Western redcedar

[Big J]

48 minutes ago, nepia said:

...and then some.

 

I burn exclusively softwood at home; if I was offered a load of WRC I'd politely decline it

 

I disagree.

 

I'd buy the WRC, immediately sell it to a sawmill and then buy two loads of conifer firewood with the proceeds 😁

[nepia]

Well yes but I wasn't thinking of milling grade stuff, more arb leftovers; it's a common garden tree in the south east.

 

But I take your pedantic point!  🤣

[Squaredy]

You only have to look up the dry weight to realise it is so light it will contain very little energy.  Easy to dry though so makes good kindling.

 

And yes Leylandii is better firewood.

[Mr. Ed]

6 hours ago, nepia said:

I'm with the long gone Mr Ed: crap firewood.  It spits, it cracks (though some people like the sound), burns in moments and I find gives out very little heat in that time.

Any wood's good kindling if dry and small enough.

 

I thought I was going to have to burn my way through a couple of dumpy bags of offcuts, along with longer pieces, left over from having the house re-clad but Men In Sheds are getting it 👍

 

May I just add that this Mr. Ed is not that Mr. Ed. I hadn't known I was a usurper. And this one loves Leylandii, so much that he wrapped his house in it. Does this make me a Man in a Shed? But Leylandii does need a lot of seasoning if you want to burn it - tons of tar. 

 

 

[nepia]

Beautiful; love it.  I attach our version.

 

Trust me, you are nothing like Mr Ed.  But that was a long time ago; he was an Arbtalk pioneer who, um, knew his own mind 😊

[Mr. Ed]

7 minutes ago, nepia said:

Beautiful; love it.  I attach our version.

 

Trust me, you are nothing like Mr Ed.  But that was a long time ago; he was an Arbtalk pioneer who, um, knew his own mind 😊

 

 

Excellent! Looks wonderful. Ours is slightly unfinished in that photo, but it is proper board on board. We chose that to help it hide in the woods. The trees came from right in front of it, an overgrown hedge all leaning on itself like drunken soldiers.

 

 

[nepia]

What a rewarding project; well done!

[Mr. Ed]

1 hour ago, nepia said:

What a rewarding project; well done!

Thanks!

the balcony is a joy - breakfast at the height of the birds in the trees. 
The job’s still not finished - stairs to be dressed in oak and lots of Ash skirtings and architraves to be moulded still. Made some bookshelves. Glad I didn’t pay for them - they’re not very well done really.