river timber

[daveatdave]

i have the chance of some timber that has been in the river it has just been haled out from the wear and left on the bank various diameter will it be any good for logs

[forestgough]

Cant see a problem,log it soon so it dries quickly.

my motto"IF ITS WOOD ITS GOOD"

[ballibeg]

Silt may dull chain when cutting.

[Rkd]

Check the axe man post the other day!!!

 

Nt sure our rivers have the same properties bt u may wanna mill???!!?!

 

The milling guys will knw better

 

 

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[Dave NE]

As long as they havent been in salt water they will be fine

[Jon3012]

As long as they havent been in salt water they will be fine

 

What happens in salt water to make it unfit for firewood.

[drythropple]

I used to get some out of the Tyne, gave up though because it was so full of silt the saws needed sharpening too often, more than every fuel fill!

[sandspider]

What happens in salt water to make it unfit for firewood.

 

Nothing I know of! Salty driftwood burns well on the beach, with unusual coloured flames..

[woodrascal]

Nothing I know of! Salty driftwood burns well on the beach, with unusual coloured flames..

 

This quote is from another forum -

 

Burning driftwood can produce polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs), also known as the misnomer "dioxins", which are carcinogenic. For this reason burning driftwood is not recommended. The formation of PCDDs is well documented when organic compounds are combusted in the presence of chlorine, which is present in driftwood as a result of soaking in seawater.

 

The salt will permeate wood right the way through and when it burns, if any part of the burning wood exceeds 800 C or thereabouts (perfectly possible), then the salt will melt. Molten salt, when burned will happily release free chlorine, and as the rest of the wood is essentially organic hydrocarbon, then the conditions for production of PCDDs is met. Not to mention the possible adverse affect on the stove and/or flue.

 

Seawater will soak right into wood....it won't just 'wash off'. By all means burn driftwood on an outdoor fire or beach barbecue, but not in an enclosed stove where combustion temperatures are much higher and the released hot chlorinated gas can react with iron or steel as well as producing carcinogenic compounds.

[sandspider]

Didn't know that! Thanks.

 

Only burnt it on the beach, wouldn't be worth dragging it home for the stove anyway.

 

What about driftwood that's been on the beach for a while and washed in the rain? Suppose it would still take a long time to leach all the salt back out again.