tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845017013185018177.post8339804936402693250..comments2024-03-04T05:43:50.515-08:00Comments on Peplers In Rye: Coppicing finished for this winterMike Peplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14243842323024552383noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845017013185018177.post-55858163277909567312016-01-19T07:35:13.207-08:002016-01-19T07:35:13.207-08:00Thanks Mike, that makes sense, I'll work on do...Thanks Mike, that makes sense, I'll work on doing that to help things dry out faster.<br /><br />Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08634039636617002762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845017013185018177.post-60676210944952622012016-01-19T03:20:24.445-08:002016-01-19T03:20:24.445-08:00Hi Justin. Wood that isn't split won't dry...Hi Justin. Wood that isn't split won't dry very well, especially if it is Birch. The solution is to 'stripe' the wood, by skimming the chainsaw along the side to remove some bark. If you do this during the snedding/measuring/logging immediately after felling the tree it doesn't take much time. I tend to do one strip for wood up to 2" diameter, 2 strips up to 4", and three stripes above that, until they get thick enough to split.<br /><br />Cheers, MikeMike Peplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243842323024552383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845017013185018177.post-59169208798005860862016-01-19T02:47:03.487-08:002016-01-19T02:47:03.487-08:00That looks like a great result on the coppicing. I...That looks like a great result on the coppicing. I have a question for you if I may, as I'm a novice coppice worker on our own little piece of woodland. Your stacks of long wood that you're seasoning, I see some have been split lengthways but some are left in the round. Do you find that it dries ok in the round with the bark on? I split some of our larger logs like that but the smaller stuff doesn't work so well and I've considered taking strips of bark off to speed up the drying instead.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08634039636617002762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845017013185018177.post-88197914120822500682016-01-17T10:14:06.502-08:002016-01-17T10:14:06.502-08:00Nice work.. you HAVE been busy! Yep, bluebells cha...Nice work.. you HAVE been busy! Yep, bluebells charging ahead up here too...Grayhen Torhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12580494694385221853noreply@blogger.com