Crating as firewood

[Reming870]

I have access to a significant amount of lumber used for crating. This ranges from pallets and dunnage and a wide variety of soft woods with some oak beams here and there.

Any downside to using the wood off these crates. Some are rough cut 3x3 or 4x4 pieces 8 ft long. I was thinking of using these pine pieces for mild days and mixing the oak into the stacked wood for the stove.

 

[peakbagger]

As long as they do not have any special coating on them or are pressure treated you are good to go. The wood can be quite dry so a stove with good air control is a positive.

 

[TomMcDonald]

As mentioned, as long as the timber isn't treated they are great for kindling. I use them as well as old fence palings with great success.

 

[Tylervt]

That burns super hot! I mix it in with Ash, Oak,Maple. Also great starting the fire.
I just pulled a truck load of 3 foot 2X4's from a job site.

 

[appointed EPA deviant]

I have used pallet wood in the past. I would take the thinner pieces and stack 4 or 5 thick and pop a couple 2 1/2" finish nails to hold them together and create what resembled a log to slow the burn.

 

[mpaul]

If you have a cat stove you have to make sure you keep all the nails/screws/staples or any other metal objects out of your stove. The metal will ruin your cat.