Fire Wood

[greatwhite]

Iron wood

Nothing compares to the radiant heat put out by a woodstove stuffed full of maple.

[longpointer]

I have Ironwood growing on the property that I let the Maple Syrup Man harvest a bit of so he can get some sleep at night. LoL ! That stuff burns hot and long ! No doubt the price will go up from 60 bucks a FC but most guys selling firewood around me are at 70 bucks for what I think is a small FC, needless to say it's all Ash as everyone in Norfolk County is cleaning out their woodlots of all the dead stuff. Just over the past Winter I see more blowdown and Widowmakers back in the 40 acres of woods then you can shake your chainsaw at ! Hope we have a dry Fall so I can get at it. So true about having a fireplace, the warmth, the smell, the ambiance. Hats off to you Joe Pa ! 88 years and still chopping ?

[Gilroy]

Iron wood

I would not burn a pile in a wood stove as it would probably overheat the stove and you end up with damage and warping to the brackets.
Putting in a couple of pieces would be OK along with some other species, Ironwood needs a couple of years to dry out as its pretty hard to split by hand.

[greatwhite]

Oh I know threw in a load once and the pipe turned red.

I would not burn a pile in a wood stove as it would probably overheat the stove and you end up with damage and warping to the brackets.
Putting in a couple of pieces would be OK along with some other species, Ironwood needs a couple of years to dry out as its pretty hard to split by hand.