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Cutting my own wood...

FM Former Member
I have just dropped a cherry tree (old, edible sour type of cherry) and am also getting ready to drop an older apple tree as well. As simple as it sounds, I was wondering if I only needed to chop the wood into smaller logs and let season for a year before using, then split off pieces as needed. Is this it?

I havent smoked anything for a few weeks now. I am building a new patio/utility building which will also be home to my smokers and grill. Cant wait to finish the project as we will be breaking in the new patio with a good BBQ for all those that lended a hand.
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FM Former Member
Finally something CS men users can do instead of just set the it and forget it until it's done. Get out the chain saw, the splitting maul, the chop saw and we can make a life time supply of wood chunks for our CS in just a few hours. Can it get any easier than that? Smiler

Soon we can be discussing the difference between sweet cherry and sour cherry, pear versus apple smoke, the list is endless. Wink

All this because we don't have to spend time tending a stick burner anymore! Cool
wheelzwheelzSmmmmoooookin'!
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Originally posted by RendezvousQ:
Finally something CS men users can do instead of just set the it and forget it until it's done. Get out the chain saw, the splitting maul, the chop saw and we can make a life time supply of wood chunks for our CS in just a few hours. Can it get any easier than that? Smiler

Soon we can be discussing the difference between sweet cherry and sour cherry, pear versus apple smoke, the list is endless. Wink

All this because we don't have to spend time tending a stick burner anymore! Cool


and everybody said " Amen!! Wink
FM Former Member
You are on the right track. We cut, bust and stack 90% of all our own wood. Cut it to the size you want it will dryand season quicker, like mentioned before. Stack it off the ground and it will dry pretty fast. As far as seasoning the wood goes...4-6 months is plenty of time. A full year is not neccesary.This is particular important for the apple because it has a relatively short "shelf-life." After a year or so apple will start to get "Dotie"--that is what we call it-- and will go down hill pretty quickly after that.
Good luck!
Zeb

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