I have never cut or burnt Basswood for firewood. However one fell right beside the road so I cut some rounds just to see what it was like and add it to my list of species burnt. It was light colored straight grain and split easily. I know it is near the bottom on the BTU charts, just wondering if anyone has had any experience burning it. Figure it is slated for starter or campfire wood.
Dries quickly, burns good. Not a lot of heat, but great shoulder season wood. Leaves fair amount of ashes. I would keep it.
Just like theburtman says, it dries and burns quickly. It leaves more ash than you'd expect, but it's just fine for shoulder season wood. I sunny go out of my way for it, but I've had several fall across my trails in the woods, and I had to clear it. They were pretty large, so they added up to a decent amount of wood. It's straight grained, so it splits well.
Splits easily, dries fast and burns great. Not much in terms of btu's. Makes good kindling too. I'd keep it. Have some rounds of it myself waiting to be split from a score last month.
I've burned it several times. When I was a kid we burned quite a bit after clearing a fence/ditch row.
Had 3-10”-12” basswood trees in the way for the new carriage house, so they got added to the firewood pile. Figured I would make kindling with them, cause it seemed like a waste to pile them in the woods to rot. Checked with a friend who carves ducks, and he’s in for about 6’ of trunk sawn into a cant. Glad to know others have burned it.
A former worker use to burn it. He carved fish out of it and used a home brewed burner to put the scales on them.
I use it exclusively for kindling. It lights with a match when dry. I fill my kindling "silo" with scraps of basswood from my sawmill.
My husband is friends with a Champion bird carver (it was a Loon) , he taught him a couple birds, they bought $$$ kiln dried basswood blocks to carve a birds out of. Seemed lucrative to sell the blocks.
Burn it if you got it. I buried a bunch in our raised beds because it rots so fast and holds moisture.
I know a guy who carved utensils out of Basswood. It did look and have the feel of good carving wood.
One of my former wood customers had asked if I ever cut basswood to make some shorter logs for him as his carving club would buy them. I messaged him last year when I scored some and no response so it became firewood. Do you know what size and the going rate is for rounds etc? EDIT: OMG!!! I just turned a fortune in firewood! Report this item to Etsy Only 3 left and in 5 carts Price:$110.95 Basswood Log, One Count, About 14 Inches Long by 10 Inches Diameter BringOutdoorsIndoors 5 out of 5 stars Arrives soon! Get it by Apr 5-11 if you order today Pay in 4 installments of $27.73. Klarna. Star Seller. This seller consistently earned 5-star reviews, shipped on time, and replied quickly to any messages they received. Handmade Materials: bass wood, basswood One basswood log, about 14 inches long and around 10 inches (give or take 1/2 inch) diameter. Basswood is excellent for any carving or woodworking project. The log you receive may not be the same one shown in the picture. Custom sizes or bulk pricing are available, contact me for information! Order today to get by Free shipping Ships from Eland, WI Etsy offsets carbon emissions from shipping and packaging on this purchase. Etsy Purchase Protection: Shop confidently on Etsy knowing if something goes wrong with an order, we've got your back for all eligible purchases — see program terms Bryson Bernarde Owner of BringOutdoorsIndoors Follow shop Message Bryson This seller usually responds within a few hours. Related searches
Gosh I'm sorry Brad, it was a couple decades ago for the price but I recall it being like $30 for the block and shipping wasn't cheap either. The block was ~10"x18x6. That was for a Mallard, the Loon block was bigger.
I just emailed a turner I know asking about them. I could beat Etsy's price for sure. There are some basswood tree's in my woods.
