I remember doing this experiment in school (50 years ago) we burnt 1 gram cubes heating a test tube of water measuring temperature increase. It was called a calorie test. Happy spring time, sir our flowers are blooming in Maryland
You got that right! Our Buck Stove is surprisingly efficient for being 20 years old. I think it's due to the secondary burn that happens with the catalytic combustion. Thanks for watching, Chris!
Thanks for the vid. Something could be taken from the test but not a lot. Middle log was double teamed and oak didn’t have many embers to start it going. I think a more realistic test would be to have 3 separate fires with same size and split of wood (all round or nothing round). It’s a bit like attempting to measure battery charge with 3 different type and size of battery on the same charge. If the goal is an accurate measurement for each it will simply never be achieved due to unnecessary influencing variables (differing batteries). I promise I’ll watch if you do a proper test though!
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Nice experiment but by the looks of your glass most of the combustion air is being directed to the middle of the fire box so the piece in the middle will burn faster. A better experiment would be to do 3 separate similar sized loads of the 3 different woods. The Oak should be denser and last longer.
Yes I did. I should have included that info. Each piece was under 15% for sure because I don't burn firewood over 15% moisture. I don't remember the exact moisture content of each piece - but I think they were around 11%.
Cool video. I wonder if your stove is similar to mine. Where the air intake is in the center of the stove in the front. I think the maple had an unfair disadvantage being that it was in the center receiving more air, which would cause it to burn down faster as I noticed in your video. The cherry and the oak didn’t burn as well on the outside edges of the stove, it would be cool to actually do a video with three pieces of each type of wood, and then do a comparison of how long they last.
I'm actually testing this theory tomorrow. I will try a different arrangement to see if the results are the same. Typically, my stove burns equally all across the front. The back does not burn as fast as the front - but it's usually equal across the back and equal across the front. I don't notice any difference in the center vs the right and left (except clear against the wall).
I didn't make a recording - but I have experimented with log placement and orientation (side to side vs front to back). The results are always pretty close to what you saw here. The oak lasts the longest.
Thanks! The Oak did win. I'm not sure that rounds burn longer than split wood though. I would think it wouldn't matter as long as they're the same size. But I've never tested that theory either. Future video idea!!
of course oak would win. with many camfires using oak maple hickory and cherry on occassion, oak always does really well. maple, red maple that is, burns away very fast.
I am not sure, I havent burnt a lot of hickery, but I think its probably similar burning time to cherry. kinda a regular burning time. It seems to burn pretty clean, Hickory burn very good, and has a nice smokey smell for cooking. Oak is also very good for cooking and the smoke it stonger flavored. Oak just seems to last a good time in the fire. I would probably try hickory vs oak yourself if you can. @@PurpleCollarLife
Oak cherry maple. I still don’t get the whole cherry and maple desire but to each their own. I like Osage Orange then oak prefer white but all oak then ash then locust followed by hackberry and cherry. Maple is good campfire wood to me.
I forgot to add hickory to my order. It’s about the same as oak. As for predicting it turns out what I knew. But to be fair the maple in the middle was also getting more combustion from both sides due to physics of the stove and how the fire burns. Honestly I thought the maple burnt longer than expected.
I think it really depends on what you have access to. We don’t have any Osage Orange here in NW PA. But we do have lots of Pennsylvania hardwoods (Hickory, Red and White Oak, Cherry, and Maple)
The other really good thing about red oak is that it will result in the lowest amount of residual ash. In the times that I burn red oak exclusively I will clean ashes out of the stove less often.
That's an interesting point. I have thought about doing a test of split wood vs unsplit. I'm not sure that unsplit wood lasts longer than split wood just because it's not split.
Good experiment. I felt cherry would win because the piece of wood looked bigger. Ash, Black Walnut, and Mulberry would be interesting to run a burn test with. Great video as always.
Thanks for watching! The Cherry looked a little bigger - it may have given it a slight advantage. But I was mostly surprised how quickly the hard maple burned down! The Cherry and Red Oak did really well in my opinion.
I'm wondering now (after some comments) if log placement in the stove makes a difference. I was guessing based on bulk density - but maybe the Oak and Cherry on the outside (vs center) had an unfair advantage.
Which type of maple was that? Most likely silver. Harder maple like sugar or red will burn just as long if not longer than red oak. You were very specific about the oak species but blew right by the maple. Your test is unconclusive.
Great question - this is hard maple (sometimes called "sugar maple"). This is not silver maple. The hard maple is common here in northwest Pennsylvania as one of the hardwoods that grow naturally in this area. In my experience, Sugar maple doesn't burn as hot as the red or white oak. And certainly, of the wood that grows around our house, the shagbark Hickory burns the hottest and longest (it is the hardest wood we have here).
Im not trying to beat u up the video is cool and interesting. But none of the wood has been moisture tested. The more moisture in the wood will take more energy to burn which will make it burn longer. Also a round will take longer to burn then a split. Diffrent wood takes Diffrent times to season.Oak is more dense then cherry so it takes longer. So if all the wood was dried for the same amount of time they would all have different moisture readings. Jmo though.
You bring up an excellent point. I sometimes forget that not every viewer will have watched the last 2 years of our videos. I have stated in previous videos that I moisture test every piece of firewood before it goes into the wood burner. In this case I don't remember the exact moisture content - but I don't throw anything in that is over 15% moisture. I believe the moisture content of each piece was around 11-13% if I remember. Definitely in our experience, Oak takes the longest to fully season. I always plan on 2 years. Our Cherry takes about 1-2 years, and Maple takes about a year. But once they've all dried for about 2 years or more, it's diminishing returns. Very little moisture loss after that point. Thanks for watching and giving me an opportunity to explain. You brought up great points.
Haven’t even seen video but I know Red oak will win hands down!! Burned only wood in our round oak antique stove for 16 years. Cherry is a non choice we don’t have that growing wild in Iowa. The longest burning wood we ever burned was a small tree called Ironwood. Almost impossible to split but a 9-10 inch log is the biggest we ever found an ironwood crotch is impossible to split. I can identify a tree leafless by bark only. We had an oak in a fence line Burr oak that was so big, beautiful, old the first 8 ft of bark was smooth. We tried to dig it out with a D7 & D9 caterpillar couldn’t do it. We had to dynamite that tree out. Was a very sad day 😭 it was a historic tree tywl NEVER grow that old on this earth again.
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Interesting thought, Chris. I just happen to have a fire going tonight and 3 additional pieces of Cherry, Oak, and Maple. I'm going to try the Oak in the middle and see if it makes a difference. Typically when I go to refill the fire - it's equally burned across the width of the stove. If there is an area that does not burn as much, it's the entire back of the stove. Across the front is always all burnt before the width of the back.
I remember doing this experiment in school (50 years ago) we burnt 1 gram cubes heating a test tube of water measuring temperature increase. It was called a calorie test. Happy spring time, sir our flowers are blooming in Maryland
Interesting! No flowers here yet. But I'm ready!
Best wood, is free wood, that always takes the win.
Wow, those logs burned a LOT longer than I expected! Good stuff Chad!
You got that right! Our Buck Stove is surprisingly efficient for being 20 years old. I think it's due to the secondary burn that happens with the catalytic combustion. Thanks for watching, Chris!
Thanks for the vid. Something could be taken from the test but not a lot. Middle log was double teamed and oak didn’t have many embers to start it going. I think a more realistic test would be to have 3 separate fires with same size and split of wood (all round or nothing round). It’s a bit like attempting to measure battery charge with 3 different type and size of battery on the same charge. If the goal is an accurate measurement for each it will simply never be achieved due to unnecessary influencing variables (differing batteries). I promise I’ll watch if you do a proper test though!
Great points! Maybe we'll do a future test with pieces like you suggest.
Thanks for this... we're looking to buy our 1st wood stove, so I've been doing alot of research
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You can’t go wrong with either one of those species of wood. All make nice firewood.
Very true. Thanks for watching!
Nice experiment but by the looks of your glass most of the combustion air is being directed to the middle of the fire box so the piece in the middle will burn faster. A better experiment would be to do 3 separate similar sized loads of the 3 different woods. The Oak should be denser and last longer.
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Hi Chad, did you do a moisture content check on each log prior to the burn test for comparison purposes ? Great video as usual...thanks for posting
Yes I did. I should have included that info. Each piece was under 15% for sure because I don't burn firewood over 15% moisture. I don't remember the exact moisture content of each piece - but I think they were around 11%.
Cool video. I wonder if your stove is similar to mine. Where the air intake is in the center of the stove in the front. I think the maple had an unfair disadvantage being that it was in the center receiving more air, which would cause it to burn down faster as I noticed in your video. The cherry and the oak didn’t burn as well on the outside edges of the stove, it would be cool to actually do a video with three pieces of each type of wood, and then do a comparison of how long they last.
I'm actually testing this theory tomorrow. I will try a different arrangement to see if the results are the same. Typically, my stove burns equally all across the front. The back does not burn as fast as the front - but it's usually equal across the back and equal across the front. I don't notice any difference in the center vs the right and left (except clear against the wall).
Have you done test with logs in different orders? Does being the middle log make a difference?
I didn't make a recording - but I have experimented with log placement and orientation (side to side vs front to back). The results are always pretty close to what you saw here. The oak lasts the longest.
I figured the centre one would burn first, because it has a log on either side.
Thanks for watching! I wonder if I switched them around, if the center one would still burn first (if it were Oak for example).
Was just wondering. The results will most likely be the same. Have a good day.
Thank you! You too!
I would be interested to see this test with a piece of Osage Orange for comparison.
If I could get some Osage Orange - I'd do the test. That's not something we have around here.
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oak for sure
Is that sugar maple?
Yes, this is hard Maple - or Sugar Maple.
I dint know the longest burn. But walking out to the wood plile before bed. The cherry smells the best. But like oak for heat
Thanks! The cherry does smell great.
I prefer maple and cherry....drys faster
Very true!
I think the maple burns first, followed by cherry then the oak!
Dead on! Thanks for watching.
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Whatever is available “
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That's true. :)
I try to save cherry for smoking meat
Hands down round logs will last longer, oak for the win!
Thanks! The Oak did win. I'm not sure that rounds burn longer than split wood though. I would think it wouldn't matter as long as they're the same size. But I've never tested that theory either. Future video idea!!
Hello Chad, Good test, curious how Ash and locust would compare🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸
Good question! We don't have any Locust around here.
Red oak maple cherry
Heat always goes to the middle mostly
Interesting! Thanks for watching and sharing your knowledge.
of course oak would win. with many camfires using oak maple hickory and cherry on occassion, oak always does really well. maple, red maple that is, burns away very fast.
Thanks! How does the Hickory do in comparison with the Oak? Hickory is a bit harder wood.
I am not sure, I havent burnt a lot of hickery, but I think its probably similar burning time to cherry. kinda a regular burning time. It seems to burn pretty clean, Hickory burn very good, and has a nice smokey smell for cooking. Oak is also very good for cooking and the smoke it stonger flavored. Oak just seems to last a good time in the fire. I would probably try hickory vs oak yourself if you can. @@PurpleCollarLife
I think cherry will hold a usable coal the longest. Oak might but when it’s done burning it’s all gone with very little coal. Maybe lol
I was sorta wrong but I think it would have been less sorta wrong the longer it went lol. Good one today!
Good guess
Thanks for watching!
Oak cherry maple. I still don’t get the whole cherry and maple desire but to each their own. I like Osage Orange then oak prefer white but all oak then ash then locust followed by hackberry and cherry. Maple is good campfire wood to me.
I forgot to add hickory to my order. It’s about the same as oak. As for predicting it turns out what I knew. But to be fair the maple in the middle was also getting more combustion from both sides due to physics of the stove and how the fire burns. Honestly I thought the maple burnt longer than expected.
I think it really depends on what you have access to. We don’t have any Osage Orange here in NW PA. But we do have lots of Pennsylvania hardwoods (Hickory, Red and White Oak, Cherry, and Maple)
Oak
Thanks! You're correct.
In my experience red oak wins this test by far!
Your experience will prove correct. :)
The other really good thing about red oak is that it will result in the lowest amount of residual ash. In the times that I burn red oak exclusively I will clean ashes out of the stove less often.
Oak, maple then cherry. I would burn them intbehbsame order as you. Cherry makes some great coals!
I was right since your experiment is flawed
I'm testing this tonight or tomorrow to see if log placement (order) in the stove makes a difference.
Some woods burn hotter than others.
That's another good point!
Comparison is going to be skewed just because one is split and others not!
That's an interesting point. I have thought about doing a test of split wood vs unsplit. I'm not sure that unsplit wood lasts longer than split wood just because it's not split.
Cherry for the win?
Good experiment. I felt cherry would win because the piece of wood looked bigger. Ash, Black Walnut, and Mulberry would be interesting to run a burn test with. Great video as always.
Thanks for watching! The Cherry looked a little bigger - it may have given it a slight advantage. But I was mostly surprised how quickly the hard maple burned down! The Cherry and Red Oak did really well in my opinion.
Oak, next by maple and the cherry.
Close.....it was Oak, cherry and maple. I'd say I made a good guess. 🙂 Thanks for sharing, Chad!
Thanks for participating!
I'm wondering now (after some comments) if log placement in the stove makes a difference. I was guessing based on bulk density - but maybe the Oak and Cherry on the outside (vs center) had an unfair advantage.
Which type of maple was that? Most likely silver. Harder maple like sugar or red will burn just as long if not longer than red oak. You were very specific about the oak species but blew right by the maple. Your test is unconclusive.
Great question - this is hard maple (sometimes called "sugar maple"). This is not silver maple. The hard maple is common here in northwest Pennsylvania as one of the hardwoods that grow naturally in this area.
In my experience, Sugar maple doesn't burn as hot as the red or white oak. And certainly, of the wood that grows around our house, the shagbark Hickory burns the hottest and longest (it is the hardest wood we have here).
Red Oak longest
Thanks for watching!
Oak longest, then cherry, then maple.
Absolutely correct. I was surprised how quickly the Maple burned down.
Rounds vs split? Experiment fail. Rounds always burn longer. Even limb wood. Center of the stove will also burn hotter.
Oak, maple, then cherry…
I was wrong…😂 thanks for sharing Chad👍👍
Thanks for watching! You may be right. I'm re-running the test to see if the center placement gave the Maple a disadvantage.
Oak to burn slowest
Correct! The Oak had the longest burn time in this test.
Oak coals better too!
Shabbat shalom!
Great point - the Oak coals did last the longest and seemed to put out the most heat.
@@PurpleCollarLife and as I noted above- When the oak finally gets to ash they take up less room in the stove. Thereby reducing cleaning.
@@frankdrahos8569 Thanks!
Im not trying to beat u up the video is cool and interesting. But none of the wood has been moisture tested. The more moisture in the wood will take more energy to burn which will make it burn longer. Also a round will take longer to burn then a split. Diffrent wood takes Diffrent times to season.Oak is more dense then cherry so it takes longer. So if all the wood was dried for the same amount of time they would all have different moisture readings. Jmo though.
You bring up an excellent point. I sometimes forget that not every viewer will have watched the last 2 years of our videos. I have stated in previous videos that I moisture test every piece of firewood before it goes into the wood burner. In this case I don't remember the exact moisture content - but I don't throw anything in that is over 15% moisture. I believe the moisture content of each piece was around 11-13% if I remember.
Definitely in our experience, Oak takes the longest to fully season. I always plan on 2 years. Our Cherry takes about 1-2 years, and Maple takes about a year. But once they've all dried for about 2 years or more, it's diminishing returns. Very little moisture loss after that point. Thanks for watching and giving me an opportunity to explain. You brought up great points.
@@PurpleCollarLife Thanks for the video. And thanks for the non confrontational answer. Keep up the great work and have a fantastic day!
@@justing6594 Thanks for watching and leaving the comment. I don't mind responding to comments - it lets me clarify and improve the information.
Haven’t even seen video but I know Red oak will win hands down!! Burned only wood in our round oak antique stove for 16 years. Cherry is a non choice we don’t have that growing wild in Iowa. The longest burning wood we ever burned was a small tree called Ironwood. Almost impossible to split but a 9-10 inch log is the biggest we ever found an ironwood crotch is impossible to split. I can identify a tree leafless by bark only. We had an oak in a fence line Burr oak that was so big, beautiful, old the first 8 ft of bark was smooth. We tried to dig it out with a D7 & D9 caterpillar couldn’t do it. We had to dynamite that tree out. Was a very sad day 😭 it was a historic tree tywl NEVER grow that old on this earth again.
Thanks for sharing!
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U put a split in there and 2 rounds ur cheating 😂
I wasn't sure if that would make a difference - but I plan to run another test to see. :)
I feel that whichever was in the center would have burned faster, no matter which it was and your experiment was flawed
Interesting thought, Chris. I just happen to have a fire going tonight and 3 additional pieces of Cherry, Oak, and Maple. I'm going to try the Oak in the middle and see if it makes a difference. Typically when I go to refill the fire - it's equally burned across the width of the stove. If there is an area that does not burn as much, it's the entire back of the stove. Across the front is always all burnt before the width of the back.
did it make a difference
Oak
I’m surprised how the cherry held up. We burn mostly ash and cherry here in NE PA. Cherry is probably my favorite to cut and burn
I have no complaints about the Cherry. It is what we have the most of typically, and I was glad it did pretty good in the test.