wood bricks

[Jack65]

A guy at work said he's going to try those bricks of compressed wood in his stove. I've seen them on sale by the case but never heard whether they're worth the price. Has anyone had any experience with them, and was it favorable?

 

[moondoggy]

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[Valhalla]

The wood / bio brick thing sounds like a repackaged "manufactured" fireplace grocery store log in another form. But, it is better than a cold room and stove, however a lot more expensive than any wood.

Now if I could just press my autumn leaves and grass cuttings into next years "bricks." Right now they go in the compost pile.

Do you remember the old newspaper log rollers of 35 years ago? Roll, soak with water, dry, dry some more ... then burn.

 

[moondoggy]

http://biopellet.net/Advantages.html

like big-ass pez for the stove!

 

[myzamboni]

The wood / bio brick thing sounds like a repackaged "manufactured" fireplace grocery store log in another form. But, it is better than a cold room and stove, however a lot more expensive than any wood.

Now if I could just press my autumn leaves and grass cuttings into next years "bricks." Right now they go in the compost pile.

Do you remember the old newspaper log rollers of 35 years ago? Roll, soak with water, dry, dry some more ... then burn.

Nope. Biobrick are compressed wood using heat to get the particles to hold together. Manufactured logs use a waxy material to bind sawdust together. Its like comparing apples to hand grenades.

The newspaper rollers are still areound, but not really worth it.

 

[bcnu]

I used one of those log rollers for a few log. Guess that shows my age because it was about 35 years ago. I'll probablt try a few bio logs just to see, even thought I have almost 20 cords cut and stacked.

 

[Valhalla]

I used one of those log rollers for a few log. Guess that shows my age because it was about 35 years ago. I'll probablt try a few bio logs just to see, even thought I have almost 20 cords cut and stacked.

Yes, we are showing our age. I bought a paper log roller thing in 1973 and "rolled quite a few" wet ones. I remember that it was painted red. Promptly went back to maple and recycled the paper instead! Scraped that paper log roller thing as a total loss.

Keep warm and stay sharp!

Cheers

 

[BioPellet]

The wood / bio brick thing sounds like a repackaged "manufactured" fireplace grocery store log in another form. But, it is better than a cold room and stove, however a lot more expensive than any wood.

Now if I could just press my autumn leaves and grass cuttings into next years "bricks." Right now they go in the compost pile.

Do you remember the old newspaper log rollers of 35 years ago? Roll, soak with water, dry, dry some more ... then burn.

Nope. Biobrick are compressed wood using heat to get the particles to hold together. Manufactured logs use a waxy material to bind sawdust together. Its like comparing apples to hand grenades.

The newspaper rollers are still areound, but not really worth it.

no heat - just pressure

 

[compressedwoodsupplier]

Also Try the Envi blocks they work really well check out (broken link removed)