On Oct 25, 10:26*pm, beccabunga beccabunga.
wrote:
geordief;867856 Wrote:

Can anyone tell me if when wood will spark and when it won't?
I mean I (think I ) know that burning resiny wood causes sparks.
And I also know that damp wood will cause sparks.
But what about bone-dry resiny wood(ie pine etc).Could that be safe?
My first impression *is that sparking is greatly reduced but I am still
wary.
Any one have * first hand experience here?
thanks

Any wood from pines or firs will/can spark, whether wet or dry. The
other one to watch for is willow, which is particularly explosive,
especially when burnt wet.

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beccabunga

We have a woodburner and, on order, a wood burning Aga type cooker.
We burn mostly oak, seasoned at least 2 years, it burns well and no
sparks. We also burn frene and some pine as we have a lot of pine
beams over 150 years old from the barn. We had the roof replaced as
it was infested with Capricorne. This pine doesn't spark but I doubt
there is any resin left in it after all this time.

Judith

On 26 Oct, 17:43, Judith in France
wrote:
On Oct 25, 10:26*pm, beccabunga beccabunga.



wrote:
geordief;867856 Wrote:

Can anyone tell me if when wood will spark and when it won't?
I mean I (think I ) know that burning resiny wood causes sparks.
And I also know that damp wood will cause sparks.
But what about bone-dry resiny wood(ie pine etc).Could that be safe?
My first impression *is that sparking is greatly reduced but I am still
wary.
Any one have * first hand experience here?
thanks

Any wood from pines or firs will/can spark, whether wet or dry. The
other one to watch for is willow, which is particularly explosive,
especially when burnt wet.

--
beccabunga

We have a woodburner and, on order, a wood burning Aga type cooker.
We burn mostly oak, seasoned at least 2 years, it burns well and no
sparks. *We also burn frene and some pine as we have a lot of pine
beams over 150 years old from the barn. *We had the roof replaced as
it was infested with Capricorne. *This pine doesn't spark but I doubt
there is any resin left in it after all this time.

Judith

I'm burning 19 Century roofing lathes at the moment as kindling and
they spark amazingly. (It's in a wood burner.)

Jonathan

On Oct 27, 10:49*am, Jonathan wrote:
On 26 Oct, 17:43, Judith in France
wrote:



On Oct 25, 10:26*pm, beccabunga beccabunga.

wrote:
geordief;867856 Wrote:

Can anyone tell me if when wood will spark and when it won't?
I mean I (think I ) know that burning resiny wood causes sparks.
And I also know that damp wood will cause sparks.
But what about bone-dry resiny wood(ie pine etc).Could that be safe?
My first impression *is that sparking is greatly reduced but I am still
wary.
Any one have * first hand experience here?
thanks

Any wood from pines or firs will/can spark, whether wet or dry. The
other one to watch for is willow, which is particularly explosive,
especially when burnt wet.

--
beccabunga

We have a woodburner and, on order, a wood burning Aga type cooker.
We burn mostly oak, seasoned at least 2 years, it burns well and no
sparks. *We also burn frene and some pine as we have a lot of pine
beams over 150 years old from the barn. *We had the roof replaced as
it was infested with Capricorne. *This pine doesn't spark but I doubt
there is any resin left in it after all this time.

Judith

I'm burning 19 Century roofing lathes at the moment as kindling and
they spark amazingly. (It's in a wood burner.)

Jonathan

We have a lot of old wood like this, it too goes into the woodburner
although it doesn't seem to spark, much. I remember when we had some
work done on a house about 33 years ago, that the lathes sparked,
maybe some treatment in the wood?

Judith

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Judith in France writes
We have a woodburner and, on order, a wood burning Aga type cooker.
We burn mostly oak, seasoned at least 2 years, it burns well and no
sparks.

It's a swine to start burning though, it just never seems to catch.We
have a multi fuel fire/stove and bung anything in there. Old Christmas
tree leaves make a spectacular display then peter out.

--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

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In article
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Judith in France writes
We have a woodburner and, on order, a wood burning Aga type cooker.
We burn mostly oak, seasoned at least 2 years, it burns well and no
sparks.

It's a swine to start burning though, it just never seems to catch.We have
a multi fuel fire/stove and bung anything in there. Old Christmas tree
leaves make a spectacular display then peter out.

I've had a woodburner for 25 years, long before it was fashionable.
Favourite wood is ash - it burns well and even if not long seasoned it
won't tar your chimney up.
Oak is good when the fire is burning well with other wood, but as you say,
you can't start a fire with oak.
I'm at a bit of a disadvantage with my woodburner - I am out at work 5/7 and
have to start a fresh fire every evening. If you can keep it going all the
time you can use oak as it's slow burning.
If my fire is a bit sulky (it has its moments) I just go outside and cut a
small branch of my Lawsons Cypressus which has so much resin in it it makes
the fire go like a bomb.

Tina