See attached photos. These were taken 4 hours after I stuffed the BK King full of seasoned Ironwood; my very favorite wood - splits easy, dries fairly quickly, and contains lots of heat potential. And this is with no flame! That cat is hot!
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HisTreeNut
Minister of Fire
Sweet heat there...! ! ! Ironwood is something I hadn't heard of in a long time. I had a neighbor growing up that hated cutting iron wood. Said it dulled the heck out of his chainsaws. Always gave it to us as my mom always took any kind of wood . She liked to burn it as well but cherry & apple were her favorite s.
St. Coemgen
Feeling the Heat
"Ironwood" is ambiguous. Can you narrow it down a bit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironwood
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For example, where I grew up, this was called "ironwood":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olneya_tesota
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironwood
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For example, where I grew up, this was called "ironwood":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olneya_tesota
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FaithfulWoodsman
Minister of Fire
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
We have it as hop hornbeam IIRC. One of my favorite woods as well. Heavy, maybe even heavier than locust (not sure) but burns nicer IMO. Wish I had more.
FaithfulWoodsman
Minister of Fire
I have some growing around me. Always tempted to fell one just to see what it's like. How long to season that stuff?
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
Hate to say I'm not sure. Got it twice after storms. Both times were fairly small amounts (1/8 cord or so) mixed in with other stuff, mainly red oak. So it got seasoned 3 yrs whether it needed it or not. My guess, just a guess is that it seasons faster than oak being more like hickory. Largest rounds I had were just over 8" I would say down to 5-6". All got split.
Paulywalnut
Minister of Fire
Yes, it's hop hornbeam. Superior to almost everything in regards to firewood. it's keeping company with oak, blue beech, and bitternut hickory in the woodshed. The oak has been cut/split/stacked for 4 years, the hickory for 3, and the beech and Ironwood has been sitting for 2 years. I think I have a small amount of locust in there somewhere too!
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