What Oak?

[Woodworks]

1 minute ago, Rough Hewn said:

Great firewood.
Durable out doors for many years.
Regrows from coppice stool.
Very little sapwood.
And it fed medieval Europe.

I will give it 4 out of 5 from that list.

 

In all seriousness is there any way what we have had could be different from your guys , summer/winter cut maybe? I realise summer cut would take longer to dry but might it burn differently? I have burnt some at home and it goes but gives off little heat.

 

Reckon you boys must be growing so talking it up 

[Rough Hewn]

Wet wood won't warm you.
Been burning s.chestnut for the last 30+ years.
Good in a burner after one year.
Stops spitting after two years indoor seasoning.
Dries and grows quicker than oak, nearly the same calorific value. Much easier to cut and split as well.
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[SamWhiting12]

Well from the mixed reviews I have read, its looks like I am going to have to dilute the SC with other wood.

 

I have had a few blocks sat next to the fire for 3 hours now and they still weigh a far bit. They don't want to dry out at all.

[Rough Hewn]

3 hours?
Best after 2 years.
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[Woodworks]

1 hour ago, Rough Hewn said:

Wet wood won't warm you.
Been burning s.chestnut for the last 30+ years.
Good in a burner after one year.
Stops spitting after two years indoor seasoning.
Dries and grows quicker than oak, nearly the same calorific value. Much easier to cut and split as well.

We  always dry it hence me grizzling about how long it takes.

 

No way is at as heavy as oak when dry or do you mean kWh per kg? Handbook of hardwoods has the dry weight of Sweet chestnut at 540kg/m3 and oak at 670kg/m3. 

[Wonkydonkey]

2 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

Great firewood.
Durable out doors for many years.
Regrows from coppice stool.
Very little sapwood.
And it fed medieval Europe.

And makes good shingles

[openspaceman]

31 minutes ago, Woodworks said:

We  always dry it hence me grizzling about how long it takes.

 

No way is at as heavy as oak when dry or do you mean kWh per kg? Handbook of hardwoods has the dry weight of Sweet chestnut at 540kg/m3 and oak at 670kg/m3. 

That's right it is fairly light and uninspiring as a firewood but its main attribute is that it doesn't rot or get affected by other bugs, so it will keep for a few years in the stack whereas birch, sycamore and ash have to be split and used the by following season

[SamWhiting12]

1 hour ago, Rough Hewn said:

3 hours?
Best after 2 years.

 

2 years? By the side of the fire?

 

Edited November 27, 2017 by SamWhiting12

[Woodworks]

48 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

That's right it is fairly light and uninspiring as a firewood but its main attribute is that it doesn't rot or get affected by other bugs, so it will keep for a few years in the stack whereas birch, sycamore and ash have to be split and used the by following season

Hooray I am not alone on this. Mind you I am a grumpy old bu@@er tonight and going to disagree with you about ash .

 

I find that ash lasts remarkably well in the stack in spite of it being a non durable timber. Doing a job for someone on Saturday where the the wood was at least 2 years in the stack. The beech was on the turn and birch well we all know what birch is like and could have got the saw through it even if hadn't been running but the ash was pretty much perfect. Oh and the chestnut was still sopping wet.

Edited November 27, 2017 by Woodworks

[Steve Bullman]

Can be easily mistaken for oak, did it myself once.

 

spits furiously, wouldn’t recommend it for an open fire.

 

on the plus side burns down to nothing leaving very little ash