File this in the I wish I had known it sooner category

[karl]

I got my second load of slab wood today. The first time they delivered it the regular driver was off. This time it was the reguar guy and I was talking to him about it being mostly soft wood. He said if you want hard wood, the next time you order ask the girls in the office to wait until they're cutting alot of hard wood before they fill your order. He said it's cut alot thicker too.

Oh well, there's always next year.

 

[Dave_1]

Karl,

Not to fret, consider it a part of the learning curve.

Ever meet a person that built their house right the first time, bought the right computer, etc?

Get a person talking about their former ride. After they brag on it awhile ask them:

"So, why did you get rid of it?"

You might want to ask that regular driver when is a good time to order before the hard wood slabs are gone.

What with rocketing ng, oil, electric costs, I'm sure your gonna get competition for da good stuff. ;-)

 

[JPapiPE]

One pound of softwood puts out the same BTU's as one pound of hardwood, but a cord of hardwood weighs more than a cord of soft wood. Live and learn. Think of it as a productive day for you as you learned something new.

 

[burntime]

Gopher wood :lol: When you load the stove give it 10 minutes and gopher some more.

 

[JPapiPE]

Burntime I take it that what your are refering to is that when you fill your stove with fresh wood, you should open the vent(s) and leave the door slightly open until you have a good blaze going. I think i understand this principle of wood burning, but some of our new friends might not understand this principle. So i am just elucidating on this simple burning technique. It's how it's done newguys.
Thanks for the advice, Joe

 

[brewerpete]

hee-hee he just said "elucidating "
you'd thunk he "wood" have said...
"beaming, bright, brilliant, clear, cogent, crystal, evident, luminous, obvious, pellucid, radiant, rational, sane, sensible, shining, translucent, or even transparent"

bp

 

[karl]

I'm not ordering anymore this year. I have 4 cords of it. Actually the way it packs together, I'd say 5 to 5 1/2 plus a couple cords of split wood.

I know the whole pound of wood thing between hard and softwood, but I can put more pounds of hardwood in the stove at a time.

I really don't think this is going to 10 minute stuff. Some of it might, but these are pretty meaty slabs. I'm counting on my marginal draft allowing this stuff to burn slowly. And if it burns fast, so what. It's still cheap heat.

 

[BJ64]

hee-hee he just said "elucidating "
you'd thunk he "wood" have said...
"beaming, bright, brilliant, clear, cogent, crystal, evident, luminous, obvious, pellucid, radiant, rational, sane, sensible, shining, translucent, or even transparent"

LOL quite the virtuoso!

 

[myzamboni]

hee-hee he just said "elucidating "
you'd thunk he "wood" have said...
"beaming, bright, brilliant, clear, cogent, crystal, evident, luminous, obvious, pellucid, radiant, rational, sane, sensible, shining, translucent, or even transparent"

LOL quite the virtuoso!

Hee-hee. He just said "virtuoso".
you'd thunk he 'wood have said . . .

"artist, artiste, connoisseur, dilettante, expert, master, musician, savant, soloist, whiz"
:coolsmile:

 

[brewerpete]

lol leave it to the guy form silicon valley to one up me with dictionary.com ;-)

 

[savageactor7]

Don't give it a 2nd thought Karl. It's no big deal and the price was right... so you burn the soft wood when you up and about your house and save the hardwood for nighttime. Back in the early 80's I was putting a haul road through my swamp and cut about 40 willows that my wife burned during the day time for 3 years while staying home raising the kids. That's wood 99 out of 100 people wouldn't take if it was given to them but my wife loved it...it was light to the heft and put out plenty of heat...

...it's all good.

 

[BrotherBart]

With those slabs you can load the Summit tight and let the EBT do its thing and you are going to get just fine burn times out of that stuff.

 

[myzamboni]

:coolsmile:

lol leave it to the guy form silicon valley to one up me with dictionary.com ;-)

Google is my personal jesus

 

[jebatty]

Wife and I have burned almost only aspen in the living room wood stove for 18 years - heats the whole 1500 sq ft house. 4-5 cords per year. Comes from our woods, couldn't be happier. Heating bill winter of 2007-2008: $200.00.