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What Makes Redgum The Perfect Choice For Firewood In Macedon Ranges?

by James Spencer Blogger

Among the popular choices of firewood, Redgum is considered as the best option indeed for some good reasons. It' versatile, dense and durable in terms of burn rate. Commonly, it is being perceived that redgum is used only for construction, decking or flooring purpose only, but in reality, redgum is considered as an excellent option for firewood supply too.

Do you want to know a few other reasons to realise why redgum is considered as the best choice indeed for firewood? Here are the reasons you need to know.

  • Redgum Does not Split Easily

The wood which has tight grain does not get split too easily compared to the wood with a straight grain. The wood with close grains consists of tight knots that prevent the fire to intervene. And, also if you invest in well-seasoned firewood, you can be sure of avoiding that wood split even more.

 

 

  • Slow Burn Rate

As mentioned above, Redgum is also being preferred as the best firewood option for its slow-burning rate. Its density is one of the main reasons behind the slow burn rate. It may also take much more time to get ignited compared to that of the softwood.
But, you are not lighting up a stove here. Instead, the slow-burning rate of the redgum supplied by firewood delivery in Macedon Ranges will actually keep you comfortable for a long time.

  • Redgum is High in Density

As mentioned above, the density of the firewood you will be using lately is another factor for choosing because it determines the burn rate of the wood. The closest competitor of redgum in terms of density is Radiata Pine.

Usually, kg/m3 is considered as the density measuring unit for this wood. So, in most of the cases, the unseasoned redgum has a density of 1200 kg/m3, and the seasoned ones have 1000 kg/m3. However, the density of seasoned Radiata Pine is around 550 kg/m3. So, you can quickly determine the difference from here.

What are the Criteria for Choosing Red Gum?

Well, the first criteria are, of course, how dry the wood actually is. The drier wood you will get, the more burning rate it will give and the more amount of heat it will be able to produce too. There are other influencing factors also. Hope, all these criteria are met adequately before you pick the bunch.

  • Make sure the wood you will pick is dry and dark coloured as these two features signify that you are picking old, seasoned and dry wood.
  • The less weight the wood will have, it will be considered as the better option as because this type of redgum firewood for sale in Macedon Ranges signifies that there is less or no water inside the logs at all.
  • Another way of checking out whether the wood is dry or not is to check out the end of the wood. If it is cracked, then it means that the wood is dry enough.

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