Wasn't red elm then, it was piss elm. Huge differenceElm burns like compressed cardboard IMO. I was not a big fan of it when I burn it, didn't get a lot of heat for the volume of wood and lots of ash. Idk, if it was all I had I'd burn it but it was crappy. About on the same page as soft maple from my experience.
I have quite a few American elm here. Takes forever to dryYeah, piss elm burns like styrofoam
The tops of our standing dead Elm(American & Red) are usually hard like bowling pins and very good burning, the trunk can have a considerable amount of moisture and be very stringy when splitting.The tops always seemed better than the trunk to me. Anyone else experience that?
Can't post a link, but google rutland castable refractory cement 25 lb. bucket $45.00 free ship amazonMy 1944 Monarch model 219b. I need to get new firebrick for it does anyone kjow where I can get any? It's not like any firebrick that you get at the brick yard or woodstove place. All the brick is ribbed and tapered with radius on them. It is capable of burning coal but the guy said not until I get new brick, but it's safe enough for wood.
If you look inside the bricks in the back are starting to go and you can also see how it described the radius and the grooves on the bricks.
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Picture just as I was getting it set into place before I hooked up the flue.
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Can't post a link, but google rutland castable refractory cement 25 lb. bucket $45.00 free ship amazon
It may be your only option. Most of the companies that made those sort of things got sued into bankruptcy. Asbestos was often used or mixed in the products, just the nature of the beast.Thanks I'll have to check that out. This will be a spring project.
It may be your only option. Most of the companies that made those sort of things got sued into bankruptcy. Asbestos was often used or mixed in the products, just the nature of the beast.