Sherwood Fuel Company

21/02/2016

Estimated 20 hours hand craft

Result: Royal Oak root and disc sculpture
. For Sale

09/01/2016

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09/01/2016

2015

I,d like to say a big thank you to everybody for all there support in 2015
Here some photos of completed projects and the things I really loved about it. Especially my lovely partner Mandy.

The Sherwood Fuel Company Ltd

10/12/2015

Artisan stools
These look fantastic at the side of a log fire. Made from Royal Oak drift wood and beach disc.

02/12/2015

LOG ON and get your log delivery from us, 15 mile radius of Mansfield.
The chill of winter's only around the corner!

16/09/2015

Whether you are new to wood burning or have bought firewood before, but wish to improve the quality of supply here is a useful firewood guide to help you through the process.

If you are new to wood burning, welcome to the wonderful world of wood , where we know you will have years of pleasure in burning a renewable and sustainable fuel that you know is environmentally friendly. A carbon neutral fuel that helps to dramatically reduce the CO2 emissions in your home so easing your conscious and doing your bit to save the planet.

We would suggest the following are key things you need to consider for the ultimate firewood guide:

Plan ahead for buying wood to make sure you have the best firewood quality ready to burn when the stove arrives. It must be below 25% moisture content

It would be wise to consider buying a moisture meter so that you can check the quality and be in no doubt when it is ‘ready to burn’.

Ensure you have adequate storage for the wood you are buying and don’t just make sure the storage is close to the house and so easy to take indoors, but perhaps more importantly make sure the store is accessible for the log delivery i.e. the delivery vehicle needs to be able to get the logs close to the store. You don’t want to be taking the wood round the back of the house in a wheelbarrow – far too much extra work!

Always buy your wood by volume as buying wood by weight which is still common, does not make much sense as the wetter the logs, the heavier they are. Remember you are buying energy and the drier the logs, the more heat they produce.

Lighting and controlling your wood burning stove

Lighting your stove in the most effective way could take a little bit of practise, but the following steps will help you out:

Fully open the primary air vent/control and airwash controls
Place a firelighter or paper together with some dry kindling wood on the grate
Light the firelighter or paper
Leave the door slightly ajar while the fire establishes and the glass warms up. This will help avoid condensation building up
Once the fire is going, add some larger pieces of wood. Be careful of adding too many logs as they could smother the fire
When the logs have caught and the fire is fully established, close the door completely
Close the primary air control
Use the airwash to control the burn rate when the appliance is at operating temperature.

15/09/2015

FIREWOOD SHORTAGE AGAIN FOR WINTER 2015

Soaring energy prices are leading people back to burning old-fashioned firewood. But supply is not keeping up with demand

In medieval England, peasants were allowed to collect as much deadwood as they wanted from the royal forests - just so long as they could reach it "by hook or by crook". But the rapidly rising number of households now turning back to the forest for fuel, to protect the environment, or to simply make a lifestyle statement are finding a supply chain of this renewable, carbon-neutral fuel far more complex.

Despite the fact that Britain is now more than 10% wooded, an unprecedented increase in demand last year both for logs and woodburners - triggered largely by soaring energy prices - has caught stove manufacturers and log suppliers on the hop. It has also highlighted our profligacy. Of the 7.5m tonnes of waste wood that currently ends up in landfill every year, some 30% is of burnable quality, says the Forestry Commission.

Britain grows up to 1m tonnes of domestic firewood per year, according to the Forestry Commission, but we also import up to 180,000 tonnes of wood and wood products. The 25% to 30% increase in demand for logs year-on-year is proving hard to satisfy, says Vince Thurkettle, a forestry and woodland consultant. He believes that the shortage of good-quality, seasoned hardwood logs such as ash, beech and oak has, in the last three months, led to profiteering among suppliers.

"My own research suggests that prices are up by a third on this time last year, and there is a new generation of rogues trading in the type of unseasoned or 'green' wood that produces practically no heat, and spits at you into the bargain," he says.

14/09/2015

NEXT TIME YOU LIGHT YOUR FIRE, TRY USING THIS METHOD

Conventional wisdom might dictate starting your fire underneath your logs – heat travels up, right? But there is good evidence that suggests you should actually build your fires from the top down, layering smaller pieces on top of a base made of larger logs. This way, the fire grows hotter and hotter and it gradually works its way down to consuming the larger pieces of wood, and you’re left with a hot base of large logs on which you can stack new wood. When
you start your kindling, simple fire starters like clustered wax shavings (Jiffy firelighters) can make things even easier than using old newspaper.

13/09/2015

WHAT TYPE OF FIRE-WOOD TO BURN???????

The quality of the following firewood is based upon various characteristics such as its speed of burn, heat given off, tendency to spark (spit), ease of splitting, time required to season, etc

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Grade: 1 = Poor
Grade: 2 = Low
Grade: 3 = Good
Grade: 4 = High.

Common Name Botanical Name Comments Grade

(Alder, Alnus)A low quality firewood Grade: 1

(Apple, Malus) Needs to be seasoned well. Burns well with a pleasant smell and without sparking/spitting. Grade: 3

(Ash Fraxinus) Considered to be one of the best woods for firewood. It has a low water content (approx. 50%) and can be split very easily with an axe. It can be burned green but like all wood is best when seasoned. Burns at a steady rate and not too fast. Grade: 4

(Beech, Fagus) Beech has a high water content (approx. 90%) so only burns well when seasoned well. Not as good as Oak.Grade: 3

(Birch,Betula) Birch is an excellent firewood and will burn unseasoned. However, it does burn very fast so is best mixed with slower burning wood such as Elm or Oak. Grade: 3-4

(Cedar,Cedrus) A good firewood which burns well with a pleasant smell. Gives off a good, lasting heat. Doesn't spit too much and small pieces can be burned unseasoned Grade: 2

(Cherry,Prunus)
Needs to be seasoned well. Burns well with a pleasant smell and without spitting. Grade: 2-3

(Elm, Ulmus) A good firewood but due to its high water content of approximately 140% (more water than wood!) it must be seasoned very well. It may need assistance from another faster burning wood such as Birch to keep it burning well. However it gives off a good, lasting heat and burns very slowly. Dutch Elm Disease is producing a constant & plentiful supply of small dead hedgerow Elm trees of a small diameter. Larger pieces of wood will prove difficult to split. Grade: 2-3

(Hawthorn Crataegus) Good firewood. Burns well Grade: 3-4

(Holly Ilex) Can be burnt green. A good firewood Grade: 3

(Horse Chestnut Aesculus) A low quality firewood Grade: 2

(Larch Larix) Needs to be seasoned well. Spits excessively while it burns and forms an oily soot within chimney's. Grade: 1

(Oak Quercus) One of the best firewood's. When seasoned well, it gives off a good, lasting heat. Burns reasonably slowly. Grade: 4

(Pear Pyrus)Needs to be seasoned well. Burns well with a pleasant smell and without spitting.Grade: 3

(Pine Pinus) Needs to be seasoned well. Spits while it burns and forms an oily soot within chimney's. Grade: 1

Sycamore (Maples Acer pseudoplatanus) Good firewood. Burns well Grade: 3

(Walnut Juglans) A low quality firewood Grade: 2

(Willow Salix) Willow has a high water content so only burns well when seasoned well Grade: 2

(Yew Taxus) A usable firewood Grade: 2-3

13/09/2015

Have you got your logs ready? Contact Dean Asap and get stocked up
http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/604619/Long-range-weather-forecast-Britain-cold-winter-2015-arctic-snow-freeze

BRITAIN is facing the most savage winter in more than 50 years with months of heavy snowfall and bitter Arctic winds set to bring the country to a total standstill.

12/09/2015

Fantastic evening BBQ using Sherwood Fuel charcoal and oak smoking bisquets 🍴🍗🍗

08/09/2015

Try this on our charcoal for a tasty autumn treat
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