Buying wood

[dusty]

Robert,
Thanks again for the tip. Never heard back from you on Sat. Offer still stands. Maybe a long ways, but it is good wood, it is free, and we could shoot-the-shit while you are here. We have a big stack of walnut chunks (won't stack) that we are trying to get rid of. That is what I will be fueling my oven with for some time.

dusty

[Acoma]

Sorry Dusty. I will call you this afternoon.

[CanuckJim]

RC,

Sorry, missed that post from you. Hard to say with cleaning up the entryway; depends on what you're burning and how cured your oven actually is. However, with a larger fire, you will get some flame out the doorway, which will clean things up a bit. Here, crews clearing trees do exactly the same thing: chip the limbs and keep the trunks. I've been pretty lucky with Hydro (read electric company) crews clearing roadside trees of limbs near wires and poles. Ask nicely and see if they'll leave a pile of limbs for you to grab. Might work.

Jim

[Xabia Jim]

Originally Posted by james

I have bought $350+ delivered, cured oak (it's almost too nice to just burn), and $125 wet pine. I'm not happy with either of them.

Where's the happy median?
James

Time grasshopper....nice dry pine for kindling and the fireplace, oak for cooking and heat.....tranquillo

[Xabia Jim]

Originally Posted by dmun

You can even burn really long pieces hanging them out the door. You've got to keep an eye out if they hang out much beyond the landing, you don't want burning logs on the patio.

And the little chunks? Greatly useful for putting the fire once it's pushed to the side to get that flame up the dome.

Reminds me of the old Hermit up on Brockway Mountain in the middle of Lake Superior. He would cut down poplar trees and have the tree going out his front door!

I keep two piles of wood, one for heat (almost anything that will burn) and one for cooking (those that provide heat and/or flavor).