There have been many posts here about how fast black locust is to dry, and is ready to burn in a year. But I think people should say it only MIGHT be ready to burn in a year.
I had a large black locust dropped on my property almost exactly one year ago. I bucked it and split it immediately, and stacked it on racks in full sun and wind. Based on what folks said here, I was planning to burn mainly the black locust this year.
In my stove, which I admit is very picky, it won't burn even reasonably well without the door cracked open. And I can't get a good secondary burn at all.
Yesterday I built a fire using only a load of two year old Poplar. It burned so well I almost couldn't control it. Massive secondary burn.
Today I built a fire using only the locust. Contrary to what some here have said, I have no trouble getting it to light. It burns well for the first 15 minutes, then starts to piddle, and requires more air, which is exactly how all other "not dry enough" wood does in my stove.
Woodzilla had the same experience with black locust, and posted here about it.
It might be somewhat dependent on the type of stove, but I think the advice about locust being dry enough to burn in a year shouldn't be automatic. Clearly sometimes that's not the case.
And I'm 100% sure it's black locust.
I had a large black locust dropped on my property almost exactly one year ago. I bucked it and split it immediately, and stacked it on racks in full sun and wind. Based on what folks said here, I was planning to burn mainly the black locust this year.
In my stove, which I admit is very picky, it won't burn even reasonably well without the door cracked open. And I can't get a good secondary burn at all.
Yesterday I built a fire using only a load of two year old Poplar. It burned so well I almost couldn't control it. Massive secondary burn.
Today I built a fire using only the locust. Contrary to what some here have said, I have no trouble getting it to light. It burns well for the first 15 minutes, then starts to piddle, and requires more air, which is exactly how all other "not dry enough" wood does in my stove.
Woodzilla had the same experience with black locust, and posted here about it.
It might be somewhat dependent on the type of stove, but I think the advice about locust being dry enough to burn in a year shouldn't be automatic. Clearly sometimes that's not the case.
And I'm 100% sure it's black locust.