Wood snobs.....Why??
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sawinredneck
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Work for BTU's? My main staple is Oak, but I burn nothing but Hedge myself. It's all about the BTU's to me!
gink595
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If you can why not!! I do if there is better stuff to cut, if i'm going to have to handle that same piece of wood 6 times than it is going to be the best. No matter what I have to choose from. I will burn about anything if I have to I'm really not that picky.
HUSKYMAN
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Because I want my stove to make it through the night on one load. Why burn pine and box elder when I have a woods full of oak, maple, and beech
I burn what i can get, But if there is a choice between a red oak and a pine tree, The oak is gonna win every time. This winter we burned mostly sweet gum.
Griffbm3
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Can't burn snow...
I will admit, I am a wood snob, but not when it comes to decideing if I will take the wood. It goes way beyond that.
I find myself going out into the front yard at night to check on the smell of the neighborhood and make sure I am not burning anything offensive. I burn the fresher birches during the day (burnt hair smell) and oak/hickry/sugar maple at night, and it's not just for the long lasting ashes/coals, but rather based on smell.
Does that make me a wood snob of a different type?
As a side note, there is an orchard nearby that sells crates (1/2 cord) of split apple wood for $50. Not bad...
Jason
I will admit, I am a wood snob, but not when it comes to decideing if I will take the wood. It goes way beyond that.
I find myself going out into the front yard at night to check on the smell of the neighborhood and make sure I am not burning anything offensive. I burn the fresher birches during the day (burnt hair smell) and oak/hickry/sugar maple at night, and it's not just for the long lasting ashes/coals, but rather based on smell.
Does that make me a wood snob of a different type?
As a side note, there is an orchard nearby that sells crates (1/2 cord) of split apple wood for $50. Not bad...
Jason
That makes you a very good neighbor.
I burned a lot of American Elm this year, but would throw on a stick or two of cedar or cherry cause I enjoy the fragrance. I've got about a cord of cherry ready to burn -- will probably start with that next year, along with a couple of cords of Sycamore, Yellow and Black Locust, Boxelder -- pretty much whatever falls under the blade. About the only thing I don't burn is hackbery. It's kinda punky and just smolders, doesn't burn well. I've also got a bunch of Alanthis that I'm trying to kill -- don't burn that either.
Husky137
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If you have the luxury of being a wood snob, why wouldn't you? Why take the fat chick to the prom if the prom queen will go with you?:hmm3grin2orange:
PA Plumber
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It's acquired.
Didn't really use to care about what went in the stove when only burning a few times a year. Now that most of our heat is from wood, I also try to get the most btu's for the effort.
ents
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Dibbs
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I burn an open fire so I don't like sparks so I avoid anything pine related, I burn hardwood which is readily available to me, it just happens to be the highest available BTU wood in my area.
The answer for me is Apple wood from "The Orchard County". (Armagh to those from distant lands!)
It's not snobery, it just makes sense.
The answer for me is Apple wood from "The Orchard County". (Armagh to those from distant lands!)
It's not snobery, it just makes sense.
hornett224
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i'll burn many different kinds.
locust is too uncommon but i use it when i get it.oak burns the best i think.i have been burning pine lately just as an experiment.seems fine to me and there is plenty of it. and i don't notice any more creasote.i like maple ok but it gets punky to quick on the wood pile.
locust is too uncommon but i use it when i get it.oak burns the best i think.i have been burning pine lately just as an experiment.seems fine to me and there is plenty of it. and i don't notice any more creasote.i like maple ok but it gets punky to quick on the wood pile.
Nailsbeats
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I only burn hardwoods. Because I can. I will cut anything dead and down, No Trees Left Behind Act, but the softwoods, pine, popple, and such go in the campfire pile. The hardwoods go into the woodshed and then to the stove. Just the way I was raised, plus it just works best for the stove and me. By stove I mean creosote, ashes, coal bed, and btu's, by me I mean load cycle times.
oneoldbanjo
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I haven't yet become a snob about the kind of wood I get......more of a snob about size. The power company came through and dropped about 200 trees on my property and most of it is Locust, Ash, soft Maple, Hickory, Honeysuckle, Cedar and a small bit of Sycamore. I believe there is about 8 years worth of firewood laying on the ground that needs cut and stacked.
As the cutting and stacking is progressing I am getting snobby about the size. I used to cut up anything bigger than a twig and save it - now after cutting so much - anything that is smaller around than my wrist goes in the brush pile. The smaller stuff just takes too long to cut and stack, and is usually not straight and doesn't stack well. Most of the Cedar is going to a saw mill - I will however burn some of it that is too small to go to the mill. I have a feeling the Cedar will burn really quickly and not make a lasting fire.
As the cutting and stacking is progressing I am getting snobby about the size. I used to cut up anything bigger than a twig and save it - now after cutting so much - anything that is smaller around than my wrist goes in the brush pile. The smaller stuff just takes too long to cut and stack, and is usually not straight and doesn't stack well. Most of the Cedar is going to a saw mill - I will however burn some of it that is too small to go to the mill. I have a feeling the Cedar will burn really quickly and not make a lasting fire.
mga
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lol...good one!
Actually, I like cedar. It catches quickly and burns well, makes a good coal. In these stoves that control the air intake it really doesn't matter much what you burn, as long as it has a high enough density to not just smolder. Actually I think cedar has a little higher BTU content per pound than some of the other deciduous hardwoods due to the presence of some additional combustible volatiles -- another good reason to burn pine -- more BTUs/pound. As long as it's good and dry, whatever it is, throw it in there.
I've got quite a little stand of black and yellow locust. They're fairly straight so usually get used for fenceposts. Strip the bark and they're good in ground contact for many years. Any scraps go in the firebox.
I've got quite a little stand of black and yellow locust. They're fairly straight so usually get used for fenceposts. Strip the bark and they're good in ground contact for many years. Any scraps go in the firebox.
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chainsawaddict
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i burn a lot of pine, cottonwood, and siberian elm. I dont have a splitter. it sucks to split those three with a maul.
I only have so much time, Hardwood requires a lot less time and work, ill take it whenever i can get it.
Burning hardwood is just simply more efficient. less trips to the woods and less trips back and forth to the pile.
Is there anyone that would rather not burn hardwood??
I only have so much time, Hardwood requires a lot less time and work, ill take it whenever i can get it.
Burning hardwood is just simply more efficient. less trips to the woods and less trips back and forth to the pile.
Is there anyone that would rather not burn hardwood??
jags
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That right there just about says it all.
I will spend MY btu's collecting the highest btu wood, if that is an option. (but I will burn darn near any wood.)
redprospector
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I burn mostly Pine & Fir because that's mostly what we have around here.
The biggest benefit I've found to burning Pine is that you don't have to worry about anyone stealing your wood.
Andy
The biggest benefit I've found to burning Pine is that you don't have to worry about anyone stealing your wood.
Andy
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