burn the bark ?

keninmich said:

According to another site...( arborist ) 90% of creosote is in the bark.

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Why would that be?

JimboM said:

Try it. Probably no heat in it, but you may find something you like about your bark. I throw one piece of hickory bark on the top of every fire I start. I like the aroma on the start up.

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Why would there be no heat in it?

keninmich said:

According to another site...( arborist ) 90% of creosote is in the bark.

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Well, now that gem of misinformation may well be from an individual poster on that site, but I surely wouldn't attribute it to the entire forum. Rick

Bark that falls off where I process my firewood just stays pretty much where it falls and is basically ground cover. Keeps weeds from growing and keeps me from standing in the dirt. Sometimes by my woodshed it gets pretty deep...then I rake it lower and toss the excess in with the next load destined for the yard waste collection at the landfill. Bark that remains clinging to the firewood gets treated no differently than the firewood to which it clings. Rick

Ihave found bark is a pain to burn. It smokes a lot, doesnt burn very well, leaves huge amounts of ash behind. But if you have it laying around, what else cal you do?

If the bark comes lose I toss it into my wood chipper and get nice bark mulch... If it stays on the logs it gets burnt.

fossil said:

keninmich said:

According to another site...( arborist ) 90% of creosote is in the bark.

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Well, now that gem of misinformation may well be from an individual poster on that site, but I surely wouldn't attribute it to the entire forum. Rick

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Please dont shoot the messenger...i make no claim of my own about it.
I agree that its a by-product of improper burning, among other things.

If i knew more about computers i would have included the actual quote.

Sorry if that ruffled any feathers....

( and just WHY is it you have feathers?? )

keninmich said:

fossil said:

keninmich said:

According to another site...( arborist ) 90% of creosote is in the bark.

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Well, now that gem of misinformation may well be from an individual poster on that site, but I surely wouldn't attribute it to the entire forum. Rick

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Please dont shoot the messenger...i make no claim of my own about it.
I agree that its a by-product of improper burning, among other things.

If i knew more about computers i would have included the actual quote.

Sorry if that ruffled any feathers....

( and just WHY is it you have feathers?? )

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Huhhhhhh, Take a deep breath and count to 10 fossil. This isn't making sense to me neither.
keninmich, you have taken it all wrong, his post was nothing about you but the information you received was Bogus and not to base it solely as arborist sites belief. That info came from just an individual such as me shooting his mouth off. :lol: :cheese:
Its all good. Fossil doesnt have any feathers. Just class.

I use it as kindling. The papery bits in particular are really good for tinder.

~Rose

Around here, we have spruce and a few types of pine to burn. I find that dry bark burn fast and hot, gets a new fire going in no time. So if I have a slab, I'll throw one in to get a fire going. Puts out a lot of heat right away, sort of like cardboard. Been doing it for forty yr. and never seen any creosote or etc. from doing it. I don't load up a bunch of it, just a piece to get going. No additional smoke or anything, either. Use it.

It can be messy: more dust and detritus falling off it than regular chunks of firewood. But a minor thing, just handle carefully and you've got a good fire starter.