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jbounds286
07-28-2015, 01:13 PM
ive noticed as ive dug deeper into my wood stack that alot of my splits when i go to split them again dont split, they seem to crumble...anyone know what would be causing this?

Fwismoker
07-28-2015, 01:16 PM
It's just more dry rotted pieces of the tree...areas that have been dead and get dry.

Teleking
07-28-2015, 01:25 PM
It's just more dry rotted pieces of the tree...areas that have been dead and get dry.

Actually dry rotted wood is caused by a fungus.

Fwismoker
07-28-2015, 01:38 PM
Actually dry rotted wood is caused by a fungus. Oh ok...I just know it dead areas on live trees that dry out.

BBQ Freak
07-28-2015, 02:32 PM
it is pieces that are rotting and it absorbs water , I jut split some hickory and had to throw some in my burn pit and I would not smoke with it .

T.R.
07-28-2015, 02:51 PM
it is pieces that are rotting and it absorbs water , I jut split some hickory and had to throw some in my burn pit and I would not smoke with it .


Yep, same here. Wouldn't smoke with it, but it will be great for the fire pit this fall after the weather cools down a bit.

dport7
07-28-2015, 05:05 PM
I do a lot of wood cutting and splitting. I've cut into trees that seem pretty solid,
only to find they are brittle and shatter easy. I don't know the cause, but I thought
maybe insects that have eaten the pulp or cellulose out of the wood.
Just not sure.