RedShift42
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Sacrilege! I know...
But here on Alaska's Kodiak Island wood is a scarce commodity, we mark the far-west advance-line of sitka spruce growth plus some pockets of scrub alder and occasional wet cottonwood. Demand for burning & lumber wood always far outpaces supply.
I'm on the board of our local recycling organization. We need to find something practical to do with newspaper now that it has become a financial liability (no market value and expensive to ship off-island).
The idea of converting newspaper to fireplace logs has been raised.
I've done quite a bit of reading, I'm aware of the limitations people cite: best used as a supplemental fuel, ashey, and not particularly hot. Still, when burning options are as limited as ours, it may be worth exploring.
So, do any of you burn these?
I'm interested to hear experiences, ideas for volume production, and tips for making the most efficient burn log possible.
Thanx!
-Eric.
But here on Alaska's Kodiak Island wood is a scarce commodity, we mark the far-west advance-line of sitka spruce growth plus some pockets of scrub alder and occasional wet cottonwood. Demand for burning & lumber wood always far outpaces supply.
I'm on the board of our local recycling organization. We need to find something practical to do with newspaper now that it has become a financial liability (no market value and expensive to ship off-island).
The idea of converting newspaper to fireplace logs has been raised.
I've done quite a bit of reading, I'm aware of the limitations people cite: best used as a supplemental fuel, ashey, and not particularly hot. Still, when burning options are as limited as ours, it may be worth exploring.
So, do any of you burn these?
I'm interested to hear experiences, ideas for volume production, and tips for making the most efficient burn log possible.
Thanx!
-Eric.