Oak Firewood - How Does It Compare? (Episode 1: Firewood Series)
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- In this episode, we do a deep-dive on Oak firewood. We touch on the biggest factors that determine quality firewood, including its heat output, smoke output, and how it compares to other types of wood.
You can find more info about Oak firewood by visiting the written article on our website here: burlybeaver.com/oak-firewood/
Amazing information, thank you!!!
Thanks for the video
Nothing like tested and proven wood. Overall BTU is high and splitting is reasonable. Good stuff!
Just found your channel, subscribed. Oak is top on my list. Black locust is supposed to be best in my area, we shall see this winter. Keep the videos coming.
Hey there! Thanks for the comment. I'm with you, Oak is a great choice for a lot of reasons. In my book, Black Locust and Hickory are neck-and-neck at the top of the list with a slight edge probably going to Black Locust. All great firewood!
Black locust burns hotter and longer from what I've seen. But to me it's not as practical due to hard splitting. That also makes it a pain to stack.
I burn 50% oak & hard maple & 50% American Beech.
Oak has the longest seasoning time of two years, hard maple about 1 year & Beech about 8 months. I season all three in the same location in separate CSS in a wide open sunny & windy area & therefore can monitor seasoning progression of all three at the same time.
Beech seasons faster because it has lower green moisture content when it is cut down, but is always harder to split. I find my 8 month seasoned Beech burns hotter than my 2 year sesoned Oak or 1 year seasoned hard Maple. One Beech tree I cut down earleir this past spring I am already burning in my woodstove with no water bubbling out the ends, whereas red & white Oak I been seasoning for two years still bubbles some water through the ends.
I have been burning some oak I cut and split from a few dead standing oak trees in my inside wood stove a couple of years and find great heat output, slow burning wit little ash. Chimney has little to no creosote buildup. Bonuses are little to no smoke and a great smell smell outside around the cabin.
Hedge/Osage orange is all I can get in my area. Burns hot as hell and sparks like crazy. In the wood burning stove you have to be careful not to put to much hedge in. I wish we had more oak in my area.
Question? What is black Oak? I have red and white oak, never herd of black oak
The main difference I see between oak and beech is ash.
I just swtched over from red oak to beech last week & the amount of ash that accumulates is at least 4 times faster for beech than red oak for the same quantity that I burn to get about the same amount of BTUs.
I burn with an old Huntsman in my basement. At the start of this heating season I was burning only 3 year seasoned red oak. I let the fire burn out at night & for two or three days of burn cycle & never need to clean out the ash to restart the fire. When I do the same exact burn cycle with 1 year seasoned beech the stove will be filled with ash in just one burn cycle.
The only PLUS to burning beech vs red or white oak is it's much shorter seasoning time for moisture to be below 20%. Oak requires at least wo years drying time under the most ideal conditions, even then I have put oak in my stove & watched water sizzle out the ends, but never with beech cut at the same time with only a few months drying time that has been stacked right next to the oak.
Now I'm out of oak, I burned it all up & it will be two years from this summer before I can get some more cut down for burning two years from now. I only have the beech left & a little hard maple. I'm gonna miss that oak this coming winter 22-23.
One good thing I got a good bit of white oak wood it burns pretty good
Hi Burly Beaver is six to seven years seasoning oak stacked & off the ground to long for oak ? Is there any problems with it rotting?
It all depends on how it’s stored and your environmental conditions (Read: moisture and air flow). Oak can definitely rot over time when it’s exposed to the elements. But with that said, if it’s kept dry and stored well, it can last nearly indefinitely.
Keep in mind that Oak is used to make furniture, and can last a really long time when maintained.
@@burlybeaver6013 Thanks Burly !!
Ive found in my experience it varies w/ species. I find that red oak rots pretty easily compared to white oak. I also find that insects/parasites take a liking to red oak more than others. Whenever I get red oak I make sure I dont leave it exposed to the rain, I split it ASAP and keep it stacked in a dry place...even pull the bark off if I can.
Oak is the best!!! All around!
Yeah, it's really hard to beat Oak. It's crazy thinking about all of the things you can use it for. It's phenomenal firewood, good for woodworking, just an all-around quality wood.
Cool channel. iMade a holz hausen. Looks a lil bigger than urs with a shingle roof(made from oak) n part living roof (moss). Subd up 👍🏽. Hope u grow fast
Hey - thanks for the comment and sub! Very cool, do you have a photo of the holz hausen with the roof? I'd love to see that!
You didn’t talk about one of the major cons of oak and that being drying time. Sometime oak feels impossible to dry.
We have a lot of eucalyptus here in Southern California. How does euc rate?
great stuff if you can split it...aged euc. keeps it's density w/o water weight, still weighs alot, burns very hot.
Dude, what is up with the cricket? That is all I could hear. I have a wood burning stove, so I'm legitimately interested in this, but I couldn't get past ol' Jiminy....
Oak wood is difficult to cutting with Chainsaw and splitting with Ax
I hear ya, but if u have a sharp saw that is properly sharpened it cuts like a dream! I'd also recommend splitting while it's still green.. if u wait too long it can be troublesome, ESPECIALLY with an axe
This is why firewood sellers try and claim oak is bad. It costs more fuel and time to get a cord of oak. I use a wood splitter and have to do a full cycle to push through the oak split while other woods split half cycle. I do prefer oak myself but if selling it I would charge more for oak due to the harder work.
I am take only Oak Firewood
Love it. Great channel. Check out Rocky Mountain Firewood for all things firewood! Thanks everyone keep on firewoodin'
I thought there was a cricket in my house
Jack Doherty - haha, they are loud in the video aren’t they!
it is just Bobby Goldsboroczcams.com/video/hVWIg_eCc7o/video.html&ab_channel=JohnMeyer
Oak is the best Firewood
Hey Raoul - Oak is great, but I’d call Black Locust and Hickory better than Oak in most cases.
Oak is great but what I dislike is the awful smell when cutting it. Smells like vomit. Also it takes at least two years to fully season.
Thanks for the shout Jay! Oak can definitely be tough when it comes to splitting and seasoning, for the heat output though I think it's worth it. Welcome to the channel :)
3 better woods....
Osage,Dogwood, beech,hickory
Does a wild bear shit in the woods? God damn. Water oak is best for fireplaces, live is better for cooking, wood stoves, burns longer and hotter.
smoke for internal burning should be irrelevant.. that should go out chimney AS EXPECTED