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’ll provide some information about the firewood rack, as well as other tips for wood burning, in this post. I’ve learned these things in the past couple years since owning my first wood stove. Now, I know this seems like an odd topic for the middle of the summer, but bear with me. You’ll see why it’s actually very timely.
In my experience, a fire is easier to keep going than it is to get going. A common hindrance to building fires is the use of unseasoned, or wet, wood. A firewood rack is a great tool to both season and store wood. When the bottom edge of the firewood rack sits elevated from the ground, it prevents additional moisture from seeping from the ground into the wood. It also allows air to circulate around the wood to dry the existing moisture inside the wood. The firewood rack keeps your kindling orderly and makes it less attractive to nesting rodents.
But the seasoning process can take months. That’s why the time to buy a firewood rack is now. If you start seasoning wood in proper conditions now, it’s much more ready for the cooler weather of fall and winter than if you wait for several more months to buy a firewood rack.
In addition to using seasoned wood, it helps if you can warm the wood stove quickly. Use materials such as crumpled paper, cardboard, or thin bits of wood kindling. I’ve learned that a draft is essential, as well. An air flow feeds the fire, which can’t burn without oxygen. Your wood stove should have a handle or mechanism to open and close the air flow in the chimney. Open this when you need to start a fire. It can also help to start the fire in the back of wood stove; because the fire is closer to chimney, it warms the chimney faster. Fans or a hair dryer can also help to feed air to the fire.
’ll provide some information about the firewood rack, as well as other tips for wood burning, in this post. I’ve learned these things in the past couple years since owning my first wood stove. Now, I know this seems like an odd topic for the middle of the summer, but bear with me. You’ll see why it’s actually very timely.In my experience, a fire is easier to keep going than it is to get going. A common hindrance to building fires is the use of unseasoned, or wet, wood. A firewood rack is a great tool to both season and store wood. When the bottom edge of the firewood rack sits elevated from the ground, it prevents additional moisture from seeping from the ground into the wood. It also allows air to circulate around the wood to dry the existing moisture inside the wood. The firewood rack keeps your kindling orderly and makes it less attractive to nesting rodents.
But the seasoning process can take months. That’s why the time to buy a firewood rack is now. If you start seasoning wood in proper conditions now, it’s much more ready for the cooler weather of fall and winter than if you wait for several more months to buy a firewood rack.
In addition to using seasoned wood, it helps if you can warm the wood stove quickly. Use materials such as crumpled paper, cardboard, or thin bits of wood kindling. I’ve learned that a draft is essential, as well. An air flow feeds the fire, which can’t burn without oxygen. Your wood stove should have a handle or mechanism to open and close the air flow in the chimney. Open this when you need to start a fire. It can also help to start the fire in the back of wood stove; because the fire is closer to chimney, it warms the chimney faster. Fans or a hair dryer can also help to feed air to the fire.
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