Oak or Ironwood/hornbeam if the price is almost equal

[WarmBluthner]

Round my house if have little room to store and proces wood.

So I buy Kiln Dried pellets containing 2 m3 meters tightly stacked oak, that's about 2/3 of a cord. The price is afwful at 175 Dollars but is bone dry.

For only 10% more I get Ironwood. I weighed a dry piece and measured the volume. It comes out thatthe ironwood is about 25% heavier for the same volume.
Also, because a lot of the oak pieces contain lightweight bark, they dont stack so tight.

I guess the pellet containing the ironwood is at least 30% heavier. So I get more wood for my money and I can store more in my garden.

Should I only buy Ironwood then.

It burns fine in my Oslo, and for the warm days you simply take a couple small splits, then burn excellent and hot.

 

[WarmBluthner]

Correction: for the pellets of oak I pay $ 325,- I'm in Euro land and converted the wrong way!

 

[Ehouse]

Do you mean pallets? If so, Ironwood is one of the best. Get some of each to determine to determine value for yourself.

 

[Paulywalnut]

Around here ironwood only grows about the size of your arm around. I'm sure it can get larger but your correct it is dense and burns hot.

 

[WarmBluthner]

It comes stacked on shipping pallets.

The pallets themselves are dried as well, dangerously dry. I

 

[Thistle]

European Hornbeam is a distant botanical cousin & grows much larger than the American one.2 feet diameter & 60-70 feet tall when allowed.One of the best woods for wooden mallets,handles for wood chisels,soles/bodies for wooden planes,drumsticks in Europe are made from this,similar to Hickory in America.Very dense & long/smooth wearing.In the old days was also used for ox yokes,levers,rollers for moving heavy goods & basically other small articles that need to be tough & long lasting.