Dry Cherry has a lot of slivers.

[carvinmark]

Last week a guy gave me a bunch of VERY DRY Cherry that was all cut and split. My girlfriend and I have got more slivers from that than any other wood I've ever burned. For as dry as it is I figured it would light right up but not this stuff. Sure gives off nice heat and last pretty long too. Now I need to go pick some more slivers out of my fingers. Guess I will star wearing gloves till it's all gone.
Is Cherry that way when it's green?

 

[coog]

I can't say that I have noticed it with Cherry, but I sure pick up a lot of slivers from Black Walnut.At least they are easy to see to remove.

 

[Wood Scrounge]

I just split and stacked a cord of green, black cherry, it's a little stringy but did not notice it being creating more slivers then any other fruit wood. I will have to check it out once it's seasoned.

 

[savageactor7]

It's best to always wear gloves when you handle wood.

 

[carvinmark]

It's best to always wear gloves when you handle wood.

I know but the Beech I've been using has me kind of used to not wearing them.

 

[LANNY]

I get more little hand injuries filling the stove than working up the wood. Have about ten pair of gloves, they're like reading glasses. When you need them you can never find a pair. Mark , did you say your girlfriend gets slivers? I'm impressed, my wife has to be pretty cold to handle wood. She says that's MY job....Lanny

 

[woodbooga]

It's best to always wear gloves when you handle wood.

:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[MJR]

The worst is hemlock.

 

[carvinmark]

I get more little hand injuries filling the stove than working up the wood. Have about ten pair of gloves, they're like reading glasses. When you need them you can never find a pair. Mark , did you say your girlfriend gets slivers? I'm impressed, my wife has to be pretty cold to handle wood. She says that's MY job....Lanny

My girlfriend loads the stove about as much as me, she's into saving $ on gas too.

 

[Hlakegollum]

Keep a pair of $2 leather gloves by the fire, problem solved.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Yeah, I can see that about Cherry; lots of little pieces of the wood that can "splinter" out when dry. Use gloves, like you already said.

 

[demographic]

I fitted a cherry door a while ago, and can attest that you have to be pretty carefull whilst chiseling out the hinges cos its bad stuff for splitting.

I was OK and always have sharp tools but cherry does split quite a lot.

 

[willsaw4beer]

Can't really say that cherry is bad or worse than most other woods.

I wear gloves when it's cold out. :monkey:

 

[Joshlaugh]

I burned almost a cord of it this past March and didn't notice really any more slivers than other species. I have the hardest time with elm, I try to always wear gloves for that.

 

[Richard_]

slivers here as well , not so much with oak , elm and fir just the cherry , I usually get them in my arms , gloves are worn at all times when handling firewood , it's nice to be able to reach into the fire and move stuff around when reloading , also a roll of masking tape is handy for removing them little buggers