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2016年4月11日 · Black Birch is a common tree in the forest, Black Walnut surely grows nearby. These are also faster to season than oak, and the birch is nearly as high in density. Of course any evergreens like pine or spruce can be dried by fall. I'd also think about wrapping some firewood in clear plastic in the full sun.
White oak vs red oak. | Hearth.com Forums Home
2019年11月9日 · Red oak splits and smells nicer, white has marginally higher BTU content. But around here white is often kept for lumber, while red is easy to grab for firewood. It does seem a shame to burn much white, as it’s in shorter supply here, and is such a nice rot-resistant wood for things like historically-correct boat and window components.
Sweep's Library: Firewood Heat Value Comparison Charts
Here are two charts showing the weight and available heat content of one cord of firewood of various species, the first sorted by heat value, and the second sorted alphabetically for easy lookup. The heat value measurement used is the British Thermal Unit, or BTU , which is defined as the amount of thermal energy it takes to raise one pound of ...
Does oak REALLY take that long to season? Yes.
2011年4月20日 · I've burned oak that was seasoned for three months (from a firewood seller, and it didn't actually burn), seasoned for one year (it burned but not acceptable), and seasoned for two years (fantastic....great heat output, long burn times and a great coal bed). I measured the moisture content of the two-year oak at 8% outside, 17% inside.
21% Red Oak vs 14% White Oak. Night and day difference.
2011年1月21日 · After splitting some in half, measuring multiple locations and multiple splits, the red oak was consistently coming in at 21%, while the dry stuff (mostly white oak), was coming in at 14%. I can't believe it makes such a difference. The red oak burns slow, hardly without a flame, and how low heat output. The white oak fires right up and works ...
Secrets to lighting white oak | Hearth.com Forums Home
2016年2月16日 · White Oak has a reputation of being an extra long seasoning wood. I've seen many recommend 2-3 years seasoning. I have burned plenty of it myself. A great wood, easily as good or better than Red Oak. Anyway, trying to burn that wood 'green' (0 to 12 months cut/ split) is going to be miserable, and you risk creosoting your chimney liner. Give it ...
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2016年4月11日 · IMO it's the best burning wood. Just get 3-4 years ahead ASAP. I lived through the first few years burning marginal oak, but it just got better every burning day. If you don't have a splitter, white oak will get you thinking about one, white is a bit stringy. Rock oak on the other hand splits like butter.
White oak or Sweetgum? | Hearth.com Forums Home
2014年3月14日 · Took the advice of the forum and visited the wood. Yes, it is white oak. Because of the location to my house and ease of rolling the logs into the back of my truck - there was a steep "hill" that I backed the tailgate up to and was able to bridge the gap with ramps - I was able to get two truck loads in an hour from the time I stepped out the door until I got unloaded and …
stringy firewood | Hearth.com Forums Home
2009年2月16日 · Certainly sounds like elm . . . stringy and wicked tough to split by hand . . . however with a hydraulic splitter you can do so . . . although even then some pieces get all kind of mangled . . . good wood though for BTUS and coaling . . . love elm myself . . . got me through my first winter of burning since I was using a lot of standing dead elm.
Chestnut oak??? - Hearth.com Forums
2011年8月22日 · Chestnut Oak is still very common in PA and beyond, especially in rocky mountainous places, and has wood pretty similar to White Oak. Chestnut Oak is an oak with leaves that resemble chestnut leaves, hence the name, but it is very much an oak, acorns and all. I have a lot of Chestnut Oak in my stacks. Nice firewood, just like White Oak.