abwsco Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Newish neighbours are having a lovely old apple tree taken down as well as some others - don't know why but they're odd Anyway, collared the tree surgeon and I'm getting all the wood apart from the thin branches. Best bit is that if he keeps his word I'll be getting all logs from his jobs as he currently has to pay to tip them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I would have thought that all tree surgeons would have a sideline of selling logs, with the upsurge in woodburners there should be a goldmine of a sideline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 I would have thought that all tree surgeons would have a sideline of selling logs, with the upsurge in woodburners there should be a goldmine of a sideline. That's what I thought as well but he's a one man band in an unwritten van. No-one else has ever asked him he said. Seems happy to give them away to save his tipping fees. Fingers crossed for future free supplies but there's a good stack there for me now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Thats great news Apple wood is supposed to smell nice as well, although I can't say I've ever really noticed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Thats great news Apple wood is supposed to smell nice as well, although I can't say I've ever really noticed Must remember to post back next year although I doubt I will -lol. Also got a wheelie bin full of a holly tree. Can have a huge conifer as well but that gets mixed reviews for burning so have said no to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 You have reminded me that we have some Eucalyptus wood from the tree that we took down at the end of last winter because the frost had pretty much finished it off. We have plenty of logs and other wood at the moment, but we will have to cut the eucalyptus up and use that next winter, should smell nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 You have reminded me that we have some Eucalyptus wood from the tree that we took down at the end of last winter because the frost had pretty much finished it off. We have plenty of logs and other wood at the moment, but we will have to cut the eucalyptus up and use that next winter, should smell nice. Liz, we've got some Eucyalptus cut up and seasoning from our tree. Seemed a lot of Eucalyptus died last year. Ours is growing again from the bottom though as it was only the top of ours that had died Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 You were lucky to get the wood. The tree surgeons round here usually take the wood away as they sell it on. When friends got their trees chopped they had loads of people asking for the wood....I was in there sharpish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Well done! I am always wombling free wood - I had the eucalyptus pruned rather severely last autumn and the logs are stacked beside the woodpile with a date on them so that I know when they are ready to burn. I also have a pile of architectural timber and pallets from a neighbour's building work - just need to sort the tension on the chainsaw and get cutting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Conifer is not brilliant, but it will still burn. It's worth having a mixture of different types of wood to get a good fire, I always burn joinery/pallet/old furniture type of wood, along with logs. I've just offered to remove several pallets from my friend's front garden (Me: 'Does Pete want to find a home for those?' Her: 'I've got no idea, but I'D like him to find a home for them!') they are awkward to cut up, but they'll eke out my rapidly-diminishing log stack. So far this winter my woodburner has consumed a broken futon, a pine double bed and a couple of old doors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I had an impressive find among the old joists I've been burning; I noticed when cutting them up that a few had bits of ironmongery sticking out - 1cm square 'bolts' which stuck about 2cm out of the wood. When I burned them, they turned out to be 5" long, pointed steel 'nails', very heavy duty and impressive. I have kept them to use as bradawls when I'm doing a bit of carpentry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Just a quick q. Do we cut it up into smaller pieces as soon as possible or leave it to dry out a bit. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I would season it as logs, because it will split down much more easily when it has dried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 I would season it as logs, because it will split down much more easily when it has dried. Thanks Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
