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  1. woodrascal
    When properly dry it makes a great firewood with a fabulous flame picture if burnt in a decent stove. The MD of one of the UK stove manufacturers told me that most of the stove makers use birch when they do brochure photo shoots because the flame picture looks so good.
  2. woodrascal
    I've noticed this too. We cut and split around 4 cubes of oak and then stacked them in a large covered, but well vented store. Later in the year we got another 3 cubes of oak (from the same massive tree) that were cut and split but left in the wood for several months. We then stacked these very wet logs in a store and a couple of months later they were much drier than the previous batch that had been 'optimally' stored for longer.
  3. woodrascal
    Bowlander, my original post #13 (copied above) was a genuine enquiry - if you don't want to name your supplier on this thread please send me details via a pm.
  4. woodrascal
    Have you a contact for your supplier? My brother lives up your way and he's looking for decent dry hardwood logs.
  5. woodrascal
    In large areas of the Uk you've got to take into account that due to the climate, low moisture content wood will absorb moisture from the air. 12% MC firewood stored outside (even under cover) will soon get up to 20% MC, or above, in Autumn and Winter conditions.
  6. woodrascal
    Beech, Oak and Ash... but as everyone's said, virtually any type of wood as long as it's dry.
  7. woodrascal
    We use all sorts of firewood in our home built Pizza/Bread Oven. We generally start off with finely split larch or spruce and then build the fire up with small bits of oak or beech. Our oven get so hot that there's very little smoke when it's fully up to temp. We've cooked pizzas and roasted joints using entirely softwood in the past and not noticed any 'tainting' of the food. The Italians often use softwood, although they seem to prefer old vine and olive trees.
  8. woodrascal
    Why bother posting it then?
  9. woodrascal
    Here Here:thumbup: What's worrying is that 'The Poem' was originally posted on this thread by an Arbtalk 'senior member' who runs a Tree and Woodland Consultancy business...
  10. woodrascal
    What stove are you using Al?
  11. woodrascal
    Have you got both?
  12. woodrascal
    Can you post it up on the forum Dave? - I'm too stingy to spend the £5.75!
  13. woodrascal
    All done. Please post the results on the forum when you get them.
  14. woodrascal
    They don't make them - they just import these stoves.
  15. woodrascal
    You've got a woodburning Aga?
  16. woodrascal
    Had a read of some of the articles on the Burnswood site and this cropped up - It takes a minimum of 3 years to season hardwood logs in a dry well ventilated barn or shed. All hardwood air dries at an average and uniform rate of 0.25 cm (1”) per annum, so for example a 6 inch diameter log would take about 3 years to season. Comments please Gentlemen?
  17. woodrascal
    Davey, if you havn't already already sourced a boiler stove, have a look at the Dunsley Yorkshire. Really nice, British made, solidly built and best of all, they keep the boiler out of the firebox so that your wood burns properly - hot and cleanly.
  18. woodrascal
    And so do I...
  19. woodrascal
    I think there's a place for both (as long as you're talking about a quality stove in the first place). I've already stated we use some of each. Morso's are cracking stoves, especially the smallish Squirrel. Mind you so are Clearviews and Charnwoods. I personally think that Clearviews are overpriced in todays market but it doesn't appear to affect their popularity. I think if I had the pick of any stove, for overall build quality, flame picture, general appearance and controllability it would have to be the Euroheat Harmony range of cast iron stoves. However, as I said before, but I'll repeat it again, my original post was in response to your comment that steel stoves "...will not last as long or keep any value..." which, as anyone who wants to buy a cheap, second hand Clearview (or Charnwood) will tell you is just not true. Unless you know different...
  20. woodrascal
    Yes, and you can get Clearview's and Charnwoods on ebay too - and Steel Clearviews and Charnwoods appear to hold their value at least as well, if not Morso ()than Jotuls, which is why I asked where you can get a cheap Clearview from in the first place. I've absolutely nothing against cast iron stoves - we now have 3 (soon to be 4)cast iron woodburners as well as 2 steel Charnwoods. Whatever your opinion is, the majority of people accept that Clearviews are very good stoves. If yours ballooned at the top, you've either had an odd rogue one or you've overfired it... By the way, what model was it and how much did you sell it for?
  21. woodrascal
    Angus, can you tell me where I can get a cheap, second hand steel Clearview?
  22. woodrascal
    Send it to me - I'll have it:001_smile:
  23. woodrascal
    Just to echo what's been said before - at least they've got Charnwood and Morso in there, but where are Clearview, Dunsley, Euroheat, Esse, Jotul, Hwam, Vermont Castings, Woodwarm... Ridiculous.
  24. woodrascal
    The boiler fitted one's do take out a lot of heat to drive the water side of things and they really do require a lot more fuel than the cook only versions (which is fair enough I suppose). We've found that when running in 'summer baffle' mode, the cooker does respond a lot quicker. 15 minutes to boil a kettle sounds like a very long time, however it's configured - who installed it?
  25. woodrascal
    Another option would be to replace the second 45 with a 45 fitted with an inspection door - not a simple job, but it would surely beat getting up on the roof in the winter! As an aside, we've had a W23 for 3 years and service it 3 times a year (including sweeping the chimney system). We've never had any 'gumming up' in any of the flueways. All we get out of it is fine, powdery soot and some ash. Mind you, we only burn dry wood on it.

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