My neighbor finally had someone cut down a Cedar tree he's been BiTc#!ng about for 2 years yesterday, so he asked me if I want the bigger stuff. I've only put very small pieces in the Fisher occasionally in the past. Anyone burn it regularly? Is it fairly decent? Most of my hoards are Maple and the occasional Oak. They chipped up the rest of the tree, this is it.
It makes excellent kinlin...no way would I put more than a piece or two in a load though...stuff burns HOT! My 2 ¢...
I am wondering the same thing. I have some rounds of cedar that I am debating on what to do with. Outdoor firewood, cut up into smaller pieces and kindling, or have some regular sized pieces for shoulder season?
I burn some, and have several really good sized rounds that I need to go get gathered up from a job that I helped with this summer. The rounds are big enough that I want to split it into thinner squares and use them to “shingle” a holz hausen I got planned. Most of the cedar around here is pretty branchy, hence tough to split. I wouldn’t consider it by hand. That looks like an easy score, grab it and try it, then you’ll know
I ran a few loads through my stove last year, always mixed with other stuff. As mentioned before, it does burn very hot (and fast). I really liked it when I was starting a fire in a cold stove. A few splits of it on the bottom, some tinder, and some "top shelf" wood on top. It wouldn't take long to be off to the races.
OMG that wouldve made some nice lumber! Since buzz-saw got his mill running weve sent some cedar logs through it and they are gorgeous. Hard to come by in long log form here. Ive taken cedar logs like that and made kindling. Ive burned some that were too big.
Same here, I had a bit of it last year and just mixed it in with other woods. I like to use that and pine to get the stove going, get's the stove heated up quick.
Well, this is good information to know. All the years I've been burning, I never came across a Cedar that I wanted or needed. This just happens to be next door to my home and dumped in the yard. As stated, I've had the occasional piece here and there but never this amount. Who knows, I may never use it! We may be in New Hampshire by the time it's seasoned! I think I'll split it up fairly small for some starting wood.
We burned some when I was a kid. It burns like pine - fast and hot. Some was old fence posts and rails. Some was leftovers from making new fence posts and rails. If you've never burned pine and you're not sure how much control you have on input air on the low end I would recommend starting with small fires of it. To experiment.
Interesting looking cedar. What species of cedar is it? We have Western red cedar and western yellow cedar (sometimes called yellow cypress) here. Neither have that deep red heartwood.
I have some cedar here that I burn from time to time. Like others have said it burns more like pine and so I would use it just like you would any pine that you might come across.
I couldn't tell ya! It's the only cedar around here that I know of. I only know it as swamp cedar, But I'm sure it maybe Eastern cedar of such, that's all I've ever heard it called around here.
Noodle those suckahs, then bag the noodles up in fancy lil satchels to sell as closet "aromatics". Could split up small to sell as "fire starter/kinlin" kits too...
Whenever we have western red cedar my wife likes me to buck up some short pieces so we can put some in our closets and drawers for the nice smell. We also put it in the basement under furniture to ward off the odd creepy crawly. I only use it as kindling when I feel the urge to go get it but wood storage space for me is at a premium so I dont have any at the moment. My son likes splitting the stuff as he calls it ego wood due to the straight grain.
I, like others use it for kindling, and splits in my clothes bins. My experience is it is really pops and throws sparks too, so be prepared in an open fire.
I would have no issues burning a firebox full of that stuff......like I have done with pine and BL in the past. Don't have any issues what-so-ever.
