Riven
Bad Chin
Something that a lot of people don't realize, and why I've started processing wood so early even with the bad weather is, this IS the best time to cut wood.
Many people have told me that their chins demolish the wood they get from me. I LOVE that!
I could call it a secret, but really it's public knowledge if you look.
The best time to cut wood for chins is while the trees are dormant for winter.
Why? Because when trees lose their leaves and prepare for cold weather, they go into a state that is called "hardening", they store up on basically sugars in their cells, along with extra water pockets all around the cells. The high sugar content requires higher freezing temps before it can freeze, this is to help prevent damage to the cells that make up the tree and help ward off freezing weather! The extra water in between the cells take most of the shock of the freeze without hurting the cells. Ever heard of or had a tree die after a late snow or frost? It's because it was getting ready for summer and used that stored up sugars to get to making leaves and the cells froze and died!
The stored up sugars in the cells cause the processed wood to have a better flavor, sweeter, than wood processed in the summer months.
Now the word is out, oh well. There are disadvantages to this though, the wood usually takes longer to bake because of the excess sugar and water stored.
Many people have told me that their chins demolish the wood they get from me. I LOVE that!
I could call it a secret, but really it's public knowledge if you look.
The best time to cut wood for chins is while the trees are dormant for winter.
Why? Because when trees lose their leaves and prepare for cold weather, they go into a state that is called "hardening", they store up on basically sugars in their cells, along with extra water pockets all around the cells. The high sugar content requires higher freezing temps before it can freeze, this is to help prevent damage to the cells that make up the tree and help ward off freezing weather! The extra water in between the cells take most of the shock of the freeze without hurting the cells. Ever heard of or had a tree die after a late snow or frost? It's because it was getting ready for summer and used that stored up sugars to get to making leaves and the cells froze and died!
The stored up sugars in the cells cause the processed wood to have a better flavor, sweeter, than wood processed in the summer months.
Now the word is out, oh well. There are disadvantages to this though, the wood usually takes longer to bake because of the excess sugar and water stored.