Do you have a wood burning fire place?

[bluetang]

Well I'm kind of new at this burning wood in the fireplace stuff. I was given some wood to burn, so I dont have to go and buy some or find some laying around.
Well I think I know why....I think the logs were laced with Mighty Mite Fire crackers or bullets. They crackle and pop so loud, I was getting scared that a log was going to jump out of the fire and onto the carpet. I had to turn up the TV to hear it at times. Now I'm fairly sure the wood isn't Cedar, but dont know what it really is.

What type of wood is the best for burning that doesnt sound like Halloween night in my living room?

Don't really want to destroy my living room
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Merry Christmas to all
Rob

[rudy]

Birch is the best. Burns hot.

The crackle sound is dry wood. Probably got wet and dried out.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by rudy

Birch is the best. Burns hot.

The crackle sound is dry wood. Probably got wet and dried out.

not a good choice out here as there isn't much... we make furniture out of it here any sappy w wood is going to crackle, so ceder, spruce, pine ect. the sap is trapped in little pockets and when it boils and expands it pops its chamber open.

Steve

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Cedar burns hot & fast, but alder gives a longer burn usually. I used cedar to start the fire & alder to keep it going for the night. And as mentioned above, its the sap in the wood that's popping. I think really dry wood is less likely to pop like that, since most of the moisture is already evaporated out of the logs.

Enjoy your wood-fireplace. I lived in Powell River in a trailer by a fish farm in the mountains for 2 years & my main heat source in the winter was an old wood stove, so learning to bank a fire properly so the wood burns all night was a necessity.

Anthony

[Tarolisol]

I put a vote in for birch, and hard wood doesnt crackle to much.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Tarolisol

I put a vote in for birch, and hard wood doesnt crackle to much.

So do I but we can't get enuf of it out here to burn.

Steve

[Tarolisol]

NO birch in BC wow, i can go to the gas station and get a bundle of it.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Tarolisol

NO birch in BC wow, i can go to the gas station and get a bundle of it.

well there is but not like there was in alberta, we used to just go out back and wack down 4 or 5 coards for burning. on the island especialy it is hard to come by. and I guard the one in my back yard

Steve

[G1GY]

I start the fire with pine or spruce, then nothing but birch!

[kari]

Originally Posted by G1GY

I start the fire with pine or spruce, then nothing but birch!

Where are you getting the birch from? Some days at work I'll cut 1 km of trees but have only hit maybe two birch trees in the last 5 years. The stupid part is that I'm not allowed to put them on the truck for burning. I wonder if this thread will draw attention from the tree huggers on the island.