Yesterday, my wife and I went to the school open house for our 8th grade daughter. They have the parents walk through the kids schedule meeting with each periods teacher for about 10 min.. So, we get to her Shop class and the guy gets talking about the projects and wood working tasks the kids will be doing. He makes a comment about getting the kids to help him split his firewood. My wife likes to make converation with each of the teachers as we are leaving so she comments to this guy that I am a fire wood lunatic and my daughter makes fun of me all the time. He says "I'll ask her tomorrow why you would never burn willow".
So, I then start wondering what this guy really meant. Would he really never burn willow (like someone might say about pine)? So, I get home and tell my daughter he was going to ask her this...of course she rolls her eyes and says OMG dad! I told her to tell him, you can burn any wood as long as its properly seasoned (in her eyes grey looking covers that). He may have meant that Willow is low BTU and burns fast which makes it less desirable. I reminded her that we burned about a cord of willow during the shoulder seasoned last year. Way too much info for her to care about but I am interested in what he says today....
So, I then start wondering what this guy really meant. Would he really never burn willow (like someone might say about pine)? So, I get home and tell my daughter he was going to ask her this...of course she rolls her eyes and says OMG dad! I told her to tell him, you can burn any wood as long as its properly seasoned (in her eyes grey looking covers that). He may have meant that Willow is low BTU and burns fast which makes it less desirable. I reminded her that we burned about a cord of willow during the shoulder seasoned last year. Way too much info for her to care about but I am interested in what he says today....