Natural kindling

[JDE]

Hi all, i've been given the job of cutting off about 200 yards of hedge, mainly hazel. The hedge has been untouched for about 40 years,so some lovely firewood, but I will be left with a mountain of brash, most of it 1-2 inch diameter, and up to 12 feet long. It would make excellent kindling, but will people buy it. I know this has been talked about before, but will it be too barky(?) and create a lot of smoke?

[mendiplogs]

Hi all, i've been given the job of cutting off about 200 yards of hedge, mainly hazel. The hedge has been untouched for about 40 years,so some lovely firewood, but I will be left with a mountain of brash, most of it 1-2 inch diameter, and up to 12 feet long. It would make excellent kindling, but will people buy it. I know this has been talked about before, but will it be too barky(?) and create a lot of smoke?

 

Hi JDE IVE use this before and it goes well thanks Jon

[timbernut]

Won't smoke much when dry and you don't need firelighters with all the tiny tips that light easily, I've made mini faggots before but only for my own use😊

[Will Heal]

Depends how much time you have to cut it all up! I would just cut out the best easy to trim out firewood and not spend to long on anything covered in ivy or lots of small branches. Then have a big fire with wats left.

[daveatdave]

if you can fined someone who makes hurdles they maybe interested

[Graham w]

done this with dry hardwood around inch to inch and half. once its in a net people will buy it.

[JDE]

Thanks for the replies, some helpful advice advice there. Cutting it up will be the biggest job. I like the 'TR' branch logger sized bags in the youtube videos, visually they look quite salable, that's where I got the idea from, there is just too much lovely clean stuff to cut too just burn or chop the lot. Any ideas on an efficient way of proccessing it?

[teepeeat]

the best kindling has lots of exposed surface area - leaving it in the round reduces this but does work OK

 

Dont think it is a commercial idea, but as a one off or for limited amounts for personal use I have been pondering the same thing and wondering if making a small multi-blade knife similar to firewood processors might be a simple way of speeding up splitting the small stuff for kindling

[jamesfwpurdy]

I use up to half inch dia at home to bulk up the wood pile. Its a bit of faff to do (keep saying ill make pimps for personal use but thats even more faff) but if its seasoned its good kindling and chuck a handfull on in between logs.

[Goaty]

Bunch it up stack it in an easycut type sawhorse. Someone on here is hiring out a branch logger. Depends if they are near you.