Burning Properties of Different Types of Wood?
Selecting proper wood for burning can be rewarding if you know how and what to select and disappointing if you don't. Different types of wood have different properties such how easy it will ignite (ignition), how well and for how long it will burn when it turn into coals (coaling), how sparking it is, how it smells (aroma), and of course how much heat it will produce (heat output). All this qualities are outlined in the table below for some popular types of wood.
Keep in mind, that you would probably be getting green wood and it should take you another half a year to properly dry it – only well dried wood will give you maximum heat output and easiness to use.
As you should know better now burning properties of different types of wood, you might be interested in having a look at the wood stoves – the best place to apply you newly gained knowledge.
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Keep in mind, that you would probably be getting green wood and it should take you another half a year to properly dry it – only well dried wood will give you maximum heat output and easiness to use.
|
Wood Type |
Ignition |
Coaling |
Sparks |
Aroma |
Heat Output |
|
Apple |
Poor |
Excellent |
Few |
Excellent |
Medium |
|
Ash |
Moderate |
Good |
Few |
Slight |
Medium |
|
Beech |
Poor |
Good |
Few |
Slight |
High |
|
Birch |
Good |
Good |
Moderate |
Slight |
Medium |
|
Cherry |
Poor |
Excellent |
Few |
Excellent |
Medium |
|
Cedar |
Excellent |
Poor |
Many |
Good |
Low |
|
Elm |
Moderate |
Good |
Very few |
Strong |
Medium |
|
Hemlock |
Good |
Moderate |
Many |
Good |
Low |
|
Hickory |
Moderate |
Excellent |
Moderate |
Slight |
High |
|
Locusts |
Poor |
Excellent |
Very few |
Slight |
High |
|
Maple |
Poor |
Excellent |
Few |
Good |
High |
|
Oak |
Poor |
Excellent |
Few |
Strong |
High |
|
Pine |
Excellent |
Poor |
Moderate |
Good |
Low |
As you should know better now burning properties of different types of wood, you might be interested in having a look at the wood stoves – the best place to apply you newly gained knowledge.
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