What kind of wood is it
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Looks like maple from here. Its hard to tell with that picture. Any more pics?
Thanks for the quick response!
Great. He said about 5 loads with a 5x10 trailer.
Those pictures are not real clear on my phone but I'd say maple, probably silver.
Looks like Silver maple.
ChoppyChoppy
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Shoot for free who cares what it is? It'll make heat right? I'm not fussy though, if it burns and fits in the stove, in it goes.
I've read a lot of opinions about burn pine or not. I pay a guy to clean my stove and chimney. He is a full time fire fighter and owns a very successful business cleaning, repairing and installing fire places and stoves. He says don't burn pine. Using it for kindling is fine. How true it is I don't know but he knows a lot more than me about this stuff so if for nothing more than piece of mind, I try to burn hard wood.
Thanks. Jason.
Thanks. Jason.
jrider
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Think about all the places that only have pine to burn. Season it and you'll be fine. Wood in question certainly looks like maple though.
No doubt if I had to I would. I live in a rural area. Free fire wood is not to difficult to find I just need to get better at recognizing one species from another. From what I've read pine burns easy and hot. But the wife is also convinced it's bad. If I want to continue hot meals and a clean house I'll burn the hard woods.
jrider
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Women find softwood to be of no use.No doubt if I had to I would. I live in a rural area. Free fire wood is not to difficult to find I just need to get better at recognizing one species from another. From what I've read pine burns easy and hot. But the wife is also convinced it's bad. If I want to continue hot meals and a clean house I'll burn the hard woods.
BE CAREFUL ---- If you bring softwood to a woman, you can be charged with assault with a dead weapon.
It has been proven time and time again that dry pine burns cleaner than many species such as oak. I can imagine burning wet pine is where the problems are.
Dry pine burns fast, hot and clean. Green whitepine will put a hot fire out, smokes a lot, and doesnt put out heat worth a hoot. I do burn some pine and never even try to sort it out of my wood pile when splitting or stacking. Good thing about pine is that once its split, it drys very fast.
Lots of that misinformation about pine. It's unseasoned wood that causes creosote, not pine.
That wood pile looks like silver maple. I'd burn it. Heck, I make bundles out of it and sell it at $4/bundle - that's over $500/cord! (But I don't sell all that many bundles). I'll clock this year to see how many we sell. Got an order for 20 from the Hardware store and an order for 10 from the gas station. Wish I had more places to sell it.
That wood pile looks like silver maple. I'd burn it. Heck, I make bundles out of it and sell it at $4/bundle - that's over $500/cord! (But I don't sell all that many bundles). I'll clock this year to see how many we sell. Got an order for 20 from the Hardware store and an order for 10 from the gas station. Wish I had more places to sell it.
Do you deliver out of state?
Right now they're asking over $7.00 per bundle at our local corner stores, AND people are paying it.
$7.00 a bundle!
That's just craziness.
That's just craziness.
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