Out of Pine

[SolarAndWood]

I've burned a lot more pine the past two years but ran out last night. I use it opposite Locust, at the bottom of reloads of junk wood or anytime I have a nice coal bed but not getting enough heat out of it.

Locust is my go to when it is cold and blowing for extended periods but seems to be a high coaler. So, when its cold and blowing and there is no time to let the coal bed do its thing, what do you guys mix with your high coaling premium go to stuff?

 

[djblech]

I have 120 acres of Poplar,Birch,and Maple(soft). Logger took 400 cords of Poplar last yr and left the tops and slash, so I have lots. I always through in Poplar to help burn anything else. It burns hot and fast when split. It is a little slower if left in rounds.
Doug

 

[Jags]

I opened this thread expecting to see you doing a "Happy Dance". :lol:

Anything that is on the lesser end of the BTU spectrum should work for your application. Silver Maple, Cottonwood, Black Walnut, Willow, etc. come to mind.

 

[SolarAndWood]

I opened this thread expecting to see you doing a "Happy Dance". :lol:

That wouldn't be pretty. But maybe I should as it looks like my new quick hot burner wood might be silver maple instead of eastern pine. Movin up in the world.

 

[Snag]

I'm using small splits of poplar as my pine supply also ran out.

Carolyn

 

[Battenkiller]

... it looks like my new quick hot burner wood might be silver maple instead of eastern pine. Movin up in the world.

My go-to wood for those needs has always been black cherry. Since silver maple usually tests at a similar density to cherry, I think you're gonna love that stuff for the purpose. Ran a lot of three year old box elder through the stove this year during startups and was pretty impressed with its performance, but like the other woods mentioned, it burns away rather quickly.

 

[Jags]

"Moving up to Silver Maple" just sounds so wrong. :coolsmirk:

 

[SolarAndWood]

Its all relative Jags, the pile was mostly punked junk a few years ago. My criteria was that if it didn't crumble while splitting, it was fair game.

 

[SolarAndWood]

My go-to wood for those needs has always been black cherry.

I'll have to keep my out for some cherry as we burn a lot at the camp and like it. I don't see much of it around town though for some reason.

 

[Wood Duck]

I use Red Maple or pine. I like to use large, flat pieces of maple that let the air blow underneath. The coals below the wood burn up fast. I don't like Black Walnut for burning down coals because it seems to make a lot of coals, so it is more of a break even wood from the coals-burning perspective.

 

[SolarAndWood]

I like to use large, flat pieces of maple that let the air blow underneath

I use that technique as well. Lay down a couple runners and then roof them with flat pieces.

 

[firefighterjake]

When I'm trying to burn down the coals I tend to use either a small split of whatever I have available or a larger softwood slab from my wood inventory . . . air open all the way . . . sit back and wait . . . ding . . . time to reload.

 

[North of 60]

OMG Solar! What are you going to heat with in the shoulder season now. I think your screwed. :lol:

 

[KarlP]

Silver maple burns fine, but I find it leaves about 10x more ash to clean out per BTU than pine.

 

[thewoodlands]

I've burned a lot more pine the past two years but ran out last night. I use it opposite Locust, at the bottom of reloads of junk wood or anytime I have a nice coal bed but not getting enough heat out of it.

Locust is my go to when it is cold and blowing for extended periods but seems to be a high coaler. So, when its cold and blowing and there is no time to let the coal bed do its thing, what do you guys mix with your high coaling premium go to stuff?

I never even thought of doing that, we will have quaking aspen for next year also would basswood work? We have plenty of basswood and pine down that will just rot.



zap

 

[logger]

I still have some 4-5 year old Poplar thats dry as heck. I use really thin splits as starters and sometimes throw a split in to burn a thick bed of embers.. works like a champ.

 

[SolarAndWood]

OMG Solar! What are you going to heat with in the shoulder season now. I think your screwed. :lol:

Ha, I never waste the pine in the shoulder season. That's reserved for chunks and uglies.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

By the weather forcast plan on using your best wood in another week. Looks like 5-6 days some some serious cold should move in.

 

[SolarAndWood]

I never even thought of doing that, we will have quaking aspen for next year also would basswood work? We have plenty of basswood and pine down that will just rot.

Zap, maybe 25% of what I get my hands on is the good stuff. So, I find ways to use everything else to preserve the good stuff for when I need it.

 

[SolarAndWood]

By the weather forcast plan on using your best wood in another week. Looks like 5-6 days some some serious cold should move in.

It was 11 when I just pulled in with a 20+ NW blow. I'm burning the good stuff now.

 

[thewoodlands]

I never even thought of doing that, we will have quaking aspen for next year also would basswood work? We have plenty of basswood and pine down that will just rot.

Zap, maybe 25% of what I get my hands on is the good stuff. So, I find ways to use everything else to preserve the good stuff for when I need it.

I still won't burn the beech,ash or sugar maple during the day. The cherry is doing the job (70) upstairs, I'll use the sugar maple for the overnight burn.

zap