Hello all,
I am getting ready for the burning season coming up, so I thought I would share a little poem I wrote.
Regards,
-TK
Oak is good for burning—
if you have the time to dry it;
Hickory’s the king of woods,
that is if you can find it.
Maple is a decent wood;
Sugar is the sweetest—
but Rock and Red, and Silver too,
can burn this season soonest.
Elm is tough,
and splitting’s rough—
So is it even worth it?
Poplar is not popular,
but decent in the shoulder;
Fruit woods are sweet,
and can’t be beat,
so apple should be gathered.
Pine is fine,
Not so divine,
But not the Devil either.
Birch and Beech,
from what I hear,
are sometimes underrated;
The King of Beers
stores theirs in there
and makes it even better.
Walnut’s good,
For carving wood,
but so-so in the oven.
Cherry’s nice--
it will suffice,
and can be used most often.
Ash is dry,
and can be split,
Ash will burn well too--
Worth more than gold
we must be bold
and save it from the borer.
Ironwood is tough and strong,
has lots of BTUs,
but locust trees burn blue and hot,
and won’t go bad ‘till used.
Hemlock is like poison wood,
Willow weeps on fire;
But wood that’s free,
at least to me—
has got to be my favorite.
I am getting ready for the burning season coming up, so I thought I would share a little poem I wrote.
Regards,
-TK
My Favorite Wood
Oak is good for burning—
if you have the time to dry it;
Hickory’s the king of woods,
that is if you can find it.
Maple is a decent wood;
Sugar is the sweetest—
but Rock and Red, and Silver too,
can burn this season soonest.
Elm is tough,
and splitting’s rough—
So is it even worth it?
Poplar is not popular,
but decent in the shoulder;
Fruit woods are sweet,
and can’t be beat,
so apple should be gathered.
Pine is fine,
Not so divine,
But not the Devil either.
Birch and Beech,
from what I hear,
are sometimes underrated;
The King of Beers
stores theirs in there
and makes it even better.
Walnut’s good,
For carving wood,
but so-so in the oven.
Cherry’s nice--
it will suffice,
and can be used most often.
Ash is dry,
and can be split,
Ash will burn well too--
Worth more than gold
we must be bold
and save it from the borer.
Ironwood is tough and strong,
has lots of BTUs,
but locust trees burn blue and hot,
and won’t go bad ‘till used.
Hemlock is like poison wood,
Willow weeps on fire;
But wood that’s free,
at least to me—
has got to be my favorite.