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Burning wood in the house
On 27 Oct, 12:21, Emery Davis wrote:
Judith in France wrote: On Oct 26, 5:54 pm, Sacha wrote: On 2009-10-26 17:43:17 +0000, Judith in France said: 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 sti ll 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 Oak is very dense, so burns slowly so presumably that keeps a fire in a long time and other stuff gingers it up? Some old wooden mantles were made of oak because it was so hard to set alight easily. * We don't have a wood burner but when the Aga dies and it must be around 50 to 60 years old, we're certainly not getting another one at those prices! -- Sacha The oak we burn is very dry, it doesn't just slumber away, cut to the correct size it burns at a steady rate. *When the oven needs to come up to temperature, my neighbour tells me that it will need to be mixed with a lighter wood. *Agas certainly are a price, so is Godin but they are supposed to last a lifetime. *Even secondhand these monsters fetch a good price. Hi Judith, Getting cepes now in your neck of the woods? *We picked over 3 kg yesterday! Funny no one has mentioned sweet chestnut. *I'd guess it's the most "explosive" of woods, it can send an ember from an open fire many yards across the room, even from old wood. *(Green chestnut is pretty hard to burn, anyway.) Sadly in France we burn lots and lots of oak. *We rarely replant it either... *It has a very straight grain and so is easy to split, burns hot and doesn't go out in a good stove. *Frene -- ash in english -- is very fine wood for the stove or fireplace but difficult to split. regards, -E You need to split ash when it's green - quite easy then. Jonathan |
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