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" Uglies "

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by bogydave, Nov 5, 2016.

  1. bogydave

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    Not near as many " uglies " from this wood
    Much better , straighter trees
    Less rotten / hollow centers
    Good wood for the fire-pit in a year or so :)

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    Sounds like better wood at your new spot! That's a bonus! :thumbs:
     
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    look more like smalls and leftovers

    my uglies look like they were tortured at Gitmo
     
  4. bogydave

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    LOL
     
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    Yea
    A longer drive but it's better wood
    A Good trade off
     
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    Ha, mine too :D splits like those in the pic go right in the stacks
     
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  7. bogydave

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    Yea, pic not doing justice, stack would fall over if theses were in it :)
     
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    I should have guessed that though:)
     
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  9. bogydave

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    I put lots of marginal stuff in the big stack
    , can screen it out when it goes to the shed next Aug
    Or
    Use it if needed
     
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    Well, my stacks aren't as pretty as yours and I'm not as organized either
     
  11. bogydave

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    Yea,
    But

    Your stacks have more BTUs & variety
    I have birch
     
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    Seems kind of easy though, you know what you're going to burn.

    I have so many decisions to make before I load the stove:)
    Inside temperature, outside temperature, wind speed, barometric pressure, how hot a fire do I want, how long do I want it to last, what time do I want to reload, then have to remember where the heck the wood is that I decided to burn:whistle::smoke::D;)
     
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    LOL
    Yea, I burn birch,
    Just have to decide how much to load :)
     
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    Does birch have more BTUs than red alder?
     
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    That.....was.....a.......lot......to.....digest.........:faint::rofl: :lol:
    :fire:
    :thumbs:
     
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    I did a search " Red alder BTU"

    Alaska Birch BTU is higher than Red Alder for what I could find.

    Red alder ranges from 14.8 Mil BTU/cord to 19.5 Mil BTU/cord
    Alaska birch has 23.6 Mil BTU/cord
    Areas & climate effect the growth & density of various trees. Not sure why such a wide range on Alder
    Paper birch in the lower 48 rates lower BTU than Alaska birch. ?

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    Looks like a win-win on the new harvesting spot, Dave! Speaking of uglies, you should've seen the two 4' oak stumps I split up yesterday......enough uglies to heap up an 8' truck bed........
     
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    The red alder here grows like a weed and its life span is only about 30 years. Once dry, it burns fairly clean but quickly. It can be horrible to split by hand because of the knots from all the branches. In some places, it is used for furniture making.

    I just asked because your stacks have a similar look to stacks of alder.
     
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    That's interesting cause your birch looks like my white paper birch.. which is listed in the resources as 20 mbtu per cord.. I wonder if your birch is more dense due to growing cycles.. as to your uglies I am laughing.. they would have been stacked by me but my stack are ugly compared to your Dave trust me!
     
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    I wish my uglies looked that good. I'm my own worst enemy, I just can't throw away BTU's. Besides the OWB isn't picky on what goes in it. IMG_20161106_121430931.jpg
     
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