firewood

[The Count]

guys, I was wondering; for years I was burning whatever the heck came to my ax. hell, one year I have burned wood from an railway. (rest assured that was dumped, I didn`t tore apart the railway; boy whatta smoke)
anyway, I have noticed that some wood burn with flame and heat, others burn less intensive but they burn for hours...
I remember I was 13 yrs old and I went to get the firewood at night and there were 3 bucks glowing. yes; not a joke. just three bucks, somewhat rotten and clearly glowing into the night....


what`s your favorite firewood?
if the Q has been asked and I`ve missed it through the million threads...sorry.

cheers.

 

[Junkrunner]

FREE!!!!!!! :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[muncybob]

Of course free is best!!...but then again, all my wood is free so it's all good. But, the best is the densest/driest you can get you hands on. Oak rates right up there for me(after min. 2 yrs drying) but we have more cherry here than anything else and that keeps us plenty warm.

 

[arborsoldier]

I would say I am lucky, I can pick and choose. My current wood pile contains, Ash, Oak, Hickory, Locust, Some Cherry and Sugar Maple. Fruit Woods normally burn long and hot. If you want a really long burn, try Osage Orange.

 

[The Count]

plum tree roots burn nice...and at high temperatures I think.

 

[cedarman]

cherry and sugar maple for me. my sugar maple is burning HOT this yr!!!!!

 

[Mike Williams]

Oak would be the highest on my list. Has to be good and dry though. Cherry and Maple also burn well.

 

[The Count]

when comes to splitting Fagus silvatica is my favorite. good heater too but it burns out quick. if you want your fireplace to go all night, maybe Quercus petraea or Q frainetto are better

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Buying_fuelwood.jpeg
this is firewood going to market.
guess no need for a saw, a machette will do just fine.

hey, while surfing I found this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Firewood-pile_Brændestabel.jpg

forgot all about it. I have seen this in a monastery in Romania, I have some pics somewhere but not digital ones

 

[jerryw66]

I haven't seen this on here for a while

About time to post this poem again, it kinda rings true.


Beechwood fires are bright and clear
If the logs are kept a year,
Chestnut's only good they say,
If for logs 'tis laid away.
Make a fire of Elder tree,
Death within your house will be;
But ash new or ash old,
Is fit for a queen with crown of gold.

Birch and fir logs burn too fast
Blaze up bright and do not last,
it is by the Irish said
Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread.
Elm wood burns like churchyard mould,
E'en the very flames are cold
But Ash green or Ash brown
Is fit for a queen with golden crown.

Poplar gives a bitter smoke,
Fills your eyes and makes you choke,
Apple wood will scent your room
Pear wood smells like flowers in bloom
Oaken logs, if dry and old
keep away the winter's cold
But Ash wet or Ash dry
a king shall warm his slippers by.

 

[D&B Mack]

Cherry, burns well and smells good split and burning.

 

[The Count]

cherry is used for furniture around here. wild cherry ,bitter until they ripe are not very common around my area (as far as I know)
in the village that I have my cottage are almost exclusively plum trees; they used to make tuica and palinka (alcoholic drink with more than 40% alcohol)
I used to do it with my father when I was little. we had a small distillery. for the fire we used the debris from pruning....boy...how times change.....I still don`t have electricity over there...so....not everything has changed I guess;
I can have electricity within 3 days if I choose to but I wanna keep as rustic as I can; candles are better.
cheers.

nice poem Jerry

 

[yooper]

cherry is used for furniture around here. wild cherry ,bitter until they ripe are not very common around my area (as far as I know)
in the village that I have my cottage are almost exclusively plum trees; they used to make tuica and palinka (alcoholic drink with more than 40% alcohol)
I used to do it with my father when I was little. we had a small distillery. for the fire we used the debris from pruning....boy...how times change.....I still don`t have electricity over there...so....not everything has changed I guess;
I can have electricity within 3 days if I choose to but I wanna keep as rustic as I can; candles are better.
cheers.

My father has a bunch of plumb trees. Is this tuica and palinka very good to drink? do you still have a recipe for it? would like to try and "cook" some up sometime as a lot of the plums do go bad.

 

[The Count]

actualy I can`t stomach it. like tequila.

here it is: you gather the plums, even those past ripening and green ones and put them in the biggest barrel you have and let them ferment. you can add sugar for more alcohol. then you put it in a boiler and make sure the boiler is sealed and only a small path for the gases. the gases run through a cold water container and condense into alcohol. you may do this twice to get stronger brew (60-70%)

http://images04.olx.ro/ui/2/74/89/37366589_1.jpg
http://www.iasiplus.ro/modules/news/upload/big/ars1.jpg
http://www.ardei-iute.ro/restaurante/cazan.jpg

 

[The Count]

some more help

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ţuică


although I can`t stand it (but I don`t drink alcohol except lemon beer), many fancy it Romanian and from afar also.
our distillery was made out of coper by gypsies...they were the ones in this business and exclusive providers at the time.

 

[yooper]

I will try it out, always up for somthing new to burn in the lantern☺. this should do the trick. made by this dude

http://www.coppermoonshinestills.com/

 

[The Count]

judging by the look alone, I think that should do it. beware of verdigris.
and enjoy the drink.

one year my father made a drink from corn....they also loved it. but then the revolution came with everything democracy has to offer and those practices faded away.... it was fun to stay up all night by the fire and make tuica.
cheers.

 

[CCrider]

Sounds like what we used to call "Fox Fire"

http://inamidst.com/lights/foxfire

 

[The Count]

thanks, I think that might be it.
I was worried you would call me crazy
cheers.

 

[mama]

wood

I burn mostly oak and almond when I can get it. almond burns the hottest. Have burned pine in the past.

 

[turnkey4099]

Sounds like what we used to call "Fox Fire"

http://inamidst.com/lights/foxfire

yep, some fungus or mold will glow in the dark.

Harry K