[AT] firewood

[John Wilkens]

I'd sure like to try that ash wood.  Sounds about perfect.  Dry Yew 
wood is super too but it is scarce as hen's teeth.  We have two 
Vermont Castings air-tight stoves in the house which run most of the 
winter.  I don't mind the occasional trips out to the woodshed on a 
cold winter night with my wood carrier.  It gives me a good stretch 
and fresh air.  We have a good furnace but there's nothing like wood 
heat.  I kinda think "a house without a hearth is a home without a 
heart."  (Not true of course).    I've got an old wood burner in the 
shop that consumes my wet or dry aspen (from a big aspen grove behind 
the shop) and other junk wood too big or wet to burn in the 
house.  That old stove burns hot so moisture isn't a problem.    John


At 03:37 AM 11/26/2006, you wrote:
>
>I burn a bit of Tulip poplar. I have a lot of it on my property. It does
>burn hot and fast. It rots fast so I can't leave the tree down in the woods
>for long.
>
>My favorite wood to burn is Ash. Pretty much dry when cut, burns hot and
>long with very little waste left in the fireplace.
>
>Besides Ash, I have found that the best wood to burn is "dry" wood.
>
>I had a tree specialist come out to visit me, I asked him if he burned wood
>due to his  endless supply.. He said "no way, I have a pellet stove".
>Burning wood was too much work for him, he said "Wood heats you in many
>different ways". I guess he was right, wood does take a lot of time and
>energy to harvest.
>
>I figure I burn about 3 cords a year. I am trying to keep at it and would
>like to have 6 cords supply built up. I would love to get to the point where
>I can season the wood two years... I always seem to run out and burn stuff a
>little greener than desired...
>
>Regards,
>
>Will Powell
>Pottstown, PA
>
>
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