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Nick Krizmanich

Firewood. Nick Krizmanich. Hardwood. These Hardwoods are commonly available, easy to split and burn. Listed in order of BTU output. Species BTU/cord (Millions) Black Birch Blue Beech 26.8 Beech 24.0 White Ash Yellow Birch 23.6 Paper Birch White Birch 20.3

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Nick Krizmanich

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  1. Firewood Nick Krizmanich

  2. Hardwood • These Hardwoods are commonly available, • easy to split and burn. • Listed in order of BTU output. Species BTU/cord • (Millions) • Black Birch • Blue Beech 26.8 • Beech 24.0 • White Ash • Yellow Birch 23.6 • Paper Birch • White Birch 20.3 • Black Ash 19.1 These have a hard-to-split nature • Hickory 27.7 • White Oak 25.7 • Red Oak 24.0 • Hard Maple 23.1

  3. Softwood • Softwood is the source of about 80% of the world's production of timber, with traditional centers of production being the Baltic region (including Scandinavia and Russia) and North America. The term is opposed to hardwood, which is the wood from angiosperm trees. Softwoods are not necessarily softer than hardwoods. In both groups there is an enormous variation in actual wood hardness, with the range in density in hardwoods completely including that of softwoods; some hardwoods (e.g. balsa) are softer than most softwoods, while the hardest hardwoods are much harder than any softwood; this is not surprising as there are about a hundred times as many hardwoods as there are softwoods. The woods of longleaf pine, Douglas fir, and yew are much harder in the mechanical sense than several hardwoods.

  4. Terms • Terms •Green - Cut and split, but this firewood that has not been seasoned or kiln dried. This type of wood is not ready to burn immediately and would result in a smoky fire, and a lot of hissing. •Seasoned - Cut and split firewood that has been left out in the elements for about 9 months. Should have 20% moisture content, and the pieces should be fairly lightweight. •Kiln Dried - Cut and split firewood that has been baked in a kiln to reduce moisture content. This wood is 100% bug free as the wood is brought to over 200 degrees for several days being coming to you. Usually cleaner than seasoned wood. A premium product. •Debarked/Barbless - Cut and split firewood that has no bark on it. This is typically very clean wood, and it dry's faster without the bark. Usually contains ash, beech, birch, and other woods with a thin bark (not usually oak). •Compressed Firedog - Sawdust that is compressed into a "log" and held together with a type of resin. This is not "real firewood" per sea. Characterized by its packaging, this product can absolutely not get wet or it will fall apart. These logs give off more heat than typical firewood, but not many of the other "cozy" characteristics. Very expensive.

  5. Uses • There are only two real uses for firewood are for heat and decoration.

  6. Forestry • Nearly 4 billion trees are cut down each year for firewood. Even though they are not as common today but a lot of people still use wood burning stoves to heat their houses

  7. Tree Removal • Tree Removal is a billion dollar industry and there are lots of people that do it themselves to save money and cut their own wood.

  8. Tools • Chain Saw • Axe • Sledge Hammer • Wedge • Rope

  9. Making Firewood • It is a very simple process you cut down a tree, cut into small manageable pieces, put under a tarp and let it dry. In a couple months take your ax and split into forths.

  10. Modern Day Splitting • Now in this day and age they have newer and easier ways to split wood. There are machine with a hydraulic ram with a steel wedge on the end to crush into the wood and split it

  11. Recreation • No outdoor party is complete without a bon fire. It brings added amusement and helps keep the bugs away.

  12. Downfall • Firewood is a renewable fuel source but it takes an extremely long time to renew once a tree is cut down

  13. WARNING • Do not try to cut down a tree if you have no clue what your doing you will end up hurt or dead

  14. Works Cited • www.consumerenergycenter.org/home/heating.../firewood.html • www.mastersweep.com/wood.htm • aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_g/g-102.pdf

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