Going to get a load of locust tomorrow and was wondering if rounds season out good? Was going to leave some hole for night fires and long day fires for next winter.
If it's going in my woodpile, 6 dia inch or larger rounds get split for certain. If they are nice and straight, I'll split em in 1/2 right down to 4 inches across or so.
Once that wood is good and dry, I find no reason to save extra large logs to extend the burn. With good dry fuel, since the fire gets settled in so quickly, and you aren't wasting BTU's boiling off moisture, there is no need for the extra large size.
Also, I've found that locust splits the easiest as soon as the tree has been cut. Even when waiting only a week after blocking a tree up into rounds, I find they get more stringy.
1.5 years ago, I cut and split about 4 cord of locust in a few weeks time. That will be a big chunk next winter's fuel.
pen
Thank you pen.
I will go with the 6 inch dia and larger needs split.
The bad news is these 2 trees have been cut down about 4 weeks ago
how does honey locust compare to black locust? people around me have black i have honey
looks like ill be cutting down some shag bark in the woods.
I don't have locust here, every thing is white and red oak. But this year I stacked a bunch of limb wood from monster red and white oaks un-split larger than I ever have. One because I ain't feeling so well and two because they won't see a stove until 2015. At which time they will be split on the lil electric splitter before they come in the house. Since I have started burning E/W in the 30 NC I find that smaller splits are better.
Split'em.
how much stacked do you have? 3 years out...that's good
Yeah. Three years stacked. And two tons of pellets in the basement. My last wood cutting. Beyond that somebody is gonna dump split wood in the yard. A man has just gotta know his limitations.
According to this chart http://www.chimneysweeponline.com/howood.htm
Honey Locust, 23.7 MBTU per cord. Black Locust, 23.2 MBTU per cord. If you can tell the difference in heat output, you have a better thermometer than me
Both are excellent.
pen
I don't have locust here, every thing is white and red oak. But this year I stacked a bunch of limb wood from monster red and white oaks un-split larger than I ever have. One because I ain't feeling so well and two because they won't see a stove until 2015. At which time they will be split on the lil electric splitter before they come in the house. Since I have started burning E/W in the 30 NC I find that smaller splits are better.
Split'em.
I hate red oak because it takes so long to season.
Don't really have any other to sell, I was just curious about its value in this area. I have a fireplace so I don't have the need for as much wood as you stove owners but since I've been in this forum you guys have me wanting an insert and a wood stove. Thanks.albert1029, I would keep all Locust. If money is needed, do you have any other wood you could sell instead?
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