HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR FIREWOOD IS READY FOR YOUR WOOD STOVE OR FIREPLACE.

[@leet0809]

Nicely explained. I live in a city and never know when I will get a chance to own a wood fire stove but always love listening to videos like this.

[@Jonsered0317]

Gotta chase that dream brother

[@scottrush3920]

Thanks for the video. I just bought some wood from my usual wood guy, who said it was all nice & dry. It seems pretty wet to me, & I didn't want to complain until I knew for sure. I think the moisture meter is the way to go.

[@rickrivera7005]

Thank you so much for your videos!! You've been a big help in starting a lot of what we are doing with our lives and where God has been convicting us to go. I love your tips and information God bless

[@SparkyonWheelz]

Around the 7:15 mark you described your sidenote as useless trivia. Maybe that was just a poor choice of words, but if that's true and synthetic materials are less calming than wood then that is a very important bit of info. Thank you for sharing. The seasoning tips were also very helpful.

[@HealthAndHomestead]

I guess it is not useless trivia. To me it is important. I used the concept in my house as we had it built. I wanted as much wood as possible for the mental health benefits. I guess it was not totally on subject to a wood drying video. But it is important to me.

[@SparkyonWheelz]

@@HealthAndHomestead I have a wood burner in my barn and learned much from your seasoning info. Your presentation was excellent and I was just pointing out how the trivia was also very important to me. Thank you. I've subscribed to your channel and look forward to future tutorials, specifically one that helps me easily identify different types of trees.

[@stevej822]

Cool video. I like to feel of dry vs wet wood test. Very informative.

[@MrHelidude]

Very much enjoyed your video. Thank you and many happy greetings from Tasmania ......

[@Conscious-Creations]

Great video! Nailed it 😊 Thanks

[@frankcunha6215]

Great tips, thank you.

[@bl9531]

I am old woodsman. You know, people developed strategies well before moisture meters were available. We have a simple, age old method of seasoning firewood …. Time. We split and stack our wood, mostly maple, outside in the early fall. The following autumn, the wood is stacked in the enclosed wood shed and burned over the winter months. So as a rule of thumb, the maple is seasoned between 15 and 20 months. The leftovers are of course seasoned significantly longer.

[@nickstevens885]

God bless you Joel

[@YouTubeUniversity-ko8ug]

We have in the Caucasus all kinds of wood After cutting the oaks in blocks, we leave it in the rain for a period of between six months to a year Until we get rid of tannin, which are chemicals that rain removes Then we splits it into pieces, then put it under any shelter and let it dry for at least a year and the best for two years😁

[@Johnnysokko168]

I like the standing dead red oaks, they season in a couple months and i dont know why but there are a lot of them in my area of NJ.

[@raycaster4398]

I switched to criss-cross or Lincoln log stacking of firewood. Better air circulation, dries better, less critters nesting in woodpiles. Fun. Takes more room though.

[@craighellberg4366]

Very good video. Thanks

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@alsiciliano4146]

Awesome video thanks

[@beausauvage6751]

Very useful many thanks

[@wingardium9194]

how do you feel about burning balsam fir? does it burn well for say open camp fires?

[@Gymjb5]

Thank you

[@tommytippy4448]

if the wood is unknown what would be the best setting on the moisture meter?

[@tomskimcdouglegaming806]

D - it will give you the maximum figure.

[@tlbfarm4473]

You missed the biggest one: Time. If the wood has been stored out of the rain, after 2-3-4-5-6 years - it's dry. Thanks for posting!

[@paulgourley6369]

The chimney should be checked every month just to make sure that it is drafting properly and not building up creosote

[@kirkchatwin6160]

Also that is kindling

[@jacobheinz8236]

Just use a Moisture Meter! Don’t torture yourself watching this video. Moisture meters works every time!

[@Ahch.]

Moisture meters are a good tool. However, they have limitations. Larger wood pieces can give inaccurate readings for the core of that wood peice.

[@nickguthrie9309]

Use the meter but first split several pieces and test the newly exposed surfaces; do this on several pieces and don't burn pieces if they measure over 20% moisture@@Ahch.

[@PaulBooth-ve3qz]

Anyone who has to listen to this crap should just turn up your thermostate !

[@JanalynVoigt]

I mostly go by the weight. Wet wood is unmistakably dense compared to dry.

[@HealthAndHomestead]

Great point. It is true. I picked up a wet piece of wood today and it was heavy.

[@Nickcheezy]

Is it me or it’s just somebody watching

[@darthnihilus511]

Has anyone ever burned golden rain trees?

[@direwolf6234]

instead of using your fingers to test for 'wetness' i find that using your lips is a better gauge ..

[@davesauerzopf6980]

Sound like a bowling ball pin.

[@RAVENOFTHENORTHWESTGAWOODS]

I can only keep one month ahead of my heater this gay has no idea what he's talking about. He's just parroting some long forgotten bureaucrat just wanting to impress he's boss Just keep it dry for one month and enjoy, this is from a old man who has burned several hundreds of cords of firewood in my life, with not one chimney fire!

[@HealthAndHomestead]

If that works for you, more power to you. Blessings. But for most, wet wood will create more creosote. But if you don't have that trouble, great.

[@happycamper2976]

wood mosture meter you have can it check any kind of wood for mosture

[@happycamper2976]

Let see you fire up your wood stove and or fireplace in a viedo