j j m 6,483 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 very nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,375 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 18 minutes ago, socks said: Willow is a waste of time don't even bother trying to burn it ... beech is ok when it's fully seasoned ...... Cheers mate...2 willow trees have to come down as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 10 minutes ago, NEWKID said: Cheers mate...2 willow trees have to come down as well Cover them in diesel and burn them in the garden mate ... or use them for making archways or gazebo type structures as they bend easily ...... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Still a weird year. This time last year I'd gone through 11m³ of douglas fir and cedar. This year I've had two fires... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 3,961 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Getting your own wood heats you a few times , cutting it chopping it & burning it , I love spending a few days filling my log store & it saves you a few quid over a yr , can't remember when I last paid for wood . You can't beat having a stove though I'd recommend a multi-fuel . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,226 Posted December 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) 14 hours ago, NEWKID said: What's your favourite wood to burn mate? ive got some willow I need to remove, also loads of beech Is that a cedar in the photos? Ill burn anything deciduous, oak is best though (all whats in the photos I posted). Willows meant to be good as its so fast renewable, but anything fast growing seems to lack density for a long burn similar to this alder ive got coming out of my ears. I might do a chesnut plantation, already got some but more specimen size rather than coppice. For an open fire id only want oak, chesnut can spit out. Pulled a few m3 off oak branches out of the lake today heavy slog as theirs a bit of silt. Edited December 30, 2017 by Waz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,401 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 When i was a keeper at Rannoch we cut down and burned a Aspen ?. nobody else would touch it as it was supposed to be the wood the cross was made from and it was thought to be unlucky well it burned fine and 40 years later im still here 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,226 Posted December 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 This is the kinda stove id like in the place im doing up, combi pellet/log burner might only be 33cm logs though. Heat the water too! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,375 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 18 hours ago, Waz said: Is that a cedar in the photos? Ill burn anything deciduous, oak is best though (all whats in the photos I posted). Willows meant to be good as its so fast renewable, but anything fast growing seems to lack density for a long burn similar to this alder ive got coming out of my ears. I might do a chesnut plantation, already got some but more specimen size rather than coppice. For an open fire id only want oak, chesnut can spit out. Pulled a few m3 off oak branches out of the lake today heavy slog as theirs a bit of silt. It's a macrocarpa mate.. a type of cypruss, it burns fine.. ive about 4.5 acres of mixed woodland, will need to start getting on top of it now! got quite a bit of oak, beech, willow etc.. thanks for the advice mate 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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