Alder as firewood again !!

[Stubby]

34 minutes ago, Bolt said:

Not to mention Alan, he still is.

Don't forget Alder kings horses and Alder kings men ....?

[Paul Cleaver]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

Don't forget Alder kings horses and Alder kings men ....?

good one

[Paul Cleaver]

Just now, Paul Cleaver said:

good one

how about that mott the hoople song-   alder young dudes

[gary112]

2 minutes ago, Paul Cleaver said:

how about that mott the hoople song-   alder young dudes

Now theres a tune

[openspaceman]

12 hours ago, Stere said:

I think alder buckthorn is the gunpowder charcoal species not alder

I think it was  used for fuses, there wouldn't have been enough for general use. Alder is probably good  because it can be ground to a specific grain size and this would affect how the mixture burnt.

 

Moisture is all driven off before pyrolysis starts unless you have very big wet logs.

[Bustergasket]

Dries quickly, burns fast, can be prone to mould if not dried and kept dry [emoji106]

[Bustergasket]

great for cooking on, got a polish guy who loves it [emoji106]

[Martin du Preez]

Alder is a cracking fire wood to mix in with something like oak. Dries really quickly, lovely to process. Leaves a good charcoal put in the burner aswell

[HertsWood]

Alder is worth more as charcoal than it as as a firewood!

[skyhuck]

8 hours ago, HertsWood said:

Alder is worth more as charcoal than it as as a firewood!

You would hope so given the extra work and energy required to produce charcoal.