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Is beech good to burn?

Post in 'The Wood Shed' started by Kneerat, Oct 8, 2008.

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  1. Kneerat New Member

    joined: Aug 26, 2008
    24 posts
    Central PA
    A friend of mine is offering me some beech, i was wondering how it burns?
    Kneerat, Oct 8, 2008
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  2. jqgs214 Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 19, 2006
    681 posts
    Riverhead, NY
    Free wood burns the best :)
    jqgs214, Oct 8, 2008
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  3. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    21,940 posts
    Northern Virginia
    I love the stuff. Burns hot, clean and fairly long. Eric Johnson on the Forum burns nothing else in his wood boiler. He used to burn 15 cords a year of it in his old boiler.
    BrotherBart, Oct 8, 2008
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  4. Marty Feeling the Heat

    joined: Jul 11, 2006
    284 posts
    Pittsburgh
    I've been researching Beech, and it burns great.Very hard to split though.BTU's approx. = to the Oaks.


    Anyone know if Beech gives off reddish chips/dust to a sawing?
    Marty, Oct 8, 2008
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  5. Diabel Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 11, 2008
    800 posts
    Ottawa, ON
    One of my favorites. 75% of my supply for this season is beech. It burns very clean as mentioned earlier.
    Diabel, Oct 8, 2008
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  6. gpcollen1 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 4, 2007
    2,023 posts
    Western CT
    What they said - and the bark is not a pain in the ass in the processing ...
    gpcollen1, Oct 8, 2008
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  7. gyrfalcon Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 25, 2007
    1,399 posts
    Champlain Valley, Vermont
    Another vote here for beech. Dries fast, burns great. The only problem with it is that it's about impossible to split straight, apparently, and those twisty splits are hard as heck to stack.
    gyrfalcon, Oct 8, 2008
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  8. Kneerat New Member

    joined: Aug 26, 2008
    24 posts
    Central PA
    Thanks, i had never really seen to many people talking about it on here.
    Kneerat, Oct 8, 2008
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