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I have had the first chance this winter to burn truly seasoned wood, 2 years to be exact. For the first month I burned the Red Oak and loved every bit of it. Lots of heat, hardly any ash, no muss no fuss. This past month I burned Black Locust, and I have to tell you guys, the Locust didn't impress me all that much compared to the Red Oak. There was 3-4 times as much ash, and the hassle of all that ash really doesn't outweigh the fact it has a higher btu that most wood. Have any of you had the same experience?
I only had to clean out ash maybe 2 times in the month with the Red Oak, an I'm cleaning out the ash all the time with the Locust. What is everybody's opinion on this? When the coals are burning down, I open the vent to burn down the ash to no avail. I have a luxury of burning almost anything I want, outside of Hickory, an Osage Orange. In my stove, any wood performs well, and I confess, if I had the choice to scrounge up some Locust, or Maple, I really would lean towards the Maple. Cleaning out that much ash is something I really don't like to do. The Red Oak has spoiled me I guess.
I only had to clean out ash maybe 2 times in the month with the Red Oak, an I'm cleaning out the ash all the time with the Locust. What is everybody's opinion on this? When the coals are burning down, I open the vent to burn down the ash to no avail. I have a luxury of burning almost anything I want, outside of Hickory, an Osage Orange. In my stove, any wood performs well, and I confess, if I had the choice to scrounge up some Locust, or Maple, I really would lean towards the Maple. Cleaning out that much ash is something I really don't like to do. The Red Oak has spoiled me I guess.