Let’s talk about firewood

[El Jason]

 

[MTLabrador]

Nobody seems to like it, but I love a good cottonwood fire. Maybe it’s just childhood Hi line nostalgia.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

Nobody seems to like it, but I love a good cottonwood fire. Maybe it’s just childhood Hi line nostalgia.

Just picked up a bunch of free cut and split cottonwood, and going back for more. I don't discriminate.

 

[antlerradar]

Just picked up a bunch of free cut and split cottonwood, and going back for more. I don't discriminate.

I will put just about anything in the wood pile. The late frost this year did a number on some of the Lilac. I was trimming the dead out yesterday and some of that was four inches in diameter. It is going in the wood pile.
I burn a lot of wood, mostly Ash, but some Juniper, Cottonwood, Elm and Chokecherry.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

I so enjoy burning aspen as well. Burns quick, but I like the smell.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

I will put just about anything in the wood pile. The late frost this year did a number on some of the Lilac. I was trimming the dead out yesterday and some of that was four inches in diameter. It is going in the wood pile.
I burn a lot of wood, mostly Ash, but some Juniper, Cottonwood, Elm and Chokecherry.

I wish we had more hardwood around here.

 

[Keep on]

Was on a huge ash tear for a while after the emerald ash borer arrived. Right now the pile is primarily hickory and oak.

 

[Salmonchaser]

Nobody seems to like it, but I love a good cottonwood fire. Maybe it’s just childhood Hi line nostalgia.

I have burned some cottonwood, I still have a couple along the creek. I didn’t think about it much, perhaps it is time to consider more than just the heat and ash produced out of every fire.

 

[hank4elk]

Wish I had more choices here.
Pinion and juniper is easy to get. Pinion burns hot and has a great smell, but will clog a stovepipe quick.
Been burning Alligator Juniper and Oak. Very good heat and clean burning. Gambels oak and AZ white oak.
Have 2 big piles going. Unstacked and loose. I'll stack a bunch of oak log cuts. All nighters.
I have about 3 years worth now. Planning.

 

[mtmuley]

Going up to do this tomorrow. mtmuley

 

[Salmonchaser]

I use to be a firewood snob, Redfir or Larch. Even at elk camp. Now that we’re snow birds I’m getting all the wood I need just doing a little thinning around here. Pine creates more creosote but it serves well for fall and spring.

 

[Gellar]

Big, tall, standing dead red elm. About impossible to find anymore. They split real nice and burn real hot.

 

[Gellar]

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Going up to do this tomorrow. mtmuley

Chainsaw therapy is good for the soul. You’ll deserve a few High Life’s after you fill that truck.

I assume you are bringing those home and cutting the logs into firewood size pieces. Why not cut them on the mountain?

 

[JCS]

 

[hank4elk]

How do you like juniper for firewood? Seems like most of it I see is too small or twisted weird.

Mostly one and two seed juniper on my place...only. LOL But some have 3 ft bases. Some call it shaggy juniper. It eats chains with the sand in the bark.
I have heard most folks call juniper ,cedar here. NOT a cedar.
Closely related. Cedar grows near the coast, mostly.

Been getting Alligator juniper. Some huge trees in the area. 6ft bases and bigger. Splits easy and does smell cedary for a while.

Wood from hot climates checks easy, splits. Seen some pretty "cedar" slabs and boards but they check.

 

[mtmuley]

Chainsaw therapy is good for the soul. You’ll deserve a few High Life’s after you fill that truck.

I assume you are bringing those home and cutting the logs into firewood size pieces. Why not cut them on the mountain?

It stacks better in lengths. And I don't need side racks to hold it in. Plus, I can do two loads a day this way. Well, I used to anyway. mtmuley

 

[Gellar]

It stacks better in lengths. And I don't need side racks to hold it in. Plus, I can do two loads a day this way. Well, I used to anyway. mtmuley

Good to know. Good luck, be safe.

 

[mtmuley]

Good to know. Good luck, be safe.

I have added a headache rack though. After a new rear window was installed. mtmuley

 

[hank4elk]

Admitted wood snob...But I will burn most wood I find for the stove.
Have boards and slabs I have had for years. Splatted sugar pine, quartersawn oak. Clear heart redwood 2x10's from old picnic tables will make good steps for back porch, covered in carved names and grafitti.

Ponderosa thinned along roads are usually easy to winch into truck or on trailer. The small 6ft logs are easy. I do not carry cuts to the truck much anymore. Hey I'm an old...

 

[hank4elk]

Used to make the trip to NM in Oct. to just smell the pinion fired chiles . It was heaven.

Now propane fired. Except at home.
I cut and stack pinion for pit fires and emergency wood.