what is sweet chestnut like

[skidzy]

just had a price for some sweet chestnut whats it like to season dry burn etc???

[Woodworks]

Lovely to process. Very slow to dry and not the finest of fuel as it's light but it burns OK

[Mountain man]

Perfect firewood...in a woodburner, spits on an open fire.

[Stubby]

If its strait you might get more for fence posts ?

[spandit]

I've read that it spits quite a lot so better in a stove than on an open fire

[Chopper Edoff]

Got it in the woodburner right now, love it. You need to get the fire going good first, then chuck in the sweet chestnut for a medium hot medium long burn. I normally mix in a bit of doug fir to keep the fire looking bright.

 

I think I will be having roast cat for supper as it's been hogging the hearth all dam night!

[skidzy]

is it hard of soft wood? and thanks for replies

[Steve Bullman]

is it hard of soft wood? and thanks for replies

 

Hard wood.

 

As said, spits fiercely, big lumps!! On the plus side, it burns away to pretty much nothing.

[Tanat Valley Firewood]

I have just finished burned about ten tonne of it and have enjoyed burning it very much. Once bone dry I found that it did not spit and gave a hot flame with little ash. As ever, good to mix it with other wood, I found mixing it with oak worked well.

[Pinkfoot]

I burnt a few cube that has been two summers in my tunnel , 17% moisture , and first class.

I reckon it is on a par with the ash I have been burning . Needs to be very dry to get the best from it.