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What are Woodchucks made of?
100% hardwood in the form of sawdust,
shavings, and grindings generated by our hardwood flooring mill.
• What kinds of wood do Woodchucks contain?
A variety
of hardwoods, but mainly Hickory, White Oak, Cherry, and Walnut.
• Where do these hardwoods come from?
They are all
grown, harvested, and milled in the USA.
• How
are Woodchucks made?
Woodchucks are made in a press that forces
wood particles through a heated die. The heating and subsequent cooling causes the wood to hold the form created by the die.
• Where can I burn Woodchucks?
Anywhere you would normally burn pieces of wood: wood stoves, charcoal grills,
outdoor fireplaces, open-pit fires, wood-fired boilers, campfires, etc.
• What is the best way to start a Woodchucks fire?
Use a small kindling fire, or a small amount of premanufactured solid fire starter. Do not use liquid accelerant,
such as lighter fluid.
• Can I cook over Woodchucks?
Yes! Woodchucks are safe to cook over because they are 100% natural
hardwood, and contain no additives.
• How are
Woodchucks different than other fire log products?
Unlike many
other fire log products, Woodchucks contain no paraffin or added binders. They are designed to produce heat, not just a pretty
flame.
• How do Woodchucks compare to regular firewood
(cordwood)?
This depends a lot on the cordwood since it varies
in species, dirt and bark content, and moisture content, but in general Woodchucks will contain 1.5x to 2x the heat value
of cordwood.
• Has any formal testing been conducted
on Woodchucks?
Yes. Testing on ash content and Btu value was
conducted by Colorado State University.
• How much
ash will Woodchucks leave behind after burning?
Woodchucks leave
behind less than 1% ash.
• What is the Btu (British
thermal unit) value of Woodchucks?
Woodchucks emit of 8300 Btu’s
per pound.
• What is the moisture content of Woodchucks?
Very low, between 6-8%.
• Why is low moisture content important?
Because if moisture content is higher, more energy is used to dry the wood, and less is converted into heat.
• Do Woodchucks contain any dirt or bark?
No. Woodchucks are 100% hardwood.
• Why is the absence of dirt or bark important?
Because when energy is used to burn dirt and bark, less is available for heat.
• What are other advantages of using Woodchucks?
• Woodchucks are compact, taking up less room than cordwood.
• Woodchucks have low emissions
and very low creosote.
• They burn hot and very evenly.
• Because of their low moisture and consistent density,
they will not spark and pop like cordwood.
• Woodchucks are an easy step towards responsibility for the resources we
consume from Earth.
• How much wood could a Woodchuck
chuck if a Woodchuck could chuck wood?
Our recent analysis of
Woodchuck behavior is currently pending further research.
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