Burning pallets

[Lancstree]

Are they any good for kindling and general burning? What sort of timber is used in making pallets? I've burned a few bits but they seem to pop a good bit. Any negative affects on stove or flue? Obviously the untreated ones I'm on about.

[rustcutter]

I find that if you cut out all the laths. The remaining blocks with two squares nailed on are quite reasonable. If you have the time to mess about recover some nails and nail half a dozen of the laths together. This makes a less lively "log" that will burn as quietly as any other blocked softwood will (or wont ). I get a lot of odd pallets and cases and find the wood varies greatly. It always burns! Mind the sparks.

[Ian Leach]

Don't know about firewood but all the pallet blocks make good charcoal ( apart from the nails of course).

[Lancstree]

Yes I do find the blocks burn well. Its the lats that spark but I suppose that's not much of a problem in a stove as it would be on an open fire

[Johny Walker]

Yes I do find the blocks burn well. Its the lats that spark but I suppose that's not much of a problem in a stove as it would be on an open fire

 

they used to be made out of good old poplar,then softwood ,so ther will be a mix off both floating about ,fire guard @ hand mi thinks:001_smile: