I and a few others have posted here about trouble burning black locust. The locust I was burning earlier this year was only one year post-splitting, and I hoped that next year it would burn better. But I happened to find some BL at the bottom of the stack of red oak I got hold of last year, and it was cut/split in January 2009, making it two years seasoned.
Take a look at this pic. The split on the lower left is maple, the one on the lower right is red oak. They're both burning fine.
Then there's the big split of BL sitting on top of them, with a nice air channel under it to the back, which usually makes a spectacular fire. The BL is just sitting there like a cold, black nothing.
I've tried burning it all different ways, nothing works. It will eventually go to coals, but any fire that has BL in it is on the cooler side, and is the only time I ever see smoke come from the top of the liner.
I've got two cords of this junk and more to come. I'll be glad to trade for just about anything else. Maybe I'll have to give it away on Craigslist, which feels awful, since I cruise CL for free wood.
Take a look at this pic. The split on the lower left is maple, the one on the lower right is red oak. They're both burning fine.
Then there's the big split of BL sitting on top of them, with a nice air channel under it to the back, which usually makes a spectacular fire. The BL is just sitting there like a cold, black nothing.
I've tried burning it all different ways, nothing works. It will eventually go to coals, but any fire that has BL in it is on the cooler side, and is the only time I ever see smoke come from the top of the liner.
I've got two cords of this junk and more to come. I'll be glad to trade for just about anything else. Maybe I'll have to give it away on Craigslist, which feels awful, since I cruise CL for free wood.