Whats the best seasoned logs ash beach oak

[Marc Lewis]

Yards of it in Sussex . THE least labor intensive wood has to be sycamore . Seasons quick , splits easy peasy and burns well .

 

Have to agree with you there Stubby, syc and ash saeason and split well, best for making money on. But dead elm is prob favourite, beautiful hot slow burner.

 

You know when you get that old dead oak that goes really hard without rotting (is there a name for it). That burns really well also.

[mendiplogs]

Have to agree with you there Stubby, syc and ash saeason and split well, best for making money on. But dead elm is prob favourite, beautiful hot slow burner.

 

You know when you get that old dead oak that goes really hard without rotting (is there a name for it). That burns really well also.

 

HI MARC i had some really hard oak that tree was down for years that went well mate jon

[gensetsteve]

Hawthorn

[Taupotreeman]

Manuka, Matai, Kanuka, Purriri. But they don't grow in the UK so no idea.

 

 

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[silky fox]

Dead Hawthorn..It gives off a Fierce heat!

[Stubby]

Dead Hawthorn..It gives off a Fierce heat!

 

Agreed

[Woodworks]

Given the choice of oak,beech and ash I would always go for beech. I don't think there is much in it for heat given off between oak and beech but beech is that bit easier to dry. Ash obviously drys fast but I don't think gives off as much heat as the other two when they are all dry. That's my ten pence worth

[MWArb]

From a processing point of view ash, but burning I'd say oak.. I've just come into a small amount of blackthorn can anyone tell a newbie what its like to split cured vs green and what it'll burn like? Sorry for hijacking tour thread with a question of my own medip just figured a wood discussion would be best place to ask.. :thumbup:

[face cord]

I didn't think blackthorn grew big enough to need splitting?

 

Doesn't green wood always split easier?

[MWArb]

I didn't think blackthorn grew big enough to need splitting?

 

Doesn't green wood always split easier?

 

Neither did I tbh but took one down locally and got to keep the timber.. can't tell you how old it was.. wasn't sure if all wood split better green as I said new to splitting fire wood so figure don't ask don't get :cool: