Our FIREWOOD

There’s nothing better than a roaring fire on a chilly winters night. Achieving the cosiest of fires comes down to the quality of wood you’re burning. The attributes of different species as well as the drying finish will vary the heat and length of your burn substantially.

Here’s the differences in our options and what they all mean

AIR DRIED

Our air dried wood has been split and given 4-8 months for soft and medium densities,

and 6-8 months at least for hard woods to dry in a well ventilated environment.

SEMI DRIED

Our air dried wood has been split and given 2-4 months to dry in a well ventilated environment.

Screened wood

All of our firewood is screened, meaning it’s put through a firewood screener to eliminate most of the extra debris for a clean load of wood.

The odd (rather handy) kindling size piece will potentially show up, but this will be minimal.

why should you avoid wet wood?

Before splitting an exposed trunk in your own paddock for your supply, it’s good to understand why burning wet wood may slow you down.
Burning wet wood means most of the heat’s energy will go towards heating the moisture in the wood and creating pointless steam, not into creating a dry heat for your home.
A drier wood will create a hot and long lasting heat, and as the wood shrinks slightly when the moisture is removed you’re getting more bang for your buck when ordering the dry stuff from a supplier.
If you are cutting your own wood we suggest doing so in January at the latest and allowing at least 3 months drying time (ideally in a well covered area with good air flow) before use to give the wood time to dry completely and not just on the surface.
We provide a number of different wood species for different burn times and heat, as well as mill offcuts for a cost effective product option.

WHICH WOOD TYPE IS BEST FOR YOU

We offer a range of soft, medium density and hard woods.

The variations will be the difference between an easy light with fast burning flames, or a low and slow heat.
To get the best of both attributes we also offer mixed loads.

SOFT WOODS - pine

Soft woods have the ability to light faster and are less dense so will burn quicker than hardwood.
Use softwoods to help get your fire going faster but we recommend adding hard or medium density wood also to get a longer burn time.

MEDIUM DENSITY WOOD - OLD MAN PINE, OREGON

Get a little of both the soft and hard wood attributes; a little easier to light than hard woods but a longer burn than soft wood. A good all round option.

HARD WOOD - MACROCARPA, BLUE GUM

Hard woods are dense so will give you a longer heat. They are slower to light initially but they will mean you use less once they are going.
Hard woods generally cost more and take longer to dry. We recommend allowing a longer dry time for semi dried hard woods to get better performance. Purchase and store in a well ventilated area at least 4 months before you’re wanting to use. That means it’s purchase before February for use that winter.