I burn wood like that only because I have it on my land and this one was a blow down. It is only good for shoulder season wood.That one sure is red, ditto for the bowl turning idea.
As firewood it makes better bowls LOL
I burn a lot of box elder. My FIL is a farmer and his line fences are full of it, when they hit the combine he has me cut them down. Or they fall over on their own. It's not oak, but it's better than some. I just don't run into enough Oak and Hard Maple to be fussy.Nothing wrong with Manitoba maple! It always gets a bad wrap - it seasons quickly and burns great. Obviously it wont last as long as hard maple etc., but it is a long way ahead of many woods. If some needs to be cut and cleaned up, the btu's are worth my time. Think of all those guys up north burning spruce!
You are right about it being stinky wood when green. It does dry fast and loses its stink quickly. It wasn't a large tree so burning it up shouldn't take too many days.Box elder as firewood goes isn't that bad.
Similar to silver maple for BTU.
It's just stinky wood cutting, splitting, as it dries and then when you burn it.
If the people next door are painful then Box elder is ideal to burn LOL
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