Looking for the Best Firewood?

Are you a Firewood Texas consumer who wants the best wood to burn? To help you make the best choice, we will list the finest categories of wood to use as firewood .They is classed into low, medium and high heat values. We will also share a couple of tips on burning wood.

Why do some varieties of firewood burn better than others? It depends on two things that are, the water content of the wood and its density. Firewood that is thick and dry will burn better and produce more heat than the less dense and drier types. It is because of this factor that hardwoods tend to make better firewood compared to softwoods. This is because hardwoods are denser than softwoods.

The Firewood that has High heat value requires between 200 to 250 gallons of combustible oil per cord. They include American beech, Apple, Ironwood, Mesquite, Red oak, Shagbark hickory , Sugar maple, White ash, White oak and Yellow birch.

The Medium heat range consumes between 150 to 200 gallons of combustible oil per cord. Firewood of this category consists of American elm, Black cherry, Douglas fir, Red maple, Silver maple, Tamarack and White birch.

Finally, we have firewood of a low heat value( consume between 100 to 150 gallons of combustible fuel per cord) They consist of Aspen, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Lodgepole pine, Red alder, Redwood, Sitka spruce, Western red cedar and White pine.

Now here are a few tips on burning firewood promised to you earlier:

• A cord consists of how much wood? A cord consists of the standard estimate of the quantity of piled wood. A cord of wood has quantities of stacked wood measuring 128 cubic feet. A cord is designed in piles of units of 4 feet width, 4 feet height, and 8 feet length (4' * 4' *8'). Because of the air space between the piles of wood, the quantity of real wood contained in a cord can comprise of actual units between 70 to 90 cubic feet.
• A “face cord” or “rick” of wood: A cord is usually composed of some piles of wood. A "rick" or "face cord" refers to each pile of a cord. A rick usually measures between 4 feet height and 8 feet length. A rick width depends on the individual length of each piece of firewood. Due to the ranges in width, a rick could consist of a quarter, half of a cord.
• Heat Value: It is a reference to the levels of heat wood produces when burned. Heat value ranges depending on the wood type. A cord of wood that has “high heat value” gives off heat that matches that made when you burn 200 to 250 gallons of combustible fuel.
• Cutting wood: Freshly cut Wood contains 50 per cent moisture. It must be dried to drain the moisture content to a level of 20 to 25 per cent before you burn it. Wood that has 25 per cent moisture content is green or wet. You should not burn it in a wood stove or fire-place.
• Splitting wood: It is easier to split wet wood than dry wood. You must split the wood into chunks and piles to avoid the rain. Do this for six months average to properly dry it.
• Seasoning firewood: As the firewood burns, if it produces steam bubbles or hisses at the grain end, this is a sign it is wet or green. You have to season the wood that is, dry it for a longer time before proceeding to burn. Well-seasoned firewood contains dark ends with splits or cracks that are visible. It is generally light in weight and produces a sharp ‘ clink’ as you strike two pieces against each other.
• Burning Pine: You should reduce the quantities of pine you burn. Because this is a resinous softwood.
• Buy Local: You should only buy from local sources. Purchasing and transporting firewood from other places might not only be inappropriate, but it can also be illegal. Moving firewood from place to place boosts the possibilities of the spread of diseases and pests.

Now there you have it for the best firewood to burn.