I have a line on some doug fir, 10" up to about 2 ft in diameter or a bit bigger. I brought some home and it burns well, at least right now. The temps are just above freezing with rain/snow and the doug fir takes the chill out nicely. I like how easy it lights. It's totally different than hardwood (oak, maple, ash, locust, elm, etc...) Those of you who burn it a lot, how do you like it and when do you burn it? How would you compare it to the hardwoods listed above? The supply is huge, so I might get several semi loads if the response is favorable. I would mill the best stuff and burn the rest.
It's my favorite wood from what's available to me in No. Cal. Burns clean with little ash and good heat.
If you can get it for a good price, I wouldn’t hesitate. If you have space, get a lot. It’s not a hardwood but it’s good stuff. Probably closest to maple and ash. I will supplement with our white oak on the really cold nights but it will hold its own with no trouble. A 12+ hour overnight burn is routine in our Lopi stove on weekends or when I’m home, 6-8 hour burns were common in the Fisher stuffed to the gills. Owl
It’s 95% of what I burn. Very little ash. That’s about all we have here since the pine beetle epidemic that started over 20 years ago.
I love it more than any other wood I have ever burned including hardwoods in the south. We have much much more dense Doug fir than the pacific northwest. I'd pile it up if I lived in central Wisconsin. Smells unbelievably good too.
The load I had was awesome I wish I could find more. Id def put it about even with Ash as was already mentioned.
Is $20/ton good? Some is millable and some isn't. Looks like some of it is newer and some has been sitting for several years.
So long as it isn't rotting or getting punky and spongey that sounds like an unmitigated great price. Just to clarify.... $20 a ton or $200 a ton?
Doug does most of our heating! Helped along with some Madrone, Cherry and a few others. Easy to light, less ash than many or even most hardwoods. Moderately good BTU's like upper middle of the pack. Seasons fairly quickly. Be aware that Doug has a wide range of densities. Here in the Pacific NW, Large, Old Second growth is very heavy and tight grained. Medium sized yard trees maybe not so much. I could be happy with nothing to burn but Doug Fir!
I would be all over that price point. If you go for it, I'm sure you could understand we'd all love pictures!
As the others have said, if it's in good condition, you may want to try it out. Imo it's great stuff!
Doug Fir is gooder wood. Like others have said if it’s not all punky it’s a good deal at that price for sure.
I got some! This load was $100. The longest pole is 40'. I'm going to try milling some trusses out of the 40' and 22' pieces. I'm burning some right now and burned some last night too. Got the house pretty hot real fast.
Some of these have been sitting for several years, and some have an inch or two of softer wood on the outside, but they seem pretty solid.
Pole mill scraps and rejects? At 20 per ton, that’s below pulp prices and I would jump on that as much as I could. Happy burning, you like it. Owl
