tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344166141686405278.post3120051102354021358..comments2013-06-18T22:53:15.515-06:00Comments on The Jack Creek Coyles: FirewoodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344166141686405278.post-17468615625489400232010-08-20T07:13:56.974-06:002010-08-20T07:13:56.974-06:00That's what I'm talking about! A great old...That's what I'm talking about! A great old story, some sound advice, and a wise recommendation. Thanks for the quality follow up comment Todd!Ed Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06172587823551380227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344166141686405278.post-8671598181974322992010-08-20T07:07:22.345-06:002010-08-20T07:07:22.345-06:00Good post, Ed!
I remember one year (back when I u...Good post, Ed!<br /><br />I remember one year (back when I used a woodstove in the living room for most of my heat) buying 11 cords of log lengths of hardwood. The flatbed wouldn't fit through the driveway opening into the back yard, so I had them dumped in my front yard in Fairfield. Sawed and split them right there and all the oldtimers in the neighborhood tottered by and reminisced (kind of like I'm doing here).<br /><br />There's a big debate online about using softwood in a woodstove and its creosote buildup and the risk of chimney fires. The old wisdom is to not use pine except for kindling, but there's a theory that it's not the pitch in the wood but the water content that causes a creosote buildup.<br /><br />Whatever advice you choose to follow, use well seasoned wood and have a chimney fire killer handy. I had one chimney fire in eight or ten years of using the woodstove (despite annual cleanings) and it was scary, scary. Sounded like a semi truck was accelerating down the flue. Luckily I had a perfectly tight installation, shut the stove totally down and the fire smothered itself without immolating the house and its resident.Toddhttp://citysportspics.comnoreply@blogger.com