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Hi,
we up here in Canada split the Wood rigth in the
cold winter,when everything is hard frozen.It takes half the efford to due the
job!The hardes Maple,Birch,Ash and Oak splits very well wth a simple strike of
an Axe.
Elm is an other thing,almost not splittable by hand
since the crossgrain holds the Fibres very good together,but Elm (dry) burns
very well and leafs almost no Ashes.
The cathegorys of softwood and hardwoods are
basically wrong in Context,as it was mentionned before,Larch or Tamarack ist a
very hard pinacaea(confere)Tree and should therefore not be classified as
softwood!
Larch is one of the northern hemisphere best Wood
for construction and in northamerica not commercialized becaus it was to havy to
float (in the old Times) and for american constuction not suitible becaus to
hard to nail.
I am working on a project to build prefab
doublewalled Loghomes from Larch.
Larchwood is very decayresistent and therefore
suitible to build chemicalfree houses sinze the wood will be treatet with
Linseedoil only.
The Concept of my project is standing,there are
only a few minor hurdles to finalize it.
Oh and to add,i know of houses built from Larchwood
with more than a few hundret jears of age,thats what i call
sustainable..
Fritz
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 12:26
PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Wood
Mike,
Have you ever split straight
grained ash?
Sections 2 feet in diameter yield to 1 or 2
swings of the axe with a
soulful cracking sound. Makes one feel a bit like
Paul Bunyan. Burns good
seasoned or not.
Only
problem is, many were killed off by disease several years ago here
in
Northeast US. For a while there was plenty of standing dead to take. I
still have two living ash trees on my property, but wouldn't think of
cutting them down.
I've never had a complaint
about splitting oak, unless its real
knotty.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org>
Sent:
Saturday, May 13, 2006 10:54 AM
Subject: [Biofuel] Wood
>I
heat w/ wood and in my experience oak splits pretty well, better than
>
hickory or elm. On the other hand, I tend to cut in in 12" rounds
to
> split and I use a
> very heavy maul.
>
> Some
wood, like pear, burns well and it easy to split, as it almost
>
shatters. Other wood, like box elder, is impossible to split and
>
doesn't burn worth a hoot. Skip willow entirely.
>
> Locust
is hard to split but you can burn it pretty much w/o seasoning as
> it
is very dry. Elm is very wet and and I usually have to season it
for
> a good long time.
> I've changed my opinion of mulberry - I
used to hate it because it's a
> weed tree, but now I like it as it
burns well, grows quickly and is easy
> to get.
>
>
-Mike
>
>
> Jason & Katie wrote:
>
>>oak
in fact does not split cleanly, and hickory is a real monster to
split
>>w/o a hydraulic ram splitter
>>
>>-----
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>>From: "Zeke Yewdall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To:
<Biofuel@sustainablelists.org>
>>Sent:
Friday, May 12, 2006 4:38 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Biofuel] New Biodiesel
Catalyst
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Ah,
interesting definition. I've never tried to split anything
like
>>>oak or hickory or such, so I didn't even think that they
might not
>>>split nicely.
>>>
>>>On
5/12/06, A. Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>As I understand it,
hardwoods when split with an axe will not
>>>>necessarily
>>>>'go with the grain' of the
wood, whereas softwoods (fir, hemlock, etc)
>>>>will... Nice
smooth splits, no splintering off to one side,
which
>>>>hardwoods
>>>>can, but not always
will...
>>>>
>>>>HTH
Al
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original
Message -----
>>>>From: "Zeke Yewdall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>To:
<Biofuel@sustainablelists.org>
>>>>Sent:
Friday, May 12, 2006 6:57 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: [Biofuel] New
Biodiesel
Catalyst
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Often
all broadleaf trees are called hardwoods, and all conifers
are
>>>>>called softwoods, but that's not really true.
For example, aspens
>>>>>have much softer wood than do
larch. I'm not sure of a technical
>>>>>definition --
a certain hardness or strength or something? Or in
this
>>>>>case it seems like we're looking for a certain
chemical composition,
>>>>>which could vary with soil type
as
well?
>>>>>
>>>>>Z
>>>>>
>>>>>On
5/11/06, Scott Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm
not an expert in these matters, but I know that Oak and I
think
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>Walnut
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>and
Maple are hardwoods. I'm not sure about elm and
cherry.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Sounds to me
like it'd be a good
source.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>--Scott
Burton
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original
Message-----
>>>>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Jason
&
>>>>>>Katie
>>>>>>Sent:
Thursday, May 11, 2006 4:57 PM
>>>>>>To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
>>>>>>Subject:
Re: [Biofuel] New Biodiesel
Catalyst
>>>>>>
>>>>>>my father is a
forester, and is very much involved with
resource
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>management
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>(hes
the coordinator) at a forest preserve where i grew up,
every
>>>>>>three
>>>>>>years a
logging company is called in to thin out a small section
of
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>park, and these
sections are rotated every cycle. my father
collects
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>tops from
the trees that are removed and cuts them for
firewood,
>>>>>>which
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>is
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>all
oak, walnut, maple, cherry, and elm. would this group of woods
be
>>>>>>a
>>>>>>suitable supply of
ash for KOH? i know the article calls
for
>>>>>>hardwood,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>but
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>there
are some non-pine varieties that dont
qualify.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>anyway, im
rambling. this supply would be a good way to heat
an
>>>>>>alcohol
>>>>>>distillery or
even just basic home heating, but there need not be
any
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>real
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>waste
of energy in the pursuit of wood ash, and anyone with a
rain
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>barrel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>can
make their own
KOH.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>there
are a thousand ways around any obstacle but the most fitting
is
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>least
obvious.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Jason
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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