DDM thanks a lot for that calculator. makes it quick to get an idea of hat you have. Appreciate it.
If I dry wood with heat air of a oil burner will the wood after being dry have a oily small when burn in the fireplace. I was told no but my brain say yes.THKsProbably the most valuble reference I could pass along to my fellow AS wood burners... If you guys have seen this, or is a duplicate of another post- please forgive me! This is the best wood comparison chart that I have seen, take it or leave it- here you guys go. Take care, Jeff
Sweep's Library - Firewood BTU Comparison Charts
Here's a list that has it...
Energy Values - Hardwoods - Firewood
Kind of in the middle as far as firewood goes. Nice to split and smells great when you are cutting it!
I question the reliability of this chart ... Red Oak is one of the easiest woods to split imo, far from "Difficult".
Well now I have. Got some in a load we cut from one of the parish properties. We'll see how it fires up next winter. It is most certainly dense.
I burn Sassafras and have no problems some of my customers like a few sticks. To ad to there fire. It might be bad wood but it burns ok hard to split you have to work with it but if free you have to pay some way laterNo answers on Sassafras. Thats what I was looking for on those charts. I have one offered to me to go cut up and was wondering if its worth my time to go and get it. Is sassafras called something differant in other parts of the country?
Other than it will burn hot enough to burn your stove up you will notice the extended burn times. Thats a real pleasure not having to re load the stove near as often as you would using other types of wood.
Don't have a ton of it to burn, but it seems to have a distinct smell. I'll be careful with the overheating aspect as it's getting harder to find the parts for an '84 Hearthstone.
Don't have a ton of it to burn, but it seems to have a distinct smell. I'll be careful with the overheating aspect as it's getting harder to find the parts for an '84 Hearthstone.
Just got back from woods.A 40'x 32" base persimmon tree was a blow over.Question split and stacked how long for seasoned.I never knew persimmon was that good btu til I looked it up.
It'll be fine... Properties you'll find are... Ignites slower than a good dry piece of Beech... Burns hotter than a good dry piece of Oak... Lasts longer than a good dry piece of Hickory... But also will leave more coals and clinkers than anything else... Which is fine, but will fill up a wood stove quick... Kind of an annoying trait as far as I'm concerned... But kinda worth it at times... The Aussies are always talking about the janka hardness scale, but Osage orange was only tested green from my findings, so it means nothing to me till someone explains why...
Just sayin'...:msp_rolleyes:
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I was really surprised to see oak listed as higher BTU than hedge?? Every book or chart I have ever seen always listed hedge the highest. I know that it will burn the grates right out of my furnace and heat alot hotter/longer than any thing else I have evr burnt and I have burn't alot of oak as well as others.
I've always thought of Olive and Almond as being the top BTU woods.
worked on a firewood crew in the Central Valley in CA many years back taking out mainly Almond orchards
BTU ratings for different types of firewood
That list is wrong...
And woefully inadequate...
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