lime = fire wood ?

[Mortimer Firewood]

Put a proper log on and see what happens i would say smoulder for 5mins and then go out.

[gensetsteve]

I have tried burning well seasoned lime with beech and there is no difference imo. If you start the fire with lime it has a very woody smell until the stove is hot. If putting it in a mixed load I would sort the bark to one side as its a bit thick and looks like trash. Otherwise I was very impressed.

[Stubby]

Hi. As some people keep saying dry wood is dry wood . If you use dry , seasoned wood as a constant then some woods will have a higher calorific value than others .However all dry , seasoned wood will burn . I might be mistaken but I think hickory has the best calorific value but beggers can't be choosers . Keep it dry season it for as long as you can and keep warm . Simples .

[PremiumWood]

Lime (Tilia) - poor quality firewood, not as bad as poplar or alder but still waste of space

[skyhuck]

Lime (Tilia) - poor quality firewood, not as bad as poplar or alder but still waste of space

 

This really is not helpful and untrue.

 

The timbers you list are not the easiest to dry and keep dry.

 

If they are dried properly and stored in a way that keeps them dry they burn perfectly well, in fact dry Alder is extremely good fuel, IME.

 

We as an industry really need to be correcting this misinformation that goes back to the days before people correctly seasoned and stored their timber.

[treequip]

Lime (Tilia) - poor quality firewood, not as bad as poplar or alder but still waste of space

 

If Alder is no good for burning why was it the timber of choice for charcoaling and making into gun powder?

[PremiumWood]

alder is good for burning, it grows fast, burns evenly when dry, the problem is it produces very little heat and it burns waaaay too fast. But I guess it is ok to mix it with some proper hardwood

[skyhuck]

alder is good for burning, it grows fast, burns evenly when dry, the problem is it produces very little heat and it burns waaaay too fast. But I guess it is ok to mix it with some proper hardwood

 

:banghead:

[eddthesawman]

just mix it in mate why not like peter says it burns and people will but it so sell it.

[Peter]

I don't understand this business about burning with little heat. Comes up regularly regarding poplar or willow or alder or whatever.

 

I'll build a fire out of alder, and you come stick your hand in it and tell me if it's hot.