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I've heard than Pine is fine as long as it's very dry.

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  1. FatBoy85

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    ? New term to me. What does this mean to you?:confused:
     
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    I was going to ask the same EZTundra77 Never heard it before.
     
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    looked it up..same as a full cord
     
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    Thank you sir:salute:
     
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    Pine is fine. It's the splitting that sux.
     
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    Welcome to FHC EZTundra77 ... you'll be fine burning pine. It'll just burn faster than hardwoods.
     
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    Pine splits really easily. But I suppose it all depends on what species, and if it's not sappy.
     
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    E7514557-84B8-4ED6-B3A3-6330C707104B.jpeg I got this stuff the other day, some sort of fir tree. Lots of sap in the knots. I cut the knots off of pine and put them in a bucket for fire starters. The fatwood in the knots burns for a while. They burn like a little candle underneath your kindling and logs.
     
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    I started burning pine a couple years ago to save on wood and my cousin and brother in-law said i was nuts. Guess who came and got a couple of truckloads of those beautifully seasoned dead standing red pine. Rt now my brother in-laws porch is loaded with it.
     
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    Welcome to the forum EZTundra77

    Just remember all the bunk about burning pine is nothing but an old wives tale.
     
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    Dry or not, burning spruce in the fire pit , it throw lots of sparks.
    I have several chairs & clothes with burn marks.
    At camp, we burn mostly birch for that reason.
    I've noticed it clogs the Cat in the stove too.
    Is spruce pine ? :)
     
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    I had a thread on this very subject couple of weeks ago. I'll ask in this thread, might have some different eyes.

    Has anyone ever burned loblolly or shortleaf? That is what we grow in down here. Southern pine plantations, a bazillion acres of it. Sure does seem to have too much sap to deal with. Do you guys think you could take those species and buck them into rounds or leave them in logs for a few months so the bark will fall off and you'll have no/little sap issues? I bet pine is easy to split, that would be a plus. For someone like me who burns a lot of firepit fires, pine might be an option. I am going to try a fire. I know it flames a lot, just doesn't burn as hot as hardwood, doesn't coal as much. I haven't burned pine since boy scouts, lol. Except as a fire starter.
     
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    Conifers are good firewood, it's all about seasoning and regulating the stove.

    Our friends up north would probably freeze to death if they didn't have pine and fir to burn...

    A good, airtight stove and the ability to regulate the burn help immensely with softer woods. Blaze King, among other brands, has it down to a science.
     
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    Nice to meet you :)

    It is fine. Old wive's tail that is dangerous. I am one of those that all we have here is pine. We've never had more than flyash. Chimney fires are caused by creosote from burning any unseasoned/green/wet wood, regardless if it's oak or pine or other.


    That said
    the pine out here is not sappy like I've seen pictures of some pines out east where you are.
     
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    Yawner, letting it sit is exactly what I do. If you can leave it for a few months, then buck and leave for a year, you will have little to no sap issues - at least with the EWP we have here. The only place I find sap doing it this way is if there is a crack in the tree where it collected in large quantities. There will be some left in those splits, but only in the crack so it's easy to avoid.
     
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