firewood

[Dean Lofthouse]

Mine are around 20 on average, although I was testing some of this years batch at the weekend and noticed that many would be (when split open) 25% in the middle then 20% nearer the edge and 10 or 15% on the outside. So really the only way to be sure is to weigh them then dry them down to 0% and weigh them again.

There is a huge difference in weight between oak or beech at 20% and poplar or willow at 20%

 

Poplar and willow I give away to an old chap near me who had cancer so nearly all my pile is syc, oak, ash, lab, pine, beech.

 

Any conifer I keep for myself because I think its excellent when seasoned and gets my stove glowing

[Rob D]

I dry every last bit of wood that comes my way and sell as firewood... once it's down the old magic 20% everythin will burn although some not as well as others....