Chimney Smoke
Minister of Fire
I burned white pine and two year seasoned red oak chunks and uglies all weekend. The house stayed toasty at round 76.
You should try some ash if you ever get a chance I hear it's good stuff!So I am a little envious of the stocked wood pantry all you firewood haorders have! Hearing you all talk...it sounds like a cooking show adding different spices to a recipe. Two splits of oak...a side of cherry, a dash of pine, a sprinkling of apple, and top it off with some maple. Heat to lazy rolling secondaries and enjoy!
Even if I had that much wood to select from, I don't think I could ever get that organized to be able to pull all those different kinds together for a burn. I do have about 5 cords of wood at the moment, but here's what I have to choose from:
Ash - seasoned 2 years
Ash - Seasoned 1 year
Ash - split/stacked last month
Ash - stacked in rounds yet to be split
Ash - in neighbors yard waiting for me to have the time and pick it up for processing
Ash - standing dead on back of property line waiting for AEP to come through and take it down for me
Okay...I do have a little bit of pine for variety but other than that, it's 1 ingredient for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert for me!
Burr oak and shaggy bark hickory
Ditto. It happens to be mostly hard maple and a bit of yellow birch now, but I've had some poplar, white birch, pine, fir, etc in the mix. It's as close as the end of my driveway or the middle of the property. Couple of dead standing on my radar now, whenever I can find the time...On my 4 acre property I will burn whatever is dead, died or blown over. I am not picky. Btw I have one live and thriving oak tree.
Some of us are primarily a scroungers, so we take what we can get. Also, I enjoy burning different species of wood. To be honest I dislike oak. Its great fuel obviously, but three summers to fully season is ridiculous. I can barely store two full seasons worth of wood on my small lot. So while I see your point, I like the mix of species in my woodpile.I only split and stack oak, ash and hickory. Of that, probably 80% is oak. So, what's in my stove right now? Oak, with some ash.
I wonder about the reasoning of east-coasters who are using silver maple or pine. If you live in a region where nothing else is available, then have at it. But if you live in an area with abundant oak and ash, you really can't make any valid argument for burning anything less, unless it literally falls in your yard and must be disposed.
Some of us are primarily a scroungers, so we take what we can get. Also, I enjoy burning different species of wood. To be honest I dislike oak. Its great fuel obviously, but three summers to fully season is ridiculous. I can barely store two full seasons worth of wood on my small lot. So while I see your point, I like the mix of species in my woodpile.
I only split and stack oak, ash and hickory. Of that, probably 80% is oak. So, what's in my stove right now? Oak, with some ash.
I wonder about the reasoning of east-coasters who are using silver maple or pine. If you live in a region where nothing else is available, then have at it. But if you live in an area with abundant oak and ash, you really can't make any valid argument for burning anything less, unless it literally falls in your yard and must be disposed.
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