Leylandii for burning?
 

On 29/01/2010 20:14, Muddymike wrote:
"Christina wrote in
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"Rusty wrote in
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Steve Firth wrote:

Yew is a conifer.

And burns like asbestos...

--
Rusty

I have a 10ft long 15 to 20 inch diameter yew trunk I
scavenged from the woods next door when they were cleared last
year.
Still debating whether to cut it up for logs or offer it to a
wood turner. Yew does make for a very good fire.

Mike

Yew is so slow growing it's worth quite a lot. In your
position I would sell it. You can use the money to buy far
more wood for burning than you would get from the yew.


Anyone want to buy a yew trunk ?

I looked on Ebay and woodturning blanks just 2 inched thick of
the diameter I have are selling for several pounds!!! But what
makes for a "woodturning blank" ?

Mike


So maybe the leylandii's not for burning, but the yew is for turning?
Didn't MH Thatcher have a shorter version?

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Rod

Leylandii for burning?
 

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Rod saying
something like:

So maybe the leylandii's not for burning, but the yew is for turning?

Yew! Coat, now.

Didn't MH Thatcher have a shorter version?

She's been out of her tree for years.

Leylandii for burning?
 

Muddymike wrote:
"Christina Websell" wrote in
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"Muddymike" wrote in message
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"Rusty Hinge" wrote in
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Steve Firth wrote:

Yew is a conifer.
And burns like asbestos...

--
Rusty
I have a 10ft long 15 to 20 inch diameter yew trunk I
scavenged from the woods next door when they were cleared last
year.
Still debating whether to cut it up for logs or offer it to a
wood turner. Yew does make for a very good fire.

Mike

Yew is so slow growing it's worth quite a lot. In your
position I would sell it. You can use the money to buy far
more wood for burning than you would get from the yew.


Anyone want to buy a yew trunk ?

I looked on Ebay and woodturning blanks just 2 inched thick of
the diameter I have are selling for several pounds!!! But what
makes for a "woodturning blank" ?

For several of ponds, not a very big bit. Enough to make a small bowl or
big cup, perhaps.

Nah, you know you want me to have it for making a gunstock, and
turning/carving the rest, don't you?

--
Rusty

Leylandii for burning?
 

Rod wrote:
On 29/01/2010 20:14, Muddymike wrote:
"Christina wrote in
message ...

wrote in message
om...

"Rusty wrote in
message ...
Steve Firth wrote:

Yew is a conifer.

And burns like asbestos...

--
Rusty

I have a 10ft long 15 to 20 inch diameter yew trunk I
scavenged from the woods next door when they were cleared last
year.
Still debating whether to cut it up for logs or offer it to a
wood turner. Yew does make for a very good fire.

Mike

Yew is so slow growing it's worth quite a lot. In your
position I would sell it. You can use the money to buy far
more wood for burning than you would get from the yew.


Anyone want to buy a yew trunk ?

I looked on Ebay and woodturning blanks just 2 inched thick of
the diameter I have are selling for several pounds!!! But what
makes for a "woodturning blank" ?

Mike


So maybe the leylandii's not for burning, but the yew is for turning?
Didn't MH Thatcher have a shorter version?

Burn the witch?

D&RFC

--
Rusty

Leylandii for burning?
 

Steve Firth wrote:
Christina Websell wrote:

Yew is so slow growing

Tell that to the yew tree that has grown in my garden over the last five
years.

Starts nicely, but rarely gets its second wind.

--
Rusty

Leylandii for burning?
 

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On 29 Jan, 20:14, "Muddymike"
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Anyone want to buy a yew trunk ?

Yes, where are you, and have you got photos?

I am in North Yorkshire, no photos at present but can do
tomorrow.

Mike

Leylandii for burning?
 

"Rod" wrote in message
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On 29/01/2010 20:14, Muddymike wrote:
"Christina wrote in
message ...

Yew is so slow growing it's worth quite a lot. In your
position I would sell it. You can use the money to buy far
more wood for burning than you would get from the yew.


Anyone want to buy a yew trunk ?

I looked on Ebay and woodturning blanks just 2 inched thick of
the diameter I have are selling for several pounds!!! But what
makes for a "woodturning blank" ?

Mike


So maybe the leylandii's not for burning, but the yew is for
turning? Didn't MH Thatcher have a shorter version?


Te he.

Mike

Leylandii for burning?
 

"Chris Hogg" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:41:36 +0100, Martin wrote:

On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:39:43 +0000 (GMT), wrote:

In article
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John L wrote:

A bit late to ask because I've just finished sawing up about half a ton!
However there is another ton to come.

What's leylandii like as a fuel (open fire, and/or wood burner)?

Open fire - awful - it spits, like most conifers.

Wood burner - no problem.

In the film Ripley's Game there is a demo of how well they burn in situ.

We burn Leylandii logs regularly on an open fire. Doesn't burn as well
as hardwood, but it does burn. Never had a problem with spitting, in
fact I would say it doesn't spit and I'm surprised to hear others say
it does, but ours is well dried under cover, like at least 6 months.

Can we use walnut on a fire indoors?

SWMBO seems to think it is ot a good idea.

Alan




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Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

Leylandii for burning?
 

alan.holmes wrote:
"Chris Hogg" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:41:36 +0100, Martin wrote:

On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:39:43 +0000 (GMT), wrote:

In article
,
John L wrote:
A bit late to ask because I've just finished sawing up about half a ton!
However there is another ton to come.

What's leylandii like as a fuel (open fire, and/or wood burner)?
Open fire - awful - it spits, like most conifers.

Wood burner - no problem.
In the film Ripley's Game there is a demo of how well they burn in situ.
We burn Leylandii logs regularly on an open fire. Doesn't burn as well
as hardwood, but it does burn. Never had a problem with spitting, in
fact I would say it doesn't spit and I'm surprised to hear others say
it does, but ours is well dried under cover, like at least 6 months.

Can we use walnut on a fire indoors?

SWMBO seems to think it is ot a good idea.

It burns, but I'm told, not too well.

Much better used for carving or woodturning. English walnut is OK for
rifle stocks, but not, a gunsmith tells me, for shotgun stocks.

--
Rusty

Leylandii for burning?
 

In article ,
Rusty Hinge wrote:
alan.holmes wrote:

Can we use walnut on a fire indoors?

SWMBO seems to think it is ot a good idea.

It burns, but I'm told, not too well.

Much better used for carving or woodturning. English walnut is OK for
rifle stocks, but not, a gunsmith tells me, for shotgun stocks.

It burns perfectly well. You need heartwood for woodwork, and I
have used both a rotten walnut and (large) prunings for firewood.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Leylandii for burning?
 

alan.holmes writes


Can we use walnut on a fire indoors?

Are you getting rid of your tree? It's what I always think of whenever I
think of you ;-)

SWMBO seems to think it is ot a good idea.

--
Kay

Leylandii for burning?
 

alan.holmes writes


Can we use walnut on a fire indoors?
SWMBO seems to think it is ot a good idea.

Check out.
http://hearth.com/econtent/index.php...tes/info/2018/

Mike

Any wood can be burnt if it is seasoned properly. Seasoning of wood takes a lot of time. Some wood takes around one year to be seasoned while some take many years to be seasoned. Leylandii takes about a year to be seasoned after that it will burn alright.