what logs have you been chopping today!

[scbk]

Yes - there's no such thing as bad firewood!

It catches light easily and gives off a lot of heat.

 

Forest grown is better. Trees in a garden/croft/field edge can have some huge knots running right through, and you end up with very odd shaped logs (which don't stack!)

[difflock]

But, surely, knots burn better, well leastwise Pine and Spruce knots do.

[scbk]

Yes but it's when it's a 4ft+ diameter spruce with knots the size of footballs running right to the centre, and the end product has to fit into a diddy wee 5kw stove

[Chipperclown]

Looks like Spruce is the new Ash for me then, thanks!

[briquette_seller]

On the cream this afternoon. 3m pine getting cut at 600mm for biomass.

 

Back to cutting at 230mm on Monday, its going to feel reet slow going

[rowan lee]

Clearing endless Laurel on the estate.

[Chopsdaly]

[Chopsdaly]

This is going to take some time

[scbk]

7 hours ago, Chopsdaly said:

This is going to take some time

Not so bad with the right kit, like a log splitter that can drive right up to the tree, and split your 3-4ft diameter rings without having to lift them , or cut into blocks with the saw

Edited May 28, 2018 by scbk

[Chopsdaly]

Sod the blocks ( again ) got the splitter, also a keen farmer now [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16]