Steve Slatter | Drying Firewood in Vermont, June 2011 @slatterbench70 | Uploaded June 2011 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
I'd like to share with you my thoughts and practices on drying firewood for my stoves. If you follow this routine, you will have dry wood for any stove, and get better efficiency and heat for the coming winters. These pieces get the morning sun. The row in the shade will get the afternoon sun, which is even better. These are pieces from 20 to 22", hard maple, ash, cherry and beech. My stoves take up to 24" in the house, and up to 36" in the shop test stove. I suggest you cut your wood at least a couple inches shorter than the length of the stove to allow for the ash and coals that accumulate. for more info on Elm stoves, go to vermontironstove.com
I'd like to share with you my thoughts and practices on drying firewood for my stoves. If you follow this routine, you will have dry wood for any stove, and get better efficiency and heat for the coming winters. These pieces get the morning sun. The row in the shade will get the afternoon sun, which is even better. These are pieces from 20 to 22", hard maple, ash, cherry and beech. My stoves take up to 24" in the house, and up to 36" in the shop test stove. I suggest you cut your wood at least a couple inches shorter than the length of the stove to allow for the ash and coals that accumulate. for more info on Elm stoves, go to vermontironstove.com
