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Old 12-15-2010, 05:34 PM
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Default Firewood - anyone burn black walnut?

Just wondering how it burns and smells. All these years as a woodcutter, the only place I've ever burned walnut is in outdoor bonfires, and then burning the slash, never the logs themselves.

Things are changing. I swallowed any pride I might have left and bought a load of mixed firewood from a guy. I didn't want trash woods, but he said it was all hardwood, mostly oak, ash, some hickory and some walnut. I got about a half rick of walnut in the deal, and carefully separated it as I was stacking the others.

I'm wondering if its like cherry and smells really good, or if its just an after run, something you burn because it goes up in smoke. Anyone know?

It sure seems to be aged. The bark falls right off, but the heart seems solid and really dark. Some sapwood, but it looks like they split up rounds that were at least 18" or better in diameter.
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