MikeInMa I do not think it is worth the effort to ship it across the Atlantic to you The common way to get rid of spruce wood is to sell it as raw material for paper production but it's not so much money in that. The other option is to chip it an sell to a powerplant. We do get some money for wood chips in Sweden. But then I need to get the whole tree out from the forest in one piece. And it's not that much money to it. In Sweden it is only some forest owners with wood stoves or boilers that are willing to burn it. It's half the BTUs compared to oak so no one are willing to pay for it. So that is why I asked. I want to do something with it.
I got motivated to get back to the forest today after reading all your nice words. So I showed you a few wood pile a get in the forest a few posts ago. I haven't put the time to handle it as I should but now after 3 years laying above ground on a sunny place in the forest I started So I think this will be a trailer My dog didn't like the day in the forest as much The white stuff on the ground is a flower I believe is called wood anemone in english.
Welcome to FHC Chris from Sweden. You'll like it here. We like dogs, beer and pics. A lot of knowledge people here who are willing to share.
Man it is a nice drying time in Sweden right now. Around 50 degrees Fahrenheit and around 20-25 mile per hour of wind. The humidity in the air is really low. Unfortunately it's not full jet. But I getting there.
Today the kids in school hade field day out in the beautiful nature. So I decided I needed one as well. So a lite cutting in my stack in the forest A lot of the green stuff on the ground is a plant that smells like onion and you can use it as such as well. So my boots smells onion now. Back at the house I did some splitting and stacking. I filled my trailer but here it's almost empty. The pile is almost full. I aim at 10 cubic meters. That's around 2,67 cords.
Really nice pictures Chris from Sweden, you set yourself up as a great member already! Welcome! And thank you for your lore and explanation of the stove. Sounds like a cozy operation and a well insulated house for a place that gets usually cold winters. Looking forward to more of your stacks and stories to come!
Welcome aboard Chris from Sweden Nice pics that you're posting for us "lazy readers" Just as a lot of other members have told you about their experiences with Swedes, so will I. Back in the 70's, I had a girlfriend of Swedish descent. She must have been hot as she was always taking her clothing off when we were together.
Swedish girls are beautiful Speaking of lore. My dad grow up in my house and when he was old enough he bought a house with exactly the same type of stove and same type of chimney. So over 70 years he burn in that type of stove. But I teach him about burning wood not the other way around. I am a member in this club to get to to know as much as possible and hopefully I can teach some as well. When it comes to insulation. I am not going into details. But one thing I still haven't figured out are that for the first 20-30 days when we live in the house I burn as much and hard as I can. When I burned in the stove for 20-30 days it's like someone pressed a button and all I need to do is to just look at the stove and it's to hot in the house. Maybe it's because all the timber and clay is finally warm and maybe it's because the chimney that's about 60 square feet at the base are fully warm.
That's exactly it in my opinion. Even items like wood floors, furniture, kitchen counter tops and tiled bathrooms will hold heat. Many people still turn their thermostats up and down during the day and night. I find leaving at one temp is much more efficient for the same reason you are experiencing. On occasion it may have to get bumped up a bit during heavy wind days. Humidity control will also be a factor.
Holland Dell Thanks. Man, i never thought of humidity. That is probably a big factor of the reason it is like pressing a button after 20-30 days. Probably it is also slightly to high moisture content in the construction that dries after those days. I need to buy a hydrometer.
Today I was going through a swedish version of craigslist. I found an ad that was online since April 22. Four oaks for free. Fyra stycken stora ekar skänkes säljes i Skövde - Blocket And if you don't want the trouble cut it down and take care of the branches, here is a ad for Norwegian sprouse for free. It has beenon the market since April 1: Ved säljes i Lidköping - Blocket So I guess what I want to say is everyone with equipment and knowledge in Sweden has more firewood than they need. I do not going to touch it either.
