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browncty
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Burning Lumber or Pallets
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March 09, 2014, 09:56:53 AM »
Anyone burn scrap lumber or pallets in their OWB? I have a little just to get rid of some from my house project. I was curious what people thought about this free scrap wood. I know free is an awesome word.
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cantoo
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March 09, 2014, 11:43:50 AM »
I burned a bunch of pallets last fall for quick heat. Scrap lumber is ok just make sure no oil, paint or whatever is on it. It smolders for a long long time. I threw 3 pieces of scrap MDF trim in mine yesterday, it had white water based paint on it and you would think I threw 20 gallons of paint in the stove. I burn all kinds of junk wood in mine, I have a big magnet to retrieve the nails and other steel crap.
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browncty
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March 09, 2014, 12:06:43 PM »
When I've burned lumber or pallets with nails in it they fall in my ash pan when I use the shaker. Pallets do burn pretty quick unless they are oak ones. I will also burn any kind of wood in my stove. I don't think its a good idea to burn treated lumber, too many chemicals in the wood.
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hoardac
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March 09, 2014, 02:45:34 PM »
If it is wood it goes in. I just put the ashes with nails in the woods so I will not drive over them by accident. I have burnt many pallets in the spring and fall but not so much in the dead of winter.
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mlappin
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March 12, 2014, 06:43:34 AM »
We stack all our hay on pallets, its about guaranteed you'll have some not live till spring if they get froze down.
I usually bust em up though and use em for kindling, or for a quick hot fire in the spring to burn the creosote out.
Been trying to remodel a room a year in the farmhouse, lath or scrap lumber also gets burned up.
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Stihl 023
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March 14, 2014, 06:08:16 PM »
Carefull with those lathes, some of that plaster was made with arsenic, it soaks into the lathes.
So I have been told anyway!
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March 14, 2014, 11:53:02 PM »
Hard to tell, the guy that helped on a room or two said it was sand plaster with horse hair.
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Stihl 023
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