

can i really split green wood into a vented bag?

 

thanks.

HI MATE you need more air flow around your logs mate lots of post on it on here thanks jon

[s.varty]

HI MATE you need more air flow around your logs mate lots of post on it on here thanks jon

 

Its all about air flow and plenty of it

[frets1]

thanks, looks like a rethink of the shed.

[carpenter1]

Put a pic of the shed up here

[frets1]

Put a pic of the shed up here

 

thanks, will try tomorrow.

[SamWhiting12]

I would leave the wood unsplit and undercover outside for a few months so they part season. After a spell of dry weather I would then bring them into the shed and that should stop the mould.

[Woodworks]

hi all,

 

i split about 8 m3 of holm oak and stacked with a few inches between each row at the beginning of last year under a small well vented shed. was green when split.

 

at some point the rows fell and lent against one another rather than fell in a big heap. now i have got to them there is blue mold on the cut edge. they burn ok but i want to start selling logs in the future and they don't look good.

i know its stupid but from what i gather on the forum people want clean looking logs?!

 

is air flow the only key to keeping it down?

 

can i really split green wood into a vented bag?

 

thanks.

 

The gap between the rows is important. To stop the rows falling together place some longer logs into the stacks that bridge between the rows and these help hold the rows apart over time. This is what I do for the logs in my avatar picture and there are 6 rows of logs in each bay and they don't get moldy.

[carpenter1]

I am thinking of using two roof trusses, about 1m in the air and tin the top, and clad one gable end in, to use as a log store,

[frets1]

that's a bloody good idea woodworks, thanks.

 

are you sheds open on the other side?

 

i guess it must be best to stack it in dry weather and leave for a while before splitting. but before it goes rock hard. (no splitter yet!!)

 

thanks again everyone, much needed help.