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oldspark
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With the big differences of the old stoves to the newer EPA units has any one found they have better luck with a different type of wood than before?
oldspark said:The Oak that I have now was dead when I cut it and it is 3 years old with a moisture content of 17% on a new split, and yes I agree I may get more use out of some woods I did not mess with before.
BrotherBart said:My neighbor was up today and he told me that it was probably a good thing that I only had two years worth of wood on the stacks because any more would get too dry before I burned it. I just shook my head ruefully. Anything that goes in these stoves anymore is a minimum of three years on the stacks.
I don't get to try many types of wood. Red oak, which I love and if you guys don't it want send it this way freight pre-paid, white oak which is a groan to get dry and some beech and pine. If folks will dry the pine as long as they do the hardwoods they are in for a surprise. Sure it will burn after a year. But it is a real pleasure to burn after two years. Just like the rest of the stuff. And yes, I am talking about that evil Eastern pine.
BrotherBart said:If folks will dry the pine as long as they do the hardwoods they are in for a surprise. Sure it will burn after a year. But it is a real pleasure to burn after two years. Just like the rest of the stuff. And yes, I am talking about that evil Eastern pine.
oldspark said:I want the Oak because it is what is available, I had a BL tree given to me a couple of years and other than the drying being better I can not tell a whole lot of difference.
Good point, I have one good load of it left I am going to try when it gets cold, can not get much of it around here so Oak is king for me, with the lower moisture content I believe BL to be the best wood out there IMHO.Battenkiller said:oldspark said:I want the Oak because it is what is available, I had a BL tree given to me a couple of years and other than the drying being better I can not tell a whole lot of difference.
Well, your question pertained to new favorites in newer stoves. Time to compare again, eh?
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