The Wood I Will Not Put in My Own Stove

🔗 How I Heat, Eat and Mend for Almost Nothing, My Complete Written Manual: https://thorfjellheim.com In this video, I explore the types of wood I refuse to burn in my own stove, highlighting the risks and consequences associated with each. I share my personal experiences and insights gained over sixty winters of heating my home, emphasizing the importance of understanding the history and treatment of firewood. What's covered in this video: I start with the dangers of burning pressure-treated wood, which contains arsenic and can release toxic fumes. I discuss the risks of using painted or stained wood, which can release harmful chemicals when burned. I explain why plywood, chipboard, and fiberboard are poor choices for burning due to the glues and resins they contain. I highlight the issues with pallets, which may be treated with chemicals and absorb unknown substances. I recount a personal story about the dangers of burning salt-soaked wood from the shore, which can damage stoves and release dioxins. I emphasize the risks of burning green wood, which contains high moisture levels and can lead to dangerous chimney fires. I touch on the problems with rotten and moldy wood, which lacks heat and can introduce spores into the air. I conclude by sharing the types of wood I do burn, specifically birch and other known, clean sources, and the importance of knowing the story behind your firewood. Mentioned in this video: CCA, Journal of the American Medical Association, sodium chloride, dioxins, birch, spruce, pine #FirewoodHistory #HeatingTechniques #HomeSafety 00:00 The Free Pile 00:16 What We Cover 00:36 Sixty Winters 00:53 Father's Rule 01:10 Why Free Tempts 01:29 Forty Winters, One Stove 01:47 Treated Wood 02:05 What CCA Is 02:23 Fire Frees It 02:41 The Wisconsin Family 03:03 Never Means Never 03:21 The 2004 Problem 03:42 Grey Hides It 04:01 Painted Wood 04:19 The Boathouse Doors 04:38 Stains And Varnish 04:57 Board Is Not Wood 05:16 The Glue Inside 05:36 Two Bad Roads 05:55 Older Than The Law 06:10 Pallets 06:39 I Cannot Burn A Story 06:58 The Winter I Was Nineteen 07:15 The Wharf Timber 07:31 The White Bloom 07:48 One Piece, One Lesson 08:07 Salt Becomes Dioxin 08:26 Salt Eats Stoves 08:45 The Load Goes Back 09:04 Your Winter, Your Wood 09:27 The Impatient Wood 09:46 A Tree Is Water 10:04 How Creosote Forms 10:24 Twenty Thousand Fires 10:45 The Twenty Percent Line 11:04 Three Old Checks 11:23 Spring Wood, Winter Heat 11:43 A Nation Of Stackers 12:03 Rotten Wood 12:20 The Smell Test 12:37 Storage Sins 12:55 The Queen Of Firewood 13:12 Each Wood Its Hour 13:31 Known Or Unknown 13:49 On Paper 14:08 The Sweep Still Comes 14:27 The Verdict, Part One 14:47 The Verdict, Part Two 15:04 What Free Costs 15:22 Ten Quiet Minutes 15:40 Tell Me Your Rule 15:59 Room By The Stove