KD Birch auction

[Joy Yeomans]

not dissing your product but i thought kiln dried should be dry as the name suggests and mc around less than 20% more like 16% ??

 

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[Bluecoat]

not dissing your product but i thought kiln dried should be dry as the name suggests and mc around less than 20% more like 16% ??

 

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Correct

[woodworm]

You're supposed to fire the kiln up before you take them out !

[ben_inthewoods]

I understood that a moisture reading needed to be made from a face of a freshly split log. Average of three readings taken from the face (then repeated several times from random pieces) - that I believe is the Woodsure (HETAS) standard.

[PremiumWood]

To my knowledge, maximum heat output is reached when hardwood logs are down to around 22%, this is what we usually aim for. No point drying to 16 or lower as logs will burn too quickly.

These logs however were originally meant to go to customer who accepts 25%mc.

 

The reason why logs went on auction is mould

[PremiumWood]

I understood that a moisture reading needed to be made from a face of a freshly split log. Average of three readings taken from the face (then repeated several times from random pieces) - that I believe is the Woodsure (HETAS) standard.

 

This is exactly how we check moisture content on our logs

[devon TWiG]

They could have been as low as 10% when leaving the kiln ..... however wood will only be as dry as its surrounding humidity , so will probably have absorbed water from the atmosphere , even indoors in the UK at this time of year ... so kiln drying was a bit wasted really , but will still be great firewood I would think !

[PremiumWood]

You're supposed to fire the kiln up before you take them out !

I wish you told me that before :biggrin:

[Joy Yeomans]

oh yeah ash firewood good to go at 27%. i was just trying to get my head round kilning as i still dont think its the way forward

 

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[PremiumWood]

They could have been as low as 10% when leaving the kiln ..... however wood will only be as dry as its surrounding humidity , so will probably have absorbed water from the atmosphere , even indoors in the UK at this time of year ... so kiln drying was a bit wasted really , but will still be great firewood I would think !