I learned something today.

[mattjm1017]

Today at work we were talking about winter coming and wood heat. I was saying that I hope I have enough dry wood for this winter and he said yeah you dont want any wet wood with all that creosote in it. I bet yall didnt know that creosote is in wet wood did ya Also pine is really bad to burn as it has a lot more creosote and tar than anything else out there. Im throwing all my pine away tomorrow

 

[NortheastAl]

Throw it my way, please...

 

[JOHN BOY]

Well i will be over to get it my NC. friend ..Mite as well give me your wet wood to

 

[Paulywalnut]

They obviously aren't on Hearth.com. Did you also know if you let wood sit around for a whole year it starts to rot?

 

[mattjm1017]

Your a little to far away Al but if you head down this way Ill give you a piece of my creosote filled pine

 

[mattjm1017]

John boy one piece per member I cant believe yall are crazy enough to take this stuff.

Pauly we've had that conversation too its funny telling people that your trying to get three years worth of wood stacked up in the backyard.

 

[Bigfoot]

John boy one piece per member I cant believe yall are crazy enough to take this stuff.

Pauly we've had that conversation too its funny telling people that your trying to get three years worth of wood stacked up in the backyard.

A few guys at work think im crazy for processing my own wood, some think burning wood is weird. One dude kept mocking be by saying"gonna buck me up some logs today": I told him you buck them into rounds & noodle the rounds if they are too big to move... Some people just dont get it... They pay the price for natural gas or electric heat... Then again I am in southern california but live in the mountains (sorta) & work in fancy cities around LA.

 

[BrianK]

its funny telling people that your trying to get three years worth of wood stacked up in the backyard.

I told that to my family around the dinner table recently and they decided I'm being obsessive over this whole firewood "hobby" (as they call it) and that dad probably needs psychiatric care.

 

[HDRock]

Talking with an old friend a couple months ago , burning pine came up , guess what he said
I tryed to tell him if it is good n dry it's ok to burn , in the end , he said I don't think U can burn it safely Oh well !

 

[Jon1270]

A few guys at work think im crazy for processing my own wood... They pay the price for natural gas...

But this makes excellent sense for anyone who doesn't like the work involved. Is cutting and splitting great fun, or is it noisy, smelly, messy and dangerous? Is finding wood and managing stacks a great game, or an endless frustration? Is tending the stove a pleasant ritual or a tedious chore? Are there other ways I'd rather spend my time?

Natural gas is cheap these days, and I have a 90+ efficiency furnace so wood burning doesn't save me anything like the money it does for people whose only alternatives are electric, oil or propane. If I didn't actively love the work, I'd be saying 'Oh, heck no' to wood heat too.

 

[Beer Belly]

I'll admit, I'm not too keen on burning Pine....at least no solely....don't like all the popping and flying sparks. I do have a stack that I use for outside in the firepit, and did split a whole bunch to use as firestarter, it's been sitting about 2-3 years and serves this purpose.

 

[ScotO]

This is an age-old argument, and honestly, as most of us know, is a myth. Pine is perfectly fine in a woodstove, simple as that. The key is, as we know on here, to get the wood split, stacked and let it season. One year for pine and you're good to go. And it puts out some serious heat!

I've go so much hardwood that I only use pine for my firepit and my maple syrup evaporator, and I'll tell you that pine is one of my favorites for that evaporator! I've had the sides of the 'vap firebox GLOWING RED when using some spruce in it, and the good part is it burns down to absolute powder..

 

[DaveGunter]

I told that to my family around the dinner table recently and they decided I'm being obsessive over this whole firewood "hobby" (as they call it) and that dad probably needs psychiatric care.

That sounds exactly like my house! I just smile and let it pass. I don't bring up the fact that their hobbies actually cost $, and that c/s/s the wood is my psychiatric care. Youlearn when to hold your tongue when you're the only male in the house. Actually my hound dog is male, but he is fixed so that doesn't count.

 

[Woody Stover]

Well, wet wood may not contain creo but it can cause it, so he understands more than the average person, I would say. He knows enough to maybe not burn his house down....

 

[mattjm1017]

Well, wet wood may not contain creo but it can cause it, so he understands more than the average person, I would say. He knows enough to maybe not burn his house down....

Yeah hes on the right track I was thinking then he told me how he used to keep a stack of logs out back and would just take the chainsaw and axe out every couple of days through the winter and cut-split for the week "cause you know after a tree has been laying on the ground for a year or more its dry and seasoned ready to go" Thankfully he doesnt burn wood any more since he moved into a double wide.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

This is an age long argument, and honestly, as most of us know, is a myth. Pine is perfectly fine in a woodstove, simple as that. The key is, as we know on here, to get the wood split, stacked and let it season. One year for pine and you're good to go. And it puts out some serious heat!

I've go so much hardwood that I only use pine for my firepit and my maple syrup evaporator, and I'll tell you that pine is one of my favorites for that evaporator! I've had the sides of the 'vap firebox GLOWING RED when using some spruce in it, and the good part is it burns down to absolute powder..

For sure Scott. I have several pine a neighbor wants cut down. So I called Wishlist to give him the good news. He is pumped! More pine for the evaporator.

 

[Paulywalnut]

I told that to my family around the dinner table recently and they decided I'm being obsessive over this whole firewood "hobby" (as they call it) and that dad probably needs psychiatric care.

Heard that one a few times too. They like the heat though.

 

[firefighterjake]

My only issue is with folks on Facebook who see pics of my wood or who in person comment about my stacks of wood and me being a wood hoarder . . . despite my protests and indignant remarks about me heating mostly with wood and the stove needing good, dry wood . . . it gives my wife ideas that perhaps I have too much wood and am approaching hoarder status . . . something she would abhor. If only folks would say something like, "Wow . . . you've got a good start on your wood supply" or "I agree with you, it's nice to have a bit more wood to get it seasoned".