Kind of unusual to see one that straight? None in my area but from the pics ive seen here they dont often grow straight.
Yes, it's best to just make it into farwood....but this guy really wanted a couple slabs to make shelves outta, so I sawed it up for him. Isn't mulberry real close to hedge in btu content?
Well not really. Mulberry is great firewood, but hedge is in a class by itself. Have you ever referenced the FHC btu chart? I respectfully disagree with some of the numbers. Firewood BTU & Drying Chart
I have looked at it in the past but didn't bother checking before my last post. .. It's a pretty cool reference tool. Mind sharing where you disagree? Doesn't really matter to me, but I'm always interested in what folks have to say.
Black locust should be higher. Ive researched a few others and i think they are ranked too low. The guy who did that chart averaged out the numbers based on his research. I often wonder if the same species in different parts of the country are denser/softer based on their location. Also its missing tulip poplar and sassafras which are two woods i score often.
Interesting. Idk about btu content, but I've seen trees of the same species growing in the same area where one will be noticeably harder than the average, and I would assume it would also have a higher btu. Growth rate would also seem to effect btu because of the higher latewood ratio, especially in softer species. I ain't no scientist, just going by how things "feel". Web pic...
Lol. I thought, dry thread with good pictures....as in, lots of nice pics but not enough word/conversation substance to go with the pics to make it really interesting...... which is probably kinda true, on account of me not being very wordy.
Yeah there's no way black locust and hard maple have the same btu. In my stove i can SEE a noticable difference.
the pictures of the cedar still amaze me with the center colour. Our Western red cedar and yellow cedar don't have the red hearts.
