[AT] firewood

[Ed Stewart]

Hi there was an old diddy that said "Ashwood wet or Ashwood dry a king 
can warm his slippers by" I read that in an old book on building Rumford 
fireplaces. ed

John Wilkens wrote:
> 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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