Thought I was going to use the mini split this evening but wife wanted a fire while we watch a movie. House a comfortable 71 now. Just one small load of shorts and uglies.
What Is In Your Stove Right Now?
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Dieselhead
Minister of Fire
Oak for the last 48hrs, Low and slow. Tonight I’m feeling an overnight load of 2 year spruce. House at 69 this am. Partly cloudy today so maybe the sun will help keep it that way til the evening reload.
The outside temp was this morning was 32, both temps up here were 65 & 66 with the basement temp 69. I didn't have any overnight fire so the temps are cooler than normal.
I had a small shoulder season fire earlier for some quick heat, five splits of cherry are going in the wood stove at the moment.
I had a small shoulder season fire earlier for some quick heat, five splits of cherry are going in the wood stove at the moment.
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First fire of the season. A little something to warm up the stove to get any moisture out of the stones.
Just a fist full of splitter chaff. Pine and oak. It's 60 out ATM but getting chilly tonight.
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burning VC
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Tonight in the nwNC foothills....
Winds are calm, and todays high 60s lead to tonights first freeze at 30ish for Monday's last gasp of 'Indian Summer' at a high predicted to be 70F.
Without a need for true extended BTU's at a high level, the Courier of Ignition presented a selection of true opportunity and brought forth tonight's fuel.
It's Twice Hurricane White Pine, fresh caught in recent weeks, diced and prepared recently. This pine was green as grass, wet as water, and oozing resin and sticky to the touch. Many pieces were split from rounds and brought into the Mouth of Flame emitting a strong wintergreen, a minty Christmas tree aroma which increased as the completely wrong firewood burst into flames with the draft wide open.
What makes this THWP so rare?
Well, it survived Hurricane Hugo in '89, which leveled 100s of our trees and left only a dozen plus trees standing that were not 'whips'.
This THWP was a whip, so it' was given the empty forest plain to grow over decades where ALL the other trees were downed in an instant in Hugo's destruction.('Cane #1)
Over the next 30 years or so, it reached 55+feet tall with a base diameter of two feet approximate.
It fell during Hurricane Helene at end of September.(Cane#2) with 38 rings.
This wood was seasoned maybe two weeks, if seasoning starts when you cut it.
As the mintiest, greenest ever White Pine sizzled and bubbled inside the belly of the beast, The Fisher Grandpa Bear rolled over in his sleep, and never noticed the slight nuisance cold weather, or broke his loud snore ....and the wind was not found in the trees along the river...
Winds are calm, and todays high 60s lead to tonights first freeze at 30ish for Monday's last gasp of 'Indian Summer' at a high predicted to be 70F.
Without a need for true extended BTU's at a high level, the Courier of Ignition presented a selection of true opportunity and brought forth tonight's fuel.
It's Twice Hurricane White Pine, fresh caught in recent weeks, diced and prepared recently. This pine was green as grass, wet as water, and oozing resin and sticky to the touch. Many pieces were split from rounds and brought into the Mouth of Flame emitting a strong wintergreen, a minty Christmas tree aroma which increased as the completely wrong firewood burst into flames with the draft wide open.
What makes this THWP so rare?
Well, it survived Hurricane Hugo in '89, which leveled 100s of our trees and left only a dozen plus trees standing that were not 'whips'.
This THWP was a whip, so it' was given the empty forest plain to grow over decades where ALL the other trees were downed in an instant in Hugo's destruction.('Cane #1)
Over the next 30 years or so, it reached 55+feet tall with a base diameter of two feet approximate.
It fell during Hurricane Helene at end of September.(Cane#2) with 38 rings.
This wood was seasoned maybe two weeks, if seasoning starts when you cut it.
As the mintiest, greenest ever White Pine sizzled and bubbled inside the belly of the beast, The Fisher Grandpa Bear rolled over in his sleep, and never noticed the slight nuisance cold weather, or broke his loud snore ....and the wind was not found in the trees along the river...
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The outside temp is 28.4 tonight, the basement temp is starting out at 75 with the temps up here 70 & 72. The overnight load is 6 splits of cherry with 2 splits of pine.
burning VC
Member
This thread is NINE years old TODAY,
and is about 15 posts from 10k!
Just noticed!
and is about 15 posts from 10k!
Just noticed!
-2 deg c , windy. Artic ridge getting closer to southern BC. Looks like a period of 3-5 days of cold and clear ish with proper winter temperatures. Loving the gentle warmth of my new T6. Haven’t really loaded it full full yet. It’s drafting good considering it’s not that cold out yet. The air control is rather precise. It’s really good.
Wisco Shepherd
Minister of Fire
@thewoodlands definitely deserves post 10,000
We had a low of 23.2 this morning, the basement temp started out at 70 with both temps up here at 68. The first load of the day was pine with 1 split of cherry, when the basement temp hit 77, I came up here.
I leave the 10,000 post for the member who started the thread, @Jay106n. 👍
Looks like he hasn't logged in a year. Hope he's ok.
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10 posts to go
! Make that 9 I guess!
Just did a relight with some Doug fir
“uglies” from my coals from last night. 4 splits of Doug fir on top of those and cruising at 550-600 stove top with a good secondary burn going.
Cold and clear this morning with snowy white peaks all around and a green but frosty valley bottom. Cozy with a coffee beside the t6. 4 splits seems to keep the 2500sq ft of 2 level open space at 21-23 deg c. Upstairs is cooler, around 19-21.
( 1300 sq ft basement is heated with a baseboard heater and has one outlet vent of from the forced air handlers. House is a right step 4 build, VERY well insulated, it’s 3.5 years old).
If I burn around the clock, ( only done that for 2 days so far ) the upstairs warms up completely. It’s not cold enough for that yet. The air handler from our heat pump helps to move the warm air around. Set to circulate every hour for 30 minutes.
Thanks for all the photo help articles. I’ll get a handle on that and post some pics in the near future. Feeling lucky that the layout and build of this house with heat pump circ gets the whole house warm. Pretty great.
! Make that 9 I guess!Just did a relight with some Doug fir
“uglies” from my coals from last night. 4 splits of Doug fir on top of those and cruising at 550-600 stove top with a good secondary burn going.
Cold and clear this morning with snowy white peaks all around and a green but frosty valley bottom. Cozy with a coffee beside the t6. 4 splits seems to keep the 2500sq ft of 2 level open space at 21-23 deg c. Upstairs is cooler, around 19-21.
( 1300 sq ft basement is heated with a baseboard heater and has one outlet vent of from the forced air handlers. House is a right step 4 build, VERY well insulated, it’s 3.5 years old).
If I burn around the clock, ( only done that for 2 days so far ) the upstairs warms up completely. It’s not cold enough for that yet. The air handler from our heat pump helps to move the warm air around. Set to circulate every hour for 30 minutes.
Thanks for all the photo help articles. I’ll get a handle on that and post some pics in the near future. Feeling lucky that the layout and build of this house with heat pump circ gets the whole house warm. Pretty great.
Haven't checked in for a few days with deer season going... Thought I was going to get to pet a little one Saturday morning it came so close. Missed a decent buck late yesterday afternoon because I set my scope too high and couldn't find him, then I think he winded me and took off 🤬. Young guy got a beautiful 10pt mid-day yesterday not far from me. Saw him wheeling it out as I walked in for the afternoon. I was jealous but congratulated him.
Still mostly partial mixed loads but haven't had to do any cold starts in awhile. 40ish with drizzle today. Mid morning load is down to coals, 72 downstairs and 69 upstairs. Cold moving in tonight so will have a full hardwood load.
Still mostly partial mixed loads but haven't had to do any cold starts in awhile. 40ish with drizzle today. Mid morning load is down to coals, 72 downstairs and 69 upstairs. Cold moving in tonight so will have a full hardwood load.
It looks like the second post of the thread was by @Eagleknight and the third post was @Diabel , one of those two should take the 10,000 post.
Another load of pine is in the wood stove.
Another load of pine is in the wood stove.
Dropping to low 30’s tonight. Got the stove loaded with Oak, Ash and Maple. Will fire it up in a few hours.
I’m making sure that I’m not post 10K 😂
I’m making sure that I’m not post 10K 😂
Only 47 tonight so I'll light a hot little pine fire to heat up this big rock and call it good
burning VC
Member
another vote... for @thewoodlands to take #10 000
Thank you for your contributions all over the site, and so much to this thread
here in the nwNC foothills...
it's green, wet, fresh sticky White Pine...mere days from straight from the ground served raw, unseasoned...
(house smells GREAT!)
It's 54 tonight and rain, house feels damp and chilled...
To burn wood any greener is gonna need a forest fire!
Now, without further ado.....
Thank you for your contributions all over the site, and so much to this thread
here in the nwNC foothills...
it's green, wet, fresh sticky White Pine...mere days from straight from the ground served raw, unseasoned...
(house smells GREAT!)
It's 54 tonight and rain, house feels damp and chilled...
To burn wood any greener is gonna need a forest fire!
Now, without further ado.....
Wisco Shepherd
Minister of Fire
Second to last post, full load of maple with Temps in the teens.
C'mon @thewoodlands we love you man
C'mon @thewoodlands we love you man
Ok, I'll do it @Wisco Shepherd .
Thanks @burning VC , hopefully I can get my arse outside and maybe do some firewood work.
Thanks @burning VC , hopefully I can get my arse outside and maybe do some firewood work.
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We have some pine burning down in the Liberty, the outside temp is 29.1 tonight with the temps up here 68 & 70.
The overnight load will be all cherry.
The overnight load will be all cherry.
