What is the best type of wood you have used with your stove?

[Bustergasket]

so long as it’s dry all wood is good, Accacia surprises me, it’s very dense and lasts like oak

[wrsni]

12 hours ago, Stubby said:

I like the blue flame you get with Hawthorn .

 

Oddly for me, I haven't thought in great detail just what exactly appeals about the hawthorn specifically.

 

But rest assured I'll certainly pay heed now next time there's a chunk on!

[Khriss]

Yup. Ash n Hawthorn then Oak - yr never cold K

[Craig Johnson]

knotty sycamore

[gary112]

Mostly hawthorn and oak on ours,lit it last night for the first time this season

[Ratman]

Mostly hawthorn and oak on ours,lit it last night for the first time this season

Yep, i lit up for first time sunday night! Love it when fires lit and all is quiet! [emoji4] even more so now the mrs decided to leave, so just me and my pooch [emoji190] and defo no ear ache! [emoji108]

[Al Cormack]

E.gunni grows like a weed!  I must admit it smells great when cutting and splitting and it splits easily but with growth rings half inch apart it's not very dense.  I'll take it occasionally, but for a fast burning soft wood to get the stove going I prefer Leyland cypress.  It may be slightly harder to split with its knots but it's a decent density.
 
It's weird, euc in native aus is dense, some of the gums sink in water! 

It sinks here as well, as I found out once when working over a swimming pool.
Had to put on a Eddie Murphy accent to tell
the client there was a log in his pool! [emoji23]

[lux]

Another for Robinia. I reserve it for my outdoor pizza oven. Burns perfectly and gives great cooking heat. The oven sits at 400 to 450 degrees burning it. Makes 10 inch pizza cook in about 90 seconds [emoji106]

[BowlandStoves]

Interesting selection of comments. Drum roll! The winners are:-

 

Hawthorn    10 votes
Oak    7 votes
Yew    6 votes
Beech    4 votes
Ash    3 votes
Hornbeam    3 votes
Sycamore    3 votes
Blackthorn    2 votes
Eucalyptus    2 votes

 

The following all received 1 vote:-

 

Accacia/Robinia/Black Locust       
Alder    
Almond    
Azobe    
Carob    
Elm    
Hazel    
Holly    
Laurel    
Leylandii    
Lime    
Olive    
Pine    
Rhody    
Sweet Chestnut   

Edited October 3, 2019 by BowlandStoves

[sandspider]

Robinia, black locust and false acacia are all the same wood.