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Sycamore

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by oppirs, Jan 17, 2014.

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  1. oppirs

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    Thx for all your reply's. It a down tree not in anyone way. I could get better, ash,maple,cherry,or throned locust. Just wonder if it was worth it? So you rock in saving me time and effort.
     
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    Yeah, you have better options. That's a good thing.
     
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    90' 2.5 feet diam. at base. wish it was an oak. Hate to this have this as near value of Cottonwood. What a waste.
     
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    I'm glad that we had 1.8 cord of Hemlock & Pine ready for this years heating season, it's been a cold winter so it saved us from burning some better wood early, if you have the room, why not.

    You can always mix it with some better wood.
     
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    Maybe buck it up and sell it cheap?….
     
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    http://www.chimneysweeponline.com/howood.htm great for BTU ratings
    http://thelograck.com/firewood_rating_chart.html gives more info about difficulty to split etc.
     
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    If it were me, I'd go for the cherry first. But that does not mean sycamore is not good wood; just tough splitting.
     
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  8. oppirs

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    I won't go for it (sycamore) Since I can procure other better types of wood. Again THX for all your input on Sycamore.
     
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