Burning oak "slabs"

[suprz]

Just wondering, there is a guy locally selling log length oak slabs for firewood. I guess he must have some kind of mill he works at or owns. They are 40 bucks for a truckload. Good deal ??...I was thinking of getting some. I figure they would season.fairly quickly

 

[nrford]

They do season relatively quickly. Sounds like it is worth a try.

 

[Woody Stover]

$40 for a pickup load? What is the price of a cord of wood there? Slab wood is a lot of bark and sapwood but if the load was heaped up above the sides of the bed, it might be an OK deal.

 

[suprz]

$40 for a pickup load? What is the price of a cord of wood there? Slab wood is a lot of bark and sapwood but if the load was heaped up above the sides of the bed, it might be an OK deal.

A seasoned cord around here is anywhere from 175 to 240

 

[suprz]

They do season relatively quickly. Sounds like it is worth a try.

I figure the worst I could do is get alot of kindling if burning it doesn't work well

 

[Jack Straw]

Growing up we burned a lot of slab wood, I would get a truckload and try it.

 

[Thistle]

I'd get some. About 20 yrs ago 1 winter I was off with knee injury & snow was too deep to get around easily in the woods.Hadnt planned ahead so woodpile was getting low.Bought 3 p/u loads of red/white oak & cottonwood slabs from local mill for like $60 if I remember.....Really saved the day until Spring.

 

[shmodaddy]

Its about $20 a pickup load here. I burnt a bunch of slab wood last year!

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[Backwoods Savage]

There are good buys on slab wood and poor buys. Depends upon the mill. If there is some wood and not all bark, then it is a good deal. That oak will dry quicker but still I would not plan on burning it right away. I'd give it a year...depending upon how long it has set around at the mill.

 

[Wood Duck]

For fourty bucks buy some and see what you get. You might get a lot of wood, you might get mostly bark.

 

[steeltowninwv]

wow...10 bucks a load for slab wood around here..but its alot of bark...heck u can get a small pickup truck of wood for 40.00 bucks here

 

[bogydave]

Just wondering, there is a guy locally selling log length oak slabs for firewood. I guess he must have some kind of mill he works at or owns. They are 40 bucks for a truckload. Good deal ??...I was thinking of getting some. I figure they would season.fairly quickly

If you need wood it's a good way to go in a pinch & like said, it dries pretty fast.
Check out some other saw mills in your area, may find some cheaper. Try a load & see how it works for you.
"Always take a "big truck" to get a load"

 

[WoodPorn]

I'd just about guarantee that wood is gonna be dripping..... buy a load and find out.

"A seasoned cord around here is anywhere from 175 to 240"

I'm just North of you and I haven't seen anything that cheap.

 

[scroungerjeff]

My dad used to have slab wood delivered on a big flatbead when I was a kid. I think we would get about six cord out of it and it heated the house all that winter. I am sure we did not season the stuff properly but dad did clean the chimney often. One truckload is worth trying.

 

[ScotO]

I agree with the others....buy a load, cut 'er up and give it a shot. Can't hurt to try it out. If it's decent stuff, might make a good shoulder season supplement....

 

[goosegunner]

The slab wood we get is debarked first and is $25 for a banded bundle 3' x4' x 8' it is a pain to handle but there is no splitting.


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