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Seasoned firewood is wood that has had at least 80% of the water moisture removed from it. Usually cut and split hardwood (oak, maple, ash, locust, etc) has been stacked in the sun and wind for at least a year before it has become seasoned. Oak takes a little longer and maple a little less.
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∙ 9y agoTo season firewood, stack it against a fence and cover it with a plastic tarp. This creates a greenhouse effect. With this method, condensation forms at the top of the plastic and rolls down the side. This will create burnable wood within 4-6 weeks.
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Is pepper tree a good firewood?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_pepper_tree_a_good_firewood Californa Pepper (schinus molle), is a soft, fast burning wood. Seasoned, with average or dry moisture content it is a "smokey" wood not suited for burning in a fireplace or wood stove. It is however a fantastic wood for barbeque or smoking. Also the ripe red peppercorns must be free of leaves or stems and can be put into a small iron skillet mixed with a few hot coals to produce a very thick smoke inside your barbeue. Done right you will sear off grilling with brickettes! xDSLdude
Is a locust tree good firewood?
locust trees are an invasive species I live in northern US. Locust is one of the most dense and heaviest hardwoods I've heard from some of the local Amish in the area that it is also good wood for furniture. Its dense qualities make it an ideal hot and long burning fuel when seasoned right. I hope this helps you. I burn this wood myself
What is the Cause of dead knot defect in timber?
The cause of a knot in your timber is due to a branch growing on the trunk before it was cut down and seasoned.
What trees make the best firewood?
What is "the best" is subjective and depends on what you value most. To me the "best" is the cheapest wood, because I heat with it, where "cheap" factors in the amount of time and money necessary to obtain the wood, prepare it, store it, and use it for a given amount of heat. I cut my own trees, drag them with my own machine, cut them into 40-inch lengths, dry them (or not), and burn them in an outdoor boiler. Different destinations call for different measurements of "the best." Others value heat per volume (e.g., how many BTUs out of a cord?), and even these values are flexible and personal. For example, dried beech would give good heat, but it may cost more than, say, birch or oak. Even *I* know that certain trees aren't worth the sweat, diesel and storage space to bother bringing them in for heat value alone. There are online tables that compare various heat output of different woods under different conditions (e.g., dry "seasoned" oak with 15 percent moisture vs. green poplar with 80 percent moisture). Another common measure of wood value (the "best") is how it is prepared. Some people have green logs delivered and then spend the summer cutting them up, splitting the wood and stacking it for later use. Others simply buy a shrink-wrap bundle of dried and split kindling at the grocery store. Sometimes you have to shop around to find a place that carries wood in the length needed for your stove. Finally, to many the only "best firewood" is that which looks pretty while it burns in the family fireplace or campfire; easy to light, hot flame, pleasant smell. Apple, black cherry and spruce are local favorites. The best firewoods are hardwoods and the best of them are seasoned oak, maple, black locust, beech, cherry, apple, hickory and ash. P.S. I wouldn't burn Spruce as mentioned above.
Is holy wood a soft wood?
leafs=hard
What is wood drying?
Seasoned for fireplace wood, deadfall for in a forest
What is dry wood called?
Seasoned for fireplace wood, deadfall for in a forest
What is the best fire wood to burn in a wood burner?
Any wood is good for burning in a wood burner as long as it has been dried and seasoned.
What is the difference between unseasoned wood and seasoned wood?
This refers to the amount of aging it has had since cut. Green is another name for unseasoned wood. This refers to firewood and cut lumber. Seasoned is ready for sale in a lumber yard or fireplace ready.
What wood is typically used to make the front of the violin?
The wood used to make the front of a violin is well seasoned maple.
Is mulberry wood safe to burn in a fireplace?
yes. just be sure it is seasoned (dried) properly. that goes for any wood.
What happens to wood if not seasoned?
Creosote will form in your chimney from the moisture given off by the unseasoned wood. Evetually a chimney fire WILL result. If you are using one of those outdoor wood furnaces that are well away from the house, go for it. If you are using a wood stove or fireplace in the building.......well......stick with well seasoned wood.
What are the top two kinds of wood to burn in your home fireplace?
Any kind of hardwood that is seasoned. i.e. oak or walnut that has been seasoned for at least a year.
Is elm good wood to burn in a wood stove?
Yes, elm is a very good wood to burn. Like any hard wood, make sure it is seasoned for 1 year.
Best way to season wood?
Commercially wood is seasoned using giant ovens. You can just leave the wood somewhere dry for a year or more but it may split.
What is the process of seasoning wood?
Like many words in English, seasoning can mean different things. It can apply generally to the different herbs and spices that we put in food, and it can refer to an aging process. Seasoned wood means wood that has aged, probably out of doors, for some length of time. This means that it is a stronger and more stable building material. It has done most of the drying and shrinking that it will do. On the other hand, there are kinds of wood that impart delicious flavors to foods that are grilled over (or on) them. So you, to be seasoned, would choose your words carefully.
Can you burn locust wood in fireplace?
Seasoned locust is one of the best firewoods known. The heat value of seasoned black locust is close to the heat value of anthracite coal.
