Feeling a little wood snobbery kicking in

[Applesister]

Not a wood snob . . . and I've got plenty of wood on hand . . . I figure for every species there is a season or reason . . . whether it be burning in the shoulder season, burning in the camp fire, giving away to your mortal enemy, etc.

Amen

 

[STIHLY DAN]

I was a wood snob until this spring. Over the winter I sold the last of my willow, red maple, and cherry to someone in need of wood. Then the winter that never ended, I needed just a little warm up and I was using red oak. Too much heat, and a waste of good wood. Now bring on the red maple.

 

[osagebow]

I was a wood snob until this spring. Over the winter I sold the last of my willow, red maple, and cherry to someone in need of wood. Then the winter that never ended, I needed just a little warm up and I was using red oak. Too much heat, and a waste of good wood. Now bring on the red maple.

Yep, burned through some oak and BL last fall like a moron and needed 6 month silver maple to limp into spring. Happily took another 2 maples last month, and am cutting up the last 2 red pines that were threatening the house. They are full of pitch, have tons more fatwood on the way!

 

[JA600L]

I'm excited to see how my new Ideal Steel will burn soft Maple.

 

[osagebow]

I'm excited to see how my new Ideal Steel will burn soft Maple.

I think we'll be impressed. I'll be firing up some year+ pine to start, and get to the maple and mabe this pine in the spring

 

[mass_burner]

For me spruce/pine is more of a saw snobbery. Cutting the stuff mucks up everything, ruins your gloves too. I'll take it if it's bucked, but not it log form.

 

[osagebow]

For me spruce/pine is more of a saw snobbery. Cutting the stuff mucks up everything, ruins your gloves too. I'll take it if it's bucked, but not it log form.

Yeah, not looking forward to cutting more. Should be done with it for a while, barring storm damage

 

[Woody Stover]

I saw a down tree in back of a guy's house. I didn't get a close look but it might be Hedge-apple. Not wood snobbery on my part, just the hoarding sickness kicking in.

 

[smokedragon]

Not a wood snob here. I will c/s/s anything that burns. I do try not to get too much of the really light stuff (willow, tulip poplar), but even it makes great kindling.

I love long leaf pine, it burns really hot and dries really quick. Ideal for those who are not 3 years ahead yet.

I do find as the pile gets bigger it is easier to question if something is worth the trouble.........but we keep finding room.

 

[Ashful]

There's no such thing as too much wood or wood that's not worth the effort when space isn't an issue.

I've been passing on less than super-primo wood lately, myself. Not because I don't have the space to store it, but because I've got so much oak and ash piled up around me that I don't have time to split it all. I split 15 cords this year, which was a major challenge, given all the other work we're doing on the house, and the loss of at least two solid months of splitting weather due to the severe winter (my splitter was literally buried in snow and ice half the winter). I probably have another 6+ cords in the round, waiting to be split.

I've been turning down free deliveries of mixed hardwoods, mostly cuz they're odd lengths with lots of crotches and branch wood (i.e. yard tree take-downs), but I did bring home another 4 very full pickup truck loads of ash last week. That ash was all 20" - 24" diameter, bucked to perfect 20" lengths for my stoves, and sitting on the edge of a field with easy access and a tractor there for loading... too good to resist!