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Default Cherry coal producing factoid

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

> In wood, you can usually translate the weight of the wood to a given
> number of Btu. Most cases, that is about 7,000 per pound. Dryness
> and density are the factors here. Cherry, although a hardwood, is
> not as dense as oak or hickory, thus a given sized log will produce
> less heat than the others of the same size. One can work as well
> as the other, you just have to feed more volume for the same heat
> output. http://mb-soft.com/juca/print/firewood.html


That's, uhhh, that's what I meant.... ummm.... yeah. Thanks for the info.,
Ed.
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