Ok, what is the low down on lacust....burn fast but really hot?? I have 1.5 cord ready to burn in the early fall. got it mixed with some hard maple..figure I will burn it first until the real cold sets in
has a higher heat content than any other wood that grows in the Eastern US, comparable to the heat content of anthracite
Adirondackwoodburner said:nah, it isnt black locust that is for sure..Its not heavy at all..and has a yellowish heartwood
Yes you probably should rethink the burning schedule. Your a lucky man! Black locust is one of the very highest rated BTU firewoods of the northeast with only hickory and hop hornbeam having higher ratings. It has a slightly hihger BTU rating than such great firewoods as red oak, white oak, apple, and sugar maple if that give you an idea. Not a great kindling wood but a superb wood for those long overnight burns. Don't let the seemingly light weight fool you and watch out for splinters!Adirondackwoodburner said:Hmm.well, I may need to rethink my burning cycle here....have 4+ cord stacked on the screened in patio jsut outside my kitchen door..
This is all i get from my wood guy (black locust) by log length.Last load was 11/06 6 cordsAdirondackwoodburner said:Hmm.well, I may need to rethink my burning cycle here....have 4+ cord stacked on the screened in patio jsut outside my kitchen door..
At least you have the Little man to help out some day.Eric said:Philafire and myself got quite a bit of locust this summer from a friend of his that had two LARGE locust trees taken down. Of course we started collecting it on the hottest day of the year. ;-) It is HEAVY stuff. Even the 18" splits are heavier than the hard maple I've got. Its on par or heavier than ash IMO. We had rounds that were 36+ inches in diameter. Good thing we could roll them onto my trailer or there is no way we could've moved them. I'm going to end up with about 1 cord of it. This is a timely topic as I just split most of mine this weekend. Why is it I picked the only 80+ degree weekend in October to do it? I'm not planning to burn mine until next winter as I've already got 5+ cords cut/split/stacked and ready to burn. I'm hoping it'll be dry by then. Some of the larger rounds I just split were still very wet even though they were cut in the spring I think.
Eric
tw40x81 said:According to this you might want to save it for the dead of winter, assuming that it's Black Locust.
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/6066/
has a higher heat content than any other wood that grows in the Eastern US, comparable to the heat content of anthracite