As I was thumbing through my new little pocket reference book I just got today, I found on page 412 the btu ratings for various woods and fuels. I hope the photo is clear enough. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
still some listed that are questionable. One always has to wonder how each one determines the values. Also, I think many try to give moisture content as a factor but how many would let some of the oaks dry long enough? Maybe they use kiln dried? Then you think about something like elm. I highly doubt any would handle elm so as to get the most value from it as those of us who burn and like elm do. So at best we still use these things only as a rough guide rather than gospel.
I've seen different btu chart with widely different numbers. But one thing that seems to stay pretty constant is the order from lowest to to highest. The only real difference I've seen is ash. Some I've seen btu's in line with silver maple and others have it near beech.
Would love to see a guide like this that measures the BTU after 6, 12, and 18 months CSS for each type of wood. I think that's really the practical measure that most wood burners would care most about especially when planning ahead.
The thing i notice is how they dont differentiate within certain species. Maple for example: sugar maple has a lot more btu's than silver maple.
The thing I notice is....... For being a "pocket reference" ............ it appears that page 412 is not even halfway through the book!
Must be a different edition than my old one. Page 412 is fine thread carbon steel bolt info. Firewood in mine is page 330. 768 pages total. Lord knows I need all the help with knowledge that can be placed at my fingertips because as my screen name shows when I am doing things I usually look pretty green and at times dumb as a stick.
