What Is In Your Stove Right Now?

[firefighterjake]

Getting closer here as well . . . there is a bit of a chill in the air, but things still aren't quite cold enough yet for me to want to fire up the woodstove.

 

[thewoodlands]

We had just over 45 this morning so we had a pine fire while we had coffee. We have some rains coming in this weekend so we put in more pine this morning, I think our high was 56 today.

 

[thewoodlands]

We had 36.6 this morning with White Pine providing the heat.

 

[MMH]

We’ve had a few mornings of 20-30 F, house has been 65 so haven’t lit off yet. Weather calling for chillier temps with highs in the 30-40 and lows in the teens for a couple nights, we’ll see. Getting close!

 

[ABMax24]

We've had the fire lit the last couple mornings, had frost on the windshields again this morning. Probably had a dozen fires already this fall, first one was in August. Somehow we managed to get through September without any snow, but looks like Tuesday we are going to get some.

 

[Diabel]

SNOW!?!?!?!!

 

[ABMax24]

Yup, it's late this year, normally get a small dump in September, I've seen it as early as Sept 6th before, it always melts of course. Halloween is our "snow for the year date" any snow fallen on or after Halloween is usually on the ground until spring. My Grandparents moved to the area in the 50's, Grandpa says he's seen snow every month except July.

 

[thewoodlands]

We're heading down to 49 so I started a pine fire.

 

[wooddope]

Love me some dry pine to crackle and ping, just a touch of piney smell in the house to drive out the chill. So much more festive than full time dead of winter heating.

 

[thewoodlands]

Love me some dry pine to crackle and ping, just a touch of piney smell in the house to drive out the chill. So much more festive than full time dead of winter heating.

By the looks of the weather forecast, the pine should heat the house until November gets here.

After we stop burning pine, we'll have Yellow Birch, Red & Sugar Maple, Cherry, Ash and American Hophornbeam for the coldest months.

 

[Diabel]

No fire here for the next week or so

 

[wooddope]

By the looks of the weather forecast, the pine should heat the house until November gets here.

After we stop burning pine, we'll have Yellow Birch, Red & Sugar Maple, Cherry, Ash and American Hophornbeam for the coldest months.

Nice mix but no oak?

 

[thewoodlands]

Nice mix but no oak?

We never had any Oak growing on any of our land we have. I did plant some smaller Red Oak years back but I'll never be around when it's big enough for burning.

I did scrounge some Red & White Oak years back, about one face cord.

 

[wooddope]

I'd trade all my oak for cherry anyways, smells so nice, seasons quick and love the color, never had yellow birch but they tell me it's nice.

 

[ABMax24]

White Birch and a piece of pine, not really early season wood, but I brought home too much Birch on the last load, so instead of leaving it in the rain it went in the stove.

 

[Diabel]

White Birch and a piece of pine, not really early season wood, but I brought home too much Birch on the last load, so instead of leaving it in the rain it went in the stove.

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Beautiful

 

[wooddope]

Better be cold out or it may get warm in the house, looks toasty!

 

[ABMax24]

Better be cold out or it may get warm in the house, looks toasty!

It's 2c (35f) outside and has been drizzling all day, so cold enough to run the stove. This time of year I keep the thermostat set low so I can run the stove in the evenings or mornings.

 

[thewoodlands]

I'd trade all my oak for cherry anyways, smells so nice, seasons quick and love the color, never had yellow birch but they tell me it's nice.

I seasoned that Oak for 4 years {2 top covered} and some still pizzed water back at me.

 

[thewoodlands]

I'd trade all my oak for cherry anyways, smells so nice, seasons quick and love the color, never had yellow birch but they tell me it's nice.

When we started burning, the majority of our firewood was Cherry with maybe two face cord of Sugar Maple. Since our wood stove is in the basement, when it turned colder out, the Cherry doesn't do the job.

I haven't cut much Cherry since the last big windstorm we had knocked down a chit load of Cherry trees. We had 14 on one hill and another six down in a few different areas.

 

[MissMac]

White Birch and a piece of pine, not really early season wood, but I brought home too much Birch on the last load, so instead of leaving it in the rain it went in the stove.

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oh man, i looked at this pic and actually felt radiative heat flush across my cheeks. i can't wait to light the stove, but first these record-setting temps are gonna have to drop off. beauty fire man!

 

[orlkc]

Last night I started the first of this year's break-in fires with a bunch of pine 1x scraps as kindling. Worked pretty well with the stove top peaking at 120F. Tonight I've started the next step with two small walnut splits and a couple pieces of kindling. Aiming for not much beyond 200F, so we'll see.

 

[Diabel]

Last night I started the first of this year's break-in fires with a bunch of pine 1x scraps as kindling. Worked pretty well with the stove top peaking at 120F. Tonight I've started the next step with two small walnut splits and a couple pieces of kindling. Aiming for not much beyond 200F, so we'll see.

120*F what?!?! I experienced these temps in Death Valley…..chasing wild donkeys…..

 

[orlkc]

120*F what?!?! I experienced these temps in Death Valley…..chasing wild donkeys…..

There's a lot of latitude within the goal of getting the stove warm enough to dry it out but not hot. It's still warm enough here that we don't need heat yet (40s at night, 60s during the day), so this is a bit early to be sure. I'm ready for fall though.

 

[Diabel]

All good, do your break-ins. It has been too warm since last Sun to have fires here too. The cold is coming though….