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Old 10-28-2008, 04:55 PM   #11
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Default 12 months is ideal

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Originally Posted by dpg View Post
How long should cut wood sit to be properly "seasoned?" What's the difference with it if it isn't?
I have the same experience as UPTHESAUKEE -- I get my wood in March, throw it in a stack next to the driveway (not on it), and it's ready to burn by November. If you let it sit for 12 months, it actually burns a little better. But any longer than that (unless you have a really, really dry place to stack it, which I don't), then the wood starts to deteriorate -- it starts to become softer, bugs get into it, mushrooms start to grow, and it generally becomes less and less useful.
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