Hornbeam

[dangerous brian]

Just been offered a large amount of the above,ive never had any dealings with horbeam,but was wondering how long will it take to season,and how good a burning it is,also has anyone on here got into kiln drying diseased larch,if so how much red tape is envolved cheers DB.

[BCF]

Hornbeam burns well, throws out a lot of heat. Seasoning takes a year, although if processed and split and left out during summer it will season in 6 months.

[geoff]

Very nice firewood!

[dwconservation]

the best there is calorific value to weight.... once seasoned...

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

the best there is calorific value to weight.... once seasoned...

 

 

so that must be why it was the charcoal makers wood of choice!

[dangerous brian]

Cheers guys thats what i wanted to hear,i may have a go at kiln drying using one of those garage burners that burn sawdust etc ill keep you posted.

[Luke Quenby]

Top firewood in my opinion, burns good and clean and throws out a ridiculous amount of heat! Takes a while to season though and must be fully seasoned before attempting to burn on an open fire, as BCF says, could be a bit less if on a woodburner. Really good firewood though, I would advise to get all you can! Good luck, Luke

[Chris Gagen]

make sure you cut it to log size whilst still green, one name i remember hearing for it is "axe-breaker".... says it all really.

 

i also understand it was used for the manufacture of wooden gears in early industry, proper hard stuff:sneaky2:

[agg221]

i also understand it was used for the manufacture of wooden gears in early industry, proper hard stuff:sneaky2:

 

Yep, still in occasional demand for the wooden teeth on watermill gears.

 

Alec