How do you burn fresh cut timber? Is there a certain amount of days where the gases are right?

Answer 1

let it dry out or get a fire going with seasoned lumber and once it good and hot throw in the new. If it's pine or hemlock etc. it contains an oil that will light right up.

Answer 2

Fresh-cut timber is full of sap. It's called "green wood." If you are thinking of using it for stovewood, it needs to season for 6 months to a year to dry out to the point where it has heat value (BTUs). Burning green wood in your stove or fireplace will not only give off little heat, it will fill your chimney with creosote and predispose you for a chimney fire.

Answer 3

Not the best idea burning fresh cut,but you can if you have a very hot fire already going. Don't burn fresh in a fireplace or wood burner, it will plug up a chimney and can cause a chimney fire.

Answer 4

Wood should be seasoned for 9 months to a year depending on the wood. If you need to burn it freshly, burn it on top of seasoned wood.