As a youngster I worked at my now in-laws greenhouses. If you made an enclosure with the glass at a 30 - 45 degree angle on top with a small fan at one end and a exhaust vent at the other, I believe you would dry and heat treat your wood faster. You would be amazed at how hot it would get in there.

@Back40Firewood

17 күн бұрын

I have some ideas on perhaps building something since I have a few more windows that size...and yeah I can about imagine how hot it would get...that sun can get things cooking!

ANOTHER GREAT SHOW, DAN ONE THING THAT MIGHT ALSO HELP IS BLACK PLASTIC SHEET UNDER THE TABLE GRATE TO INCREASE THE TEMP FROM GLASS, OR SOME OLD TARP, METAL SHEETING ETC. CHEAP AND YOU PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE SOME LAYING AROUND. THE MORE HEAT WILL INCREASE THE CONVECTION ALSO. LOVE WHAT YOU DO, STAY SAFE, BE COOL AND STAY COOL!

Dan, now you shouldve made another pile of wood on pallets to check if there is a moisture difference after a week or month .

Just a little suggestion for next time. Put you pallet the other way around and a turn it a quarter to get maximum airflow from the bottum.

Would be interested in seeing the temperature difference behind and in front of the glass at full sun.

The ventilated grate is Great!. Idea: build a wedge shaped box, Use the grate, inside. Put a vent at one end, and a fan blowing through the box, at the other end. You could use a solar panel and a 12v fan, won't take much air flow. The box will heat up, drive moisture out of the wood, and the fan will blow the moisture out of the box. Mini Wood Solar Kiln! (MWSK).

@dropshot1967

18 күн бұрын

great minds think alike, you beat me to my comment by 1 minute. lol. you just have fleshed the idea out a bit more.

@williamellis8993

18 күн бұрын

I agree with both of you. Bill

@Back40Firewood

17 күн бұрын

Eventually that is my plan is to have some sort of set up like that...think adding a fan would really help.

As the mini firewood sales continue to grow. I believe you have a lot of streamlining of the process inorder to make it easier and profitable. For starters...Never dumping mini wood this low ever again. It should all be done at waist height or above. The being bent over and crawling around at ground level chasing these little pieces would get old real quick. The last time they should ever be this low in log form,IMO...👍

@Back40Firewood

17 күн бұрын

Yeah gonna continue to refine the process, but I have someone who is smaller that can easily pick that all up for me. 😀 Or I will actually probably rake it into the big utility bucket.

@waynetharp

17 күн бұрын

@Back40Firewood He won't be little very much longer! And if he lives up to his name. He will start micromanagement of his task really soon also!🤣

QQQ Dan Maybe Put a Big Fan Along Side of the Mini Splits to Help Dry it

@Back40Firewood

17 күн бұрын

Definitely gonna look into hooking up a fan of some sorts.

Hi Dan. You could also put the boxes is cherry in the back of a parked suv in the sun with the windows cracked. That car would probably get up to 140 degrees and dry it out really quick. As and added bonus the car would smell like cherry. Just an idea. Also no dumping of the boxes. Take care

Finally a straight handle axe. To me, they last longer and feel natural in the swing. You’re doing great and I do grab some tips and ideas from your shows.

Hi Dan, another great video! I am looking forward to the results of your experiment. Would you consider putting another batch of minifirewood out in the open in the sun as a control group and measure the differences between the two piles? Keep up the great work!

If you have a full-length mirror, set it up behind and above the wood pile such that it reflects additional sunlight onto the wood. As the wood dries, collect it off the top of the pile as needed.

Dan,another excellent video time for little boss man to shift gears for production for his dad and his pockets 😮😊❤

hey dan ..good idea for drying the mini...keep up the good vids cheers from canada

Hey Dan, if you have acquired any of those little power packs, you can put one of those out there with a small fan blowing air through there on low speed just to keep air moving

You do get some airflow by convection this way. but a small or medium sized ventilator on a solar generator would really increase airflow and reduce the drying time.

@williamellis8993

18 күн бұрын

I agree with both of you. Bill

@Back40Firewood

17 күн бұрын

I've been thinking about adding something like that....still trying to decide on which one or how best to do it.

hi there Amanda would not mind if you put it in your home cloths dryer. problem solved . ready in 1 hour , and heat treated in one ,or just put it in your attic , looks good best to all john

@Back40Firewood

17 күн бұрын

Hahahaha....that might be a bit loud with all the clanking and banging of the wood spinning around! lol

@fricknjeep

17 күн бұрын

@@Back40Firewood that is why they invented ear protection , john

@noahtittle1233

17 күн бұрын

​@@fricknjeepit's also how you burn your house down. Lol

Another way to speed up the drying, just fall the trees and wait a few weeks until the leaves have sucked a lot of moisture out of the wood before it is limbed and cut and split.

Just discovered your channel going to guess having that much wood I take it you sell it in the Local area where u live or u keep ur house warm at in the winter months. But anyways looking forward to watch sum of ur old videos 😊

I like Wayne's idea. Get this up higher off the ground. Overall, it was a good idea in drying time.

@Back40Firewood

17 күн бұрын

I'll just make the lil Boss man pick it up...lol

Wondering if you have need of a mini moisture meter??

I just stack mine on pallets in the barn. wait 24 months and she’s ready to go.

@colin-qp4zr

13 күн бұрын

That's rubbish, if the timber is sawn and split to final size then it's dry in under 6 months

Check with your local grocery store, see if they give away banna boxes. Most stores do,.

@Back40Firewood

17 күн бұрын

I grab boxes from Costco every time I go...lol....some are better than others, but they work great.

in pa it hot as hell 95 degrees

Dan the man 👍🏻🇺🇸

I find if you put 2 pallets on ground it dries a lot faster

@markkaminski2416

14 күн бұрын

I do that also but everyone has their method.

Just wondering why your buddy scheib isn't making videos anymore. Did he quit or is he sick

What’s a GYF? I can’t figure it out!

Low E glass in the door?

Just put in mesh bags and take to the local laundromat!!

@DanielAtkinsFirewood

18 күн бұрын

I like your idea, but since everything has to be "green" these days, that would make the hippie mad as you are using electricity and "adding" to your "carbon footprint"😮 There, I think I touched on all the Hippie talking points 😂😂

I think you're going to need lot more racks, lmao 😂😅

Hi Dan That looks like a great idea Drying out your Cherry Wood Mini Firewood Splits QQQ Have you thought about Shrink Rapping The Mini Splits

@Back40Firewood

17 күн бұрын

Not sure the plastic wrap would work that well with the amount I have in a box or bag...be tough to hold it all together.

Dan, What are the dimensions on your mini firewood?

@Back40Firewood

16 күн бұрын

It's just like regular firewood...only smaller, like mini in size. 😆🤣😆 I try to have like 1-1.5" splits that are around 5" long, but sometimes the length varies so I have on my labels 4"-6" long splits.

Qqq how has that roofing type building held up for you over The winter, i lived 20 miles south of cleveland ohio,i talked to them they would not give me any kind of warenty because of The weather, i figured your winters are harder than ours so i thought i wouldé just ask someone who has one

@Back40Firewood

17 күн бұрын

It has held up great, but we only had one snow event that was over 6". Otherwise we didn't get much snow this past winter.

Did the Little Boss Man give up on splitting the small stuff for you? Stay safe.

@Back40Firewood

17 күн бұрын

Nope, he split a bunch of that stuff....I just don't show it cuz then I have to deal with people telling me he's gonna get hurt, and that I'm breaking child labor laws, and also KZread gets goofy when kids are in your videos...lol

It'll either dry faster or catch fire...

Build yourself a solar kiln

🎉

How was the potato salad 🍻

@Back40Firewood

17 күн бұрын

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Great idea Dan. Would be neat with a side by side pile without the glass door for comparison. I think you're on to something practical. Good luck!👍🪵

@Back40Firewood

17 күн бұрын

Might have to do that next time for the comparison...or maybe I'll split up some more here soon.

Sun-dried cherry: great idea!*!*!Those new lumberjack tools from Whiskey River Trading look like $$$$ money in the bank.

@Back40Firewood

17 күн бұрын

The pickaroon is definitely nice to have! And I like the sound of that 'sun-dried Cherry'....lol...has a nice ring to it. 😀🍻