About Wood...

[vinoscooter]

Tis the season for this kind of thing...I have no idea where it comes from...Might of have even been posted on the forum before? It was on my old puter that I haven't used for over a year...Enjoy...

These hardwoods burn well and slowly,
Ash, beech, hawthorn oak and holly.
Softwoods flare up quick and fine,
Birch, fir, hazel, larch and pine.
Elm and willow you'll regret,
Chestnut green and sycamore wet


Beechwood fires are bright and clear
If the logs are kept a year.
Chestnut's only good, they say,
If for long 'tis laid away.
But Ash new or Ash old
Is fit for a queen with crown of gold.


Birch and fir logs bum too fast
Blaze up bright and do not last.
It is by the Irish said
Hawthom bakes the sweetest bread.
Elm wood bums like churchyard mould,
E ' en the very flames are cold.
But Ash green or Ash brown
Is fit for a queen with golden crown.


Poplar gives a bitter smoke,
Fills your eyes and makes you choke.
Apple wood will scent your room
With an incense like perfume.
Oaken logs. if dry and old.
Keep away the winter's cold.
But Ash wet or Ash dry
A king shall warm his slippers by


Beechwood logs burn bright and clear,
If the wood is kept a year
Store your Beech for Christmas-tide,
With new-cut holly laid aside
Chestnut's only good, they say
If for years it's stored away
Birch and Fir wood burn too fast,
Blaze too bright, and do not last
Flames from larch will shoot up high,
And dangerously the sparks will fly....
But Ashwood green,
And Ashwood brown
Are fit for Queen with golden crown.


Oak logs will warm you well
That are old and dry
Logs of pine will sweetly smell
But the sparks will fly
Birch logs will burn too fast
Chestnut scarce at all sir
Hawthorn logs are good to last
That are cut well in the fall sir
Holly logs will burn like wax
You could burn them green
Elm logs burn like smouldering flax
With no flame to be seen
Beech logs for winter time
Yew logs as well sir
Green elder logs it is a crime
For any man to sell sir


Beechwood fires burn bright and clear
If the logs are kept a year
Store your beech for Christmastide
With new holly laid beside
Chestnuts only good they say
If for years tis stayed away
Birch and firwood burn too fast
Blaze too bright and do not last
Flames from larch will shoot up high
Dangerously the sparks will fly
But Ashwood green and Ashwood brown
Are fit for a Queen with a golden crown

Oaken logs, if dry and old
Keep away the winters cold
Poplar gives a bitter smoke
Fills your eyes and makes you choke
Elmwood burns like churchyard mould
Even the very flames burn cold
Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread
So it is in Ireland said
Applewood will scent the room
Pears wood smells like a flower in bloom
But Ashwood wet and Ashwood dry
A King may warm his slippers by.


Pear logs and apple logs
They will scent your room
And cherry logs across the dogs
They smell like flowers of broom
But Ash logs smooth and grey
Buy them green or old, sir
And buy up all that come your way
They're worth their weight in gold sir


Logs to Burn, Logs to burn, Logs to burn,
Logs to save the coal a turn,
Here's a word to make you wise,
When you hear the woodman's cries.


Never heed his usual tale,
That he has good logs for sale,
But read these lines and really learn,
The proper kind of logs to burn.


Oak logs will warm you well,
If they're old and dry.
Larch logs of pine will smell,
But the sparks will fly.


Beech logs for Christmas time,
Yew logs heat well.
"Scotch" logs it is a crime,
For anyone to sell.


Birch logs will burn too fast,
Chestnut scarce at all.
Hawthorn logs are good to last,
If you cut them in the fall.


Holly logs will burn like wax,
You should burn them green,
Elm logs like smouldering flax,
No flame to be seen.


Pear logs and apple logs,
They will scent your room,
Cherry logs across the dogs,
Smell like flowers in bloom


But ash logs, all smooth and grey,
Burn them green or old;
Buy up all that come your way,
They're worth their weight in gold.

[purplepickup]

The author sure likes ash doesn't he?

I just came in from the shop where I burn wood and I've got oak, ash, beech, elm, apple, pear, locust, hickory, hard and soft maple, cherry, mulberry, poplar, and some spruce. Like in the poem, each has it's own character..and uses. I like locust the best on the below zero nights. You can't beat the smell of apple or hickory smoke tho. I burn wood in the house in real cold weather too.

Here's a load of oak I split a couple of weeks ago.


And here's my shop's woodshed ready for another winter.

[vinoscooter]

(I like locust the best on the below zero nights)

My favorite also... in cold weather..Seems like it lasts, keeps a fire...Lets a person catch a few winks...before re-stoking...4 years ago I put in natural gas...After an injury doing the wood chores were tuff..Ive never mised anything more than my wood burner,w/oven,bun warmer...Still gather,cut & chop wood when I can.Just because I can,when I can..Most is givin away...for folks that need it. Winter's are cold here...9 F right now..At times ill go out set up a small wood burner, make a pot of purked coffee..throw a shot of rum...Friends drop by...Good times...Wood burners..One of man's best friends...Gathering, spliting, Part of the total wood enjoyment package,Happy holiday"s..Vinoscooter

[asianflava]

Down here a wood pile like that would be termite heaven. Don't know bout up there but down here I was warned not to have wood near the house (including mulch) or you risk giving out an invitation.

[madjack]

Down here a wood pile like that would be termite heaven. Don't know bout up there but down here I was warned not to have wood near the house (including mulch) or you risk giving out an invitation.

...same here...a wood pile like that would cause you to lose that back wall inna year or two...the extermination co's, especially the ones that do the yearly thing, would not warrant their work in a situation like that...they won't ever doit if you have a lotta vegetation(flower beds) right up against the house...and that's for termites...don't even get started on the fire ants
madjack

[purplepickup]

I've had the woodshed there for 25 years without any termite or carpenter ant problems so far. I'm probably lucky. It's so handy where it is because the woodstove is just inside that door so I've put off moving it.

You guys are right tho, it isn't smart to have it there. Even tho the pests aren't a problem in this area I don't want to be the first to have them. You've just motivated me to pour a concrete pad out away from the shop and move it...in the spring when it's empty.
Thanks for putting another thing on my "to do" list.

[madjack]

Thanks for putting another thing on my "to do" list.

...your more than welcome...anytime we can perform a PSA, it is a plus ..........................................

[vinoscooter]

My brother moved from here to N. carolina last summer. first thing he went out a bought a wood burner..& was told about critter problems...He found a source for glue logs...(presto logs)...Deliveredd by the pallet...Works for him...they said termite's..don't seem to mess w/them..So he still enjoys the burner...Keeps a little pile of natural wood away from the house...Adds it in once in a while...Take care enjoy your fire when & where ya can... 4 F here last night..Dog tangled w/ a coyote this mourning...She's fine..My nerves are shot..chasing them around,colder than a tounge on a iced up pole out there..The yote's will try to lure dogs around here away from the house,acting like they just want to play...then a couple more close in for a Dog Meal...vinoscooter..

[purplepickup]

That's why I fenced in a part of my yard. Not to keep Murphy in, but to keep the coyotes out. The neighbors lost a little fufu dog recently. We think it was probably coyotes. There have been sightings of cougars around here too.