Are people getting fussier about their logs?

[Will Cobb]

Do you think people are getting fussier about there logs or just learning more about the industry. Alot of people are saying they don't want certain hardwood like Silver Birch when as long as its seasoned its fine. Whats going on?

[NoRush]

Most have'nt got a clue. Most of what they know is what they read off the internet or from the book that comes with there new fire. You will find the more people who jump on the log selling bandwagon the more rubbish about log they hear. LIKE:- logs have to be seasoned for a year, you cannot burn soft wood, a 900 x 900 builders bag will not hold a cubic metre but a 1metre x 1metre will hold 1.2 cubic metre, a builders bag holds a tonne, and the best i find is its carbon nutural fuel because the carbon it produces when burning is consumed when growing, what about the felling,processing, transport. Carbon Nuteral my arse. Let them be picky it will cost them not you. Unless they can tell you what type of wood you are delivering dont let it worry you

[easy-lift guy]

An informed consumer is a good thing and mis or Informed customer is a little tougher to deal with. As long as your knowledgable about your trade get use too the mis or ill informed customers. They are in every business, and some customers need more training than others. Good Hunting!

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[mendiplogs]

HI COBBTREE thats up to them it there cash all our logs are barn dryed ash beech oak all our logs are seasoned down too 18/20 mos:thumbup1: thats ok we are not worryed about fussie:thumbup1: people thanks jon :thumbup:

[Jack]

Alot of people are saying they don't want certain hardwood like Silver Birch when as long as its seasoned its fine. Whats going on?

 

Silver Birch is one of my favourite woods to burn, anyone who says they don’t want silver birch obviously doesn’t know anything about wood.

[skyhuck]

If you know your subject and speak the truth with confidence your customers will believe and trust you, IME.

[Rob D]

As above educate your customers - I sold a lot of soft wood last year with no complaints. Most haven't got a clue so it's up to you to tell them the facts.

 

Dry wood is good wood pure and simple.

[Alycidon]

Education is the key. The importance of a low moisture content is critical if no tars and little soot are to be produced. Wood is acknowledged at being more or less carbon neutral, fact. It is also relatively fast to replace unlike oil, gas etc.

 

So it does tick all the right boxes, yes customers are become better equipped to spot poor quality wood. I always advise my customers to check the moisture content of any wood they buy be it from me or elsewhere, I always demonstrate my moisture contents using several samples that they select off a load before emptying.

 

Soft wood if dry ignites in a stove almost instantly and produces a big temperature spike, hardwood takes longer to ignite and longer to burn and produces a much steadier and usually somewhat lower temperature given the same air settings.

 

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[skyhuck]

Most have'nt got a clue. Most of what they know is what they read off the internet or from the book that comes with there new fire. You will find the more people who jump on the log selling bandwagon the more rubbish about log they hear. LIKE:- logs have to be seasoned for a year, you cannot burn soft wood, a 900 x 900 builders bag will not hold a cubic metre but a 1metre x 1metre will hold 1.2 cubic metre, a builders bag holds a tonne, and the best i find is its carbon nutural fuel because the carbon it produces when burning is consumed when growing, what about the felling,processing, transport. Carbon Nuteral my arse. Let them be picky it will cost them not you. Unless they can tell you what type of wood you are delivering dont let it worry you

 

If the tree is being cut down any way its is actually carbon negative, because if you landfill the timber it will release just as much carbon as burning it, if you burn it for heat the carbon you would have released burning coal/gas will not be released, meaning a net reduction in carbon

[Big J]

If the tree is being cut down any way its is actually carbon negative, because if you landfill the timber it will release just as much carbon as burning it, if you burn it for heat the carbon you would have released burning coal/gas will not be released, meaning a net reduction in carbon

 

Also, from a forestry point of view, not all of the timber is extracted. A good proportion of the branch wood, leaves and lower diameter stems is stacked as brash piles. Additionally, much of the first thinning won't be extracted at all, all of which contributes to the soil in the woodland (allowing of course for a degree of methane offgassing during decomposition).

 

Either way, firewood from properly managed forestry and tree surgery is fully sustainable.