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How to Season Firewood and Keep it Dry
How to Season Firewood Firewood develops cracks, called checks, as it dries. If you buy or cut your wood green, you will need to dry it in order for it to burn more efficiently and safely. Learning how...
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What is the Best Firewood to Burn?
The best firewood to burn will depend on what you are trying to accomplish. I often hear people ask, “what is the best firewood to burn”? There are differences between the way different types of wood...
View ArticleHow To Make Sure You Always Have Dry Firewood
I hear it a lot from firewood buyers, it is hard to find a good reliable source of dry firewood in the area. It is an all too common story. People say they order wood from someone who assures them it...
View ArticleCord of Firewood Prices and The Real Cost of A Cord of Wood
Firewood prices can vary greatly depending on your location and the type of wood you are buying. It will also depend on what type of cord is being sold. When comparing the cost of a cord of wood, you...
View ArticleDifference Between a Cord of Split and Unsplit Firewood
I sometimes get asked what the difference is between the amount of wood in a cord of split vs unsplit wood, or larger vs smaller split pieces. Or how to measure a cord of wood that is not split. The...
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Cover Your Firewood With Metal Roofing
If you don’t have a shed or other structure to store your firewood under to keep it dry, a simple way to keep your firewood dry is to cover it with metal roofing, sometimes called tin roofing. One of...
View ArticleSoaking Wood Chips for Smoking and Grilling
There is a lot of debate about soaking wood chips for smoking and wood chunks for grilling. Soaking the wood in water can help keep the wood from catching on fire and helps to make the wood last...
View ArticleDoes Burning Softwood Cause Creosote in a Chimney
I have read a lot of articles about how you should never burn softwoods because they will cause creosote to build up in your chimney, and if you do your house will likely burn down. The idea is that...
View ArticleHow Much is a Cord of Wood?
When people often ask me “how much is a cord of wood?”, I have discovered that some are asking how much wood is in a cord, while others are asking how much a cord of wood costs. You can find out how...
View ArticleToo Much Charcoal Building Up in a Wood Stove
Most of us appreciate wood that makes a nice bed of coals when it burns. But sometimes you can get too much of a good thing. I once had an EPA certified wood stove with a small firebox that had this...
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