LOGS AND THE WAY THEY BURN

Lots of people have log burners these days. The following is a poem which tells you everything you need to know about chosing the right logs to burn.

 

Logs to burn, logs to burn. Logs to save the coal a turn,

Here's a word to make you wise, when you hear the woodman's cries.

Never heed his usual tale, hat he has good logs for sale,

But read these lines and really learn, the proper kind of logs to burn.

Oak logs will warm you well, if they're old and dry,

Larch logs of pine will smell, but the sparks will fly.

Beech logs for Christmas time, Yew logs heat well.

'Scotch' logs it is a crime for anyone to sell.

Birch logs will burn too fast, Chestnut scarce at all.

Hawthorn logs are good to last if you cut them in the fall.

Holly logs will burn like wax, you should burn them green.

Elm logs like smouldering flax no flame to be seen.

Pear logs and apple logs, they will scent your room,

Cherry logs across the dogs, smell like flowers in bloom.

But ash logs, all smooth and grey, burn them green or old;

Buy up all that come your way, they're worth their weight in gold.

(I came across this poem on a picture by the fireside of a house in the Cotswolds)

Noticed this steam powered wood saw at the Malvern Flower Show.