Well, we ran out of wood last winter -- went to the bush and been cutting, splitting and stacking since February. Most of the wood was dead standing -- Ash, birch, mpl, oak, ironwood, apple, poplar, etc -- a real mix. Built a new woodshed -- it is 16 x 8, holds 6 cords. There is only oak, ash and apple in the shed. This will sit for at least another year while we burn the stacks that are outside. This should be almost 5 years of wood for us based on what I am normally burning. It was such a beautiful day in Ontario today I just had to take some photos and post them !!
May buy a new stove to help with the burning, I'm thinking about a Woodstock Keystone for the family room. Right now we are using an "Old Timer" (similar to a small Fisher stove) without glass doors. Last year we replaced our ancient insert with a VC Montpellier and the view of the fire is spectacular !! Given me a renewed interest in burning wood. FYI I have been burning wood for almost 40 years. The EPA stoves have really made it fun again !
May buy a new stove to help with the burning, I'm thinking about a Woodstock Keystone for the family room. Right now we are using an "Old Timer" (similar to a small Fisher stove) without glass doors. Last year we replaced our ancient insert with a VC Montpellier and the view of the fire is spectacular !! Given me a renewed interest in burning wood. FYI I have been burning wood for almost 40 years. The EPA stoves have really made it fun again !