Why don't people like burning pine?

[sixer]

Ask them if it's "bad" to burn (non-PT) 2x4's in a stove. That's pine...

 

[shortys7777]

If its free I burn it. I have some pine for this fall ready to go.

 

[bigealta]

Ask them if it's "bad" to burn (non-PT) 2x4's in a stove. That's pine...

Ha yup, my buddies dad burned all the scrap 2x4's from his new house construction project, back in the 1980's, He burned them in his woodstove that he used to heat his house.
Yes you can guess what happened, he had a chimney fire.
Those fresh 2x4's can be quite sappy and wet.

After that no more 2x4's in the woodstove.
No more chimney fires.

 

[begreen]

If you ever make the mistake of joining any of the firewood groups on facebook, just brace yourself for those arguments, along with the ones claiming green wood burns better because it's SLOWER! dry wood burns too fast!

I heard that same old saw when in the remote mountain valleys of Bulgaria. They were burning poorly seasoned wood and filling the whole valley up with smoke within hours.

 

[ohlongarmisle]

This is what I got after cleaning chimney,this is after burning 5 cords jack pine

Not bad, my neighbor a mile down the road is a successful plastic surgeon, he has two cabins in Polebridge, Montana on 40 acres that I can visit whenever he's there. All they have is woodstoves and only softwood mostly pine and fir, last winter it was 35 below we stayed three days, me wife and I in the guest cabin, he and his in main cabin everybody stayed warm all night and day, burning pine.

 

[Nordicbynature]

Here in Sweden pine and fir is less popular than birch. Birch is most popular, as it give reasonably good energy and is available everywhere.

No one complains about pine and fir because of sot or so. So if you have it, just burn it. I like the coal bed it creates.

We don't burn rowan. If you burn it, the house gnome (hus tomte) gets angry and moves out. And you don't want that to happen.

Rowan is also the tree, Thor grasped to pull himself out of the river.

 

[Woody5506]

I heard that same old saw when in the remote mountain valleys of Bulgaria. They were burning poorly seasoned wood and filling the whole valley up with smoke within hours.

"it burns longer!" yeah because it takes 2 hours just to catch

 

[begreen]

"it burns longer!" yeah because it takes 2 hours just to catch

Indeed, it's going to smolder until the moisture is boiled off.

 

[all night moe]

Have you checked the moisture content of your hardwood? Our hardwood has ignited easily with a bon-bon size fire starter.

"...for cold start boosts."
In other words, for a heat boost before the hardwoods burn hot enough for useful heat. The pine will provide the preliminary heat till the hardwoods are burning fully. I don't use pine as ignition sticks.

I don't burn much pine at all. When I do, the above description is when I do. A split or two will do ya.

 

[rjm967]

the norm from firewood sellers here is split, stacked, uncovered same year and selling as seasoned

and then they tell you that it’s what they are burning in their own stoves themselves. This thread here now helps me understand that they are probably not lying. They are just burning wet wood.
I’m in my first year of owning a wood stove and trying to heat the house with it in southwestern Pennsylvania. Don’t have wood on my property – – I’m in the city and I don’t have a pick up truck either so I have to buy from people who can deliver. After several bad experiences, I have now resorted to driving out to suppliers and moisture testing what they have to offer myself. And I think at this point I just need to devote part of my yard to seasoning wood myself for two winters out.

At least I know we can burn our Christmas tree when we take it down on Candlemas! That’s what I came to this thread for.

 

[Highbeam]

and then they tell you that it’s what they are burning in their own stoves themselves. This thread here now helps me understand that they are probably not lying. They are just burning wet wood.
I’m in my first year of owning a wood stove and trying to heat the house with it in southwestern Pennsylvania. Don’t have wood on my property – – I’m in the city and I don’t have a pick up truck either so I have to buy from people who can deliver. After several bad experiences, I have now resorted to driving out to suppliers and moisture testing what they have to offer myself. And I think at this point I just need to devote part of my yard to seasoning wood myself for two winters out.

At least I know we can burn our Christmas tree when we take it down on Candlemas! That’s what I came to this thread for.

I bet some of the woodyards are pretty sketchy. It's a cash business with low barriers to entry. Kinda famous for tweakers in my area. Cook a little meth, process some firewood, repeat.

 

[djlew]

You're doing the right thing by splitting and checking moisture properly. If someone is selling a cord as seasoned but it's a decent deal to you even if it's not seasoned, also as you suggest, season it yourself! Get ahead if you can. Always the right move!

 

[Burnin Since 1991]

You're doing the right thing by splitting and checking moisture properly. If someone is selling a cord as seasoned but it's a decent deal to you even if it's not seasoned, also as you suggest, season it yourself! Get ahead if you can. Always the right move!

especially if the price is right