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I'm new to the world of firewood, having just had a wood-burning stove installed in the house. (I'm in rural East Yorkshire, not a million miles from Spurn Point). To get me going, I recently bought 2x bulk bags of seasoned hardwood logs from a "local" supplier for £90 per bag. (There doesn't appear to be an abundance of suppliers in East Yorks, but then again, there's not too many trees either!!) Why then, when I had a trot down to the Firewood Fair at Revesby, did no-one even bid on a lot of the wood on auction? Can't remeber who it was but I was told by someone who brought lots of, err, lots, that they had set a reserve of £35 and it didn't get near to that. I got two bags which even allowing for auction fees and tax worked out at half the price I've paid at home. At that price, I wish I could have bought more but my van was full enough. Am I missing something or is firewood either dear up here or cheap in Lincs?

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Hello all I'm a long-distance artic' driver who found my way here as a result of a soon-to-be installed wood burning stove, so I hope nobody minds a newbie asking a question or two Firstly, on my travels, I come across more than my share of standard pallets and various softwoods skids.(one of our main customers sends their product out to construction sites on 4" square x 8' long skids which used to end up in a skip. Not any more ) As long as they're seasoned, and appreciating that they won't last too long, are they ok to use? Secondly, this week I've had two loads of timber from a freight forwarder in Ipswich. Both from Indonesia, one load of decking was sat on "Heath Robinson" pallets made of hardwood battens and planks ranging in size from 3 X 2 to 4 X 3/4. I've no idea what wood it is but it's heavy stuff compared to an equivalent piece of softwood. While I was unloading, not far from home, by coincedence, I asked what they did with all the dead pallets. They just dump them at the bottom of their yard so the upshot is that they've said to take as much as I want so I'll be spending saturday filling my van up!! As some of the hardwood is up to 5 metres long, it seems a shame to waste it. All they do is burn it when the pile gets too big Without knowing what kind of wood it is, again, will it be okay to use? Thanks in advance. Martyn.