In this summerly winter I've been holding out on my prime stock. Ten degrees and dropping, my best oak is now indoors.
Woodstoves make cold winter days fun. Almost.
Woodstoves make cold winter days fun. Almost.
Hellooo "A" Wood
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Ditto here in Beacon. I brought in some oak and black locust for the night. Its already down to 18 degrees here and dropping quick.
Brought in some of my 5 year old oak for tonight. Just burning down some coals with small wrist wood of black cherry to get me till about midnight. That should be about the end of the Michigan game and ready to load up the oak for overnight. Go Blue.
certified106
Minister of Fire
Yup, 19°F and dropping here right now.....I have a nice big 4 year old Oak round picked out and some Hickory splits to go around it 
Daytime highs in the low 60s here. We don't even load it up after 10:00am, build up a fire on the coals about 8:00pm.
I have some "mystery" wood that is going in the 30 tonight. The only tree like it on the place. 80 footer. Cut it down because it was dead three years ago. The wood when I bucked it was almost drippy sopping wet and I told myself that it was going to be feather light crap like poplar when it dried but put it on the stacks anyway. Well, this year those splits are heavy as bricks and dry. I have burned a few and they burn like gasoline and burn forever.
In the teens for the first time tonight and I am tempted to load it full with them. But kinda scared to at the same time. :blank:
In the teens for the first time tonight and I am tempted to load it full with them. But kinda scared to at the same time. :blank:
certified106
Minister of Fire
Awwwww come on you know you really want to see what happens......besides you will enjoy the adrenaline rush and staying up half the night babysitting the stove lol. :lol:BrotherBart said:
Loco Gringo
Feeling the Heat
Be cool with that Bart. If it worries you that says something. Maybe just get a large log centered with oak surrounding it. Heck I have 4 really old pieces of BL loaded with a pile of oak stacked on top of them to the roof and I have a close eye on it myself. Be carefull old man.
certified106
Minister of Fire
I will watch for the thermonuclear glow to my South East in an hour or two lol ......might want to have some foil ready in case the pucker factor gets to intense lol....in all honesty don't do it if you have doubts I just felt like egging it on ;-P
It is down to 10 says Accuweather. I just loaded the stove for the night. One layer of 3 yo oak, followed by a layer of 3yo cherry in the round. I'm not looking to go atomic tonight. My 25 ft of chimney would do scary things to a full load of oak if I let it.
Matt
Matt
Oh heck, like the guy laying on the sidewalk in front of the bank said to Dirty Harry. "I gots to know." :lol:
I just brought out all the fine china of ash and oak and loaded it for the overnight, (or until I get up to pee and decide to load it again.) 15 right now, going down to 4 with wind chill of -14, but its not really windy, so I don't know what the weather guy is talking about. Everybody keep warm and be well.
iceman
Minister of Fire
Bart, you should post a picture so when you go nuclear and disintegrate
We will know what to look for!
Lol its gonna be cold tomorrow save it so you can watch it would be nice to know how long your stove was nuclear with the mystery wood
We will know what to look for!
Lol its gonna be cold tomorrow save it so you can watch it would be nice to know how long your stove was nuclear with the mystery wood
eclecticcottage
Minister of Fire
Whaaa...it's our first season so I don't have a special reserve yet...so ecobricks in the Republic it is, and the car said 10 degrees on the way home, weather channel says 3 now. I'm really feeling that former summer cottage {lack of} insulation at the moment, lol. only 60 or so in here!!
Let's all agree to atomic at midnight to and see if we light a glow over the Northern Hemisphere.
eclecticcottage said:
My first winter here me and the girlfriend sat bundled up in front of the old fire dragon I inherited with the house. I was heating the great outdoors.
Went ahead and loaded at nine-thirty packed with the stuff. Got on the web while it was coming up to speed and from the bark it is some flavor of Locust. I love this stuff. It is natural gas with bark on it. When you have a tightly packed full load N/S and the front two tubes light off at 350, you know something special is about to happen in your wood stove. It is cruising at 650 and lovin life. I could heat this barn on a cord and a half or two cords a year of this stuff!
eclecticcottage
Minister of Fire
woodjack said:
Haha, before we even closed I had the Republic on order! Someone came and picked up the Fisher last friday
. Thank goodness for a waterbed and dog, lol. It's not bad...but it will be better next year when there's actaully insulation in the attic!!
BrotherBart said:
So, your prancing around the living room in your tighty whities and big beer gut. What a vision that brings to the imagination.
6 degrees right now near Buffalo, I'm still burning my cottonwood/willow/catalpa mix. At least the snow stopped... For now.
hey eclectic, never noticed you were from WNY as well. Seems to be quite a few WNY burners on here!
hey eclectic, never noticed you were from WNY as well. Seems to be quite a few WNY burners on here!
I was just down in the basement and grabbed the boiler line. It's so nice to have it cool to the touch when it's less than 10* out...
<<<< Happy Matt
<<<< Happy Matt
iceman
Minister of Fire
BrotherBart said:
What do you think you will top out at?
Loaded mine with some bigger splits of maple and black locust ... That it would be on cruise control but now 2 hrs later coming up on 700 was hoping to stay under that tonight but the house is colder than last night downstairs by about 4 degrees upstairs by 2
Really hope I don't go nuclear again (750+ for me) but it seems that way... Gonna check gaskets again as unseemly to replace the door every other year.. but did last year ...
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