I got wood

[Blackpuddin]

Gtom said:

I had this delivered last week, a trailer load of supposedly seasoned ash. Wet through and conifer mixed in, cheap at £200 so not ready to burn like I wanted but I can season it this summer and burn it next winter.

I bit the bullet and ordered a bag of kiln dried logs for £130 delivered. Wet through again at upwards of 30% moisture content, the bag also only made three wheel barrows plus a carrier bag of scraps. I want to report the seller because when I complained his response was ‘if you aren’t happy then you can bring them back’.

I will have the space next year to do it all myself, I think it’s the only now for me to get decent logs.

Edited by Gtom on Saturday 9th December 21:49

'Kiln dried', aye right, sure they are. Posts (and prices) like these make me very thankful I live where I do with practically limitless amounts of fallen wood that the neighbours are happy for me to harvest.

[Blackpuddin]

p1doc said:

up in scotland it has been raining heavily and v windy as well so despite tarpulins lot of ewood stores have got soaked -do i just chuck wood with mould on to stop in spreading or is there another way to deal with it?

Just bung it in the living room next to the burner and you'll find it'll burn fine the next day. H&S warning: don't do it if the mould is really bad and you've got respiratory issues.

[p1doc]

Blackpuddin said:

Just bung it in the living room next to the burner and you'll find it'll burn fine the next day. H&S warning: don't do it if the mould is really bad and you've got respiratory issues.

ok thanks

[Blackpuddin]

Anybody know what tree this is from? It has a smooth reddish bark, the logs are lovely and light and burn beautifully straight away.

[hidetheelephants]

Blackpuddin said:

Anybody know what tree this is from? It has a smooth reddish bark, the logs are lovely and light and burn beautifully straight away.

Looks quite like sycamore.

[Blackpuddin]

hidetheelephants said:

Looks quite like sycamore.

Hmm thanks for suggestion, looked it up but the pics don't look right, it's really thin, smooth bark.

[Fermit]

One which surprised me, how nicely it burnt, was Budleja. Last winter we burnt through a load of it. A few years ago a half acre site next door was cleared to build houses on. Probably 2/3's of the site was covered in said bushes, and the guys doing the build gave us anything of substance, ie trunks, roots and thick branches. Dried out really quickly, and gave a really hot burn.

[NDA]

Blackpuddin said:

Anybody know what tree this is from? It has a smooth reddish bark, the logs are lovely and light and burn beautifully straight away.

I used to own a few acres of hazel that had not been coppiced for decades... the branches were substantial and produced very even logs - looking almost identical to yours. The logs also used to burn beautifully.

Could be hazel - but I am not an expert!

Interestingly (well to me anyway) my ancient woodland had a limekiln within it - which is why the hazel was there. Limekilns were quite the thing a few centuries ago.

[Blackpuddin]

NDA said:

Blackpuddin said:

Anybody know what tree this is from? It has a smooth reddish bark, the logs are lovely and light and burn beautifully straight away.

I used to own a few acres of hazel that had not been coppiced for decades... the branches were substantial and produced very even logs - looking almost identical to yours. The logs also used to burn beautifully.

Could be hazel - but I am not an expert!

Interestingly (well to me anyway) my ancient woodland had a limekiln within it - which is why the hazel was there. Limekilns were quite the thing a few centuries ago.

Interesting thanks, I wouldn't be surprised, limekilns in woods seem to be a thing here in Wales. Only thing is the wood doesn't seem to have the horizontal lines of 'breathing' pores that hazel is supposed to have. I'll take a pic of the tree I'm harvesting at some point and put it up here. The logs burn very gradually.
ETA here's a closer shot. The wood itself is almost white.

Edited by Blackpuddin on Tuesday 9th January 09:14

Edited by Blackpuddin on Tuesday 9th January 09:15

[akirk]

RapidRob said:

Harry Flashman said:

Was just given a load of lime for free by tree surgeons who took one down in the next street over.

It's a pretty terrible firewood by all accounts, but I thought useful for the chiminea/kindling, or filler logs to keep the burner ticking over in between burning more interesting stuff? Anyone have experience of seasoning and burning it?

Also, the best firewood is free firewood, right? At the very least, will provide some exercise with the axe.

I've just picked up some lime, and I'm pretty sure I'm burning some this winter from last year. Not as bad as some would make out, especially if mixed with other wood. Not very fun to split in my experience

I am going to collect some lime (and holm oak) being cut down today at a neighbour's house - but will turn the lime into bowls - beautiful wood for turning, creamy and smooth! There is a reason why lime was so often used for wood carvings in stately homes etc. - so if it doesn't burn well, you have a new hobby ahead of you!

[akirk]

Blackpuddin said:

NDA said:

Blackpuddin said:

Anybody know what tree this is from? It has a smooth reddish bark, the logs are lovely and light and burn beautifully straight away.

I used to own a few acres of hazel that had not been coppiced for decades... the branches were substantial and produced very even logs - looking almost identical to yours. The logs also used to burn beautifully.

Could be hazel - but I am not an expert!

Interestingly (well to me anyway) my ancient woodland had a limekiln within it - which is why the hazel was there. Limekilns were quite the thing a few centuries ago.

Interesting thanks, I wouldn't be surprised, limekilns in woods seem to be a thing here in Wales. Only thing is the wood doesn't seem to have the horizontal lines of 'breathing' pores that hazel is supposed to have. I'll take a pic of the tree I'm harvesting at some point and put it up here. The logs burn very gradually.
ETA here's a closer shot. The wood itself is almost white.

No identification, but perhaps worth visiting the wood database to help identify?
https://www.wood-database.com/

[hidetheelephants]

Could be immature birch; it's like that for a while before going silver/white.

[NDA]

Blackpuddin said:

Interesting thanks, I wouldn't be surprised, limekilns in woods seem to be a thing here in Wales. Only thing is the wood doesn't seem to have the horizontal lines of 'breathing' pores that hazel is supposed to have. I'll take a pic of the tree I'm harvesting at some point and put it up here.

Looks like Hazel - a pic of the tree would confirm it.

Limekilns were chiefly for making quicklime (by burning limestone). Add water to quicklime and you have mortar for building - very popular a few centuries ago. Old limekilns are often surrounded by hazel plantations which were coppiced every 7 years or so.

I am a fascinating person.

[Blackpuddin]

Just had another explore and found this in the forest. Doesn't look like a lime kiln, not sure what it is.





Here's a shot of the two mystery trees I'm working on at the mo.



Couple of hours work left before I finish.

Edited by Blackpuddin on Tuesday 9th January 10:25

[Blackpuddin]

akirk said:

No identification, but perhaps worth visiting the wood database to help identify?
https://www.wood-database.com/

Oooh interesting! There goes my morning.

[KTMsm]

I've never seen someone felling trees like this - you have to wait until the end

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/TScwCe7s9zfwLp3E/

[andy43]

akirk said:

Blackpuddin said:

NDA said:

Blackpuddin said:

Anybody know what tree this is from? It has a smooth reddish bark, the logs are lovely and light and burn beautifully straight away.

I used to own a few acres of hazel that had not been coppiced for decades... the branches were substantial and produced very even logs - looking almost identical to yours. The logs also used to burn beautifully.

Could be hazel - but I am not an expert!

Interestingly (well to me anyway) my ancient woodland had a limekiln within it - which is why the hazel was there. Limekilns were quite the thing a few centuries ago.

Interesting thanks, I wouldn't be surprised, limekilns in woods seem to be a thing here in Wales. Only thing is the wood doesn't seem to have the horizontal lines of 'breathing' pores that hazel is supposed to have. I'll take a pic of the tree I'm harvesting at some point and put it up here. The logs burn very gradually.
ETA here's a closer shot. The wood itself is almost white.

No identification, but perhaps worth visiting the wood database to help identify?
https://www.wood-database.com/

I reckon mountain ash - grows like a weed.

[thepritch]

KTMsm said:

I've never seen someone felling trees like this - you have to wait until the end

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/TScwCe7s9zfwLp3E/

Wow! I’m no expert but I think that chap knows what he’s doing when it comes to tree felling!

(We live in forest. I just played the video above with sound full on and my wife jumped a mile and raced to the window thinking someone had started up a chainsaw outside and was cutting our trees down )

[geeks]

KTMsm said:

I've never seen someone felling trees like this - you have to wait until the end

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/TScwCe7s9zfwLp3E/

That is super cool. Right until the “Trump 2020” line at the end

[robinh73]

Part of a large job we have just completed, this was a very heavily decayed Beech tree. Job done from start to finish in 3 hours and about 6 tons of usable wood from it.