Whats you favorite wood to cut/burn.... -Stove Pics-

[Arrowhead]

I'm sure the majority of people here use there chainsaws to cut wood for heat. I read awhile back in a few different threads, some people burn pine. In my neck of the woods, that's frowned upon. I'm not saying its wrong by no means, you have to burn what you have access to. If that's all I could get I would burn it also. It just surprised me. My all-around favorite wood to cut/burn is Red Oak. Fortunately it is abundant here. It cuts good, splits good and gives off great heat. Secondly is Osage (hedge), it can be a pain to cut and split due to its extreme hardness, but gives off incredible heat. We have members here from all over the world. What is your favorite wood in your area you like to cut/burn? I also enjoy seeing pics of different stoves from around the world, here is mine.

 

[Country1]

Red Oak and Honey Locust.
Ain't got no stove pics....

 

[Henry G.]

Another vote for red oak...it smells like........victory.:greenchainsaw:
Stove pic to follow, its one of the best IMO-An Olympic, double brass doors, etched glass, fits 24" logs, vented with dual air controls and adjustable fan blower, cost $1000 23 years ago...
Ok heres the pic:

 

[Country1]

Yeah, yeah, can't beat the smell of fresh cut/split red oak or white oak for that matter...

 

[JustinM]

Another vote for red oak...it smells like........victory.:greenchainsaw:

While I would rather burn other stuff, its pine & spruce that make up about 90% of my 5 acres. Right now im still selective clearing (i.e. mostly pines coming down) but once ive got the homestead the way I like it, I'll tackle a few of the large cedars near the back of my property).

 

[Stihl088stock]

Mostly black oak, smells great split green. Madrone is king, but some fungus has been killing them off in my area.

Anything dry works great in a wood stove, that is IF the operator knows what he/she is doing!

 

[howellhandmade]

Have mostly black locust, but like oak best. No complaints.

Jack

 

[volks-man]

i'll sneak my $.02 in here before someone complains and this gets moved.

i like to burn with zero draft. i allow the secondary burn tubes to do the work. it produces very good heat and in a very efficient manner.
harder woods require more air to burn so,
MAPLE is what is working best for me right now.

heres a pic of my little stove from an old thread.
notice i too have a saw over the stove.

<a href="http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii150/volks-man/?action=view&current=PICT0717.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii150/volks-man/PICT0717.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

the telescoping pipe running straight up to the chimney makes sweeping a snap! i pull the baffle bricks out from the inside and sweep directly in to the firebox.

<a href="http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii150/volks-man/?action=view&current=PICT0718.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii150/volks-man/PICT0718.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

 

[Stihl088stock]

What are the chained together horse shoes hanging from the mantle used for???

 

[gallegosmike]

Here is some pictures of my regency warm hearth fireplace(stove). As for wood, all I really have access to is pinon pine and juniper. Every now and then I do stumble into some hardwood.

 

[volks-man]

What are the chained together horse shoes hanging from the mantle used for???

all that tangled metal stuff is metal puzzles. they look cool.
the horse shoes just fill the void on the extra railroad spike hanging peg.

 

[Steveo_supremo]

Don't have a stove right now, but I have 5 cord of birch split and stacked for next winter when I WILL have a stove.

Birch and Alder are the only hardwoods we have around these parts.
Hemlock is the most abundant species and many people burn that too. You just need a bit more of it to get through the heating season.

 

[teatersroad]

seeing no mention of western juniper. western juniper.

i don't think pine is so much popular, as it is easy to work with.

no hardwoods here, tell that to an old juni though.

 

[gallegosmike]

I like juniper for firewood. It does burn nice and hot! It also chews up chains for breakfast. Stinking silica in the bark is pretty hard on chains. It does smell good, makes me think of cedar planked salmon.

 

[spacemule]

Straight grained hickory.

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

Plywood, particle board, 2x4's, garbage, cardboard, pretty much anything that will fit into the stove and burn.

 

[spacemule]

Plywood, particle board, 2x4's, garbage, cardboard, pretty much anything that will fit into the stove and burn.

Have to watch the treatments and glues in that processed wood--not good for you to breath those fumes.

 

[subhunter]

Here we have many hardwood to cut. I like hickory but hate cutting it. Its like shrapnel. Oak, ash and hickory have been feeding my stove for several years now but the ash is my favorite to cut and split.

 

[Cantdog]

Free Wood

Is my all time favorite, yards good, bucks well, and splits great!!

But really when I have to choose.....Ash is the best as it will even burn clean right off the stump, straight grain, good stuff.

 

[subhunter]

YES SIR that ash will burn green and hot! I really like to cut it. really light weight too