Burning really old firewood

BeGreen said:

Cool. Yes pics would be great. He seems to be a great scavenger. Where did the bronze baffle come from? Was it an old memorial plaque?

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scavenger, Yes and he has so much cool stuff that he has made and designed over the years.

He said that someone gave it to him! He doesn't throw anything away.Its about .070" thick and was 4'x4' sheet.

Not thick enough to be for use in memorial plaque???? Or would it?

I have burned ipe scraps left over from building my deck (5/4 x 5") and I just don't understand the ratings that they get from NFPA (Cl A) and UBC (Cl 1)concrete fire-rated! While they take a little while to catch (maybe the reason for the ratings?) they burned like they had been soaked in motor oil for a month - very hot and very intense flame with just a few scraps resulting in a nearly runaway fire in my Firelight. The dust of ipe is considered toxic and protection should be worn even when cutting, esp. if sanding. I believe the mineral content of the wood is quite high, if my aging memory serves me correctly.

http://www.woodsthebest.com/ipe_decking/ipe-wood.htm

waste not...