What size timber for burning ?

[addjunkie]

An axe makes splitting hard work, it is easier with a splitting maul http://www.deltec.net/60-deltec-wood-splitting-mauls (there are many similar things available) or with one of these http://www.plowhearth.com/smart-log-splitter.htm (there are similar in the UK) or if you want to risk losing your bits

I have a splitting maul, tobe honest I find the big old 8 lb axe better than the funky fibreglass shafted maul.

I like the wheel thing, but heath and safety aside. I have considered making one of these to remove impact through my arm, i broke my elbow years ago in an accident so its not quite right as they say. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQh7HaV6h8g

But with that you still have to hand ball the logs up, then into the log store. I now have a vastly better solution, and its free.

I own some land, with it came a river bank, with fishing. Our local tree surgeon log man likes to fish, but doesnt own some land with a river bank and fishing. He fished yesterday, i got a salmon and approx 1.5m3 of logs, (a long bed L200 full) he even stacked them as we were out.
Easiest log chopping I have ever done.

 

[Wendelspanswick]

I have a splitting maul, tobe honest I find the big old 8 lb axe better than the funky fibreglass shafted maul.

I like the wheel thing, but heath and safety aside. I have considered making one of these to remove impact through my arm, i broke my elbow years ago in an accident so its not quite right as they say. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQh7HaV6h8g

But with that you still have to hand ball the logs up, then into the log store. I now have a vastly better solution, and its free.

I own some land, with it came a river bank, with fishing. Our local tree surgeon log man likes to fish, but doesnt own some land with a river bank and fishing. He fished yesterday, i got a salmon and approx 1.5m3 of logs, (a long bed L200 full) he even stacked them as we were out.
Easiest log chopping I have ever done.

I agree, I have a fibreglass handled splitting maul and I detest it, there is no shock absorption in the handle, it feels completely unbalanced and it jams in the log. I only keep it as the back is handy to knock splitting wedges in with.
I prefer to use the wooden handled felling axe I have or for tough logs like dry elm I stack them to one side and then run them through the log splitter behind the tractor.

 

[julianf]

All our hot water at home comes from burning stuff...

I chop to as large as i cant fit in the stove. Larger parts = less cuts = more life not chopping wood.

 

[addjunkie]

All our hot water at home comes from burning stuff...

I chop to as large as i cant fit in the stove. Larger parts = less cuts = more life not chopping wood.

Most of our heat and hot water too comes from logs, the log burner in the lounge has a back boiler, think is 5 kw to the room 13 to the system, that heats a heat store tank, through an exchanger. So ineffect ince the dark nights set in, fire is lit in an evening, we just switch the oil boiler off. Heat store stores ebough heat for about 24 hours, so it lasts till the following day. Though it struggles if really cold or we have extra folk in the house using heat and hot water.

Last year we used 225 liters of oil for a 4 bed detached house.

 

[ukracer]

Can you burn shiplap safely? ?

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Can you burn shiplap safely? ?

If it's treated with the green preservative then your not supposed to although we do in the sealed wood burner as we have no neighbours.

 

[gaz1]

mostly the rule with wood burners is burn clean wood not painted not stained wood as it can cause creosote build up within your chimney

other wood not to burn
chipboard, mdf and osb board due to the glue inside of them

my next door neighbour does and its akrid and gets on your throat something shocking he also burns plastic treated wood in his wood burner it also gets on your chest as well

 

[DeadSquirrel]

I'd drop him in it, it produces dioxins as well if he's including pvc.

I'm impressed by the Ukrainian log splitters. This one at 3:45 shows some delicate work as well as the normal sizes

I feel a welding exercise coming on.

 

[Wendelspanswick]

I'd drop him in it, it produces dioxins as well if he's including pvc.

I'm impressed by the Ukrainian log splitters. This one at 3:45 shows some delicate work as well as the normal sizes

I feel a welding exercise coming on.

That works well on the birch but seems to struggle with the oak.

 

[gaz1]

heres what ive seen

 

[gaz1]

thats because they used to throw anything into the fire to keep warm in winter the older end used to smash up there furniture in winter to do this then collect it again in spring summer

ive seen it done as my grandma used to do it we ended up putting in a gas fire so she wouldnt burn the furniture up in the fire

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Pretty sure this has been posted before, one of my favourites and aptly named.

 

[Wendelspanswick]

heres what ive seen

I like the last 2, both power operated. The trouble with the spring assisted splitters is they are fine with close grown birch where you have a clean straight grain but you will struggle to find logs like that in the UK.

 

[ukracer]

Green treated is Tanalised (high pressure) and is treated with CCA - Copper, Chromium and Arsenic - Hence why you shouldn't burn it...a lot of places its a serious offence...

My mum suggested using my shed left overs as kindling - she couldn't grasp that it was toxic "but its braw thick wood, be great to get a good roaring fire going"

Mine is brown treated...