Firewood Processor Forum

I love my fireplace. Been using it for about 2 months (first time homeowner). Mostly been using real wood bundled and sold at grocery store. I got my hands on a big round oak log and just dropped into fireplace thinking I had a big daddy sweet piece of wood. I do the gas until wood catches. It hasn't and then I started reading online about seasoned and uncut etc and I'm thinking I'm definitely doing this wrong for sure. Is it dangerous (fumes wise) bc it's not debarked (creosote)/ Is it foolish because it's not seasoned? And it may even be a tad wet inside bc it was raining (many days ago though) so maybe high moisture still? I just turned off gas and the ends were red so it caught a little. Should I just dump this thing or keep firing it up and it will catch eventually and be ok? Sorry so long, but I like this stuff and want to learn as much possible since I’m a total novice...

seasoned firewood is very important. Firewood needs to be dried out before you burn it. Dried out firewood will be easier to burn and will burn hotter. The wood you are using is probably too "green" you should take it out and let it dry out for a while maybe even split it up a bit if you want because that will help it dry out quicker.
You should also try to find someone that sells bulk firewood. The bundles you are buying would be much more expensive.

I'd take it out and let it season in your yard. It will smoke which isn't good, and doing this often can cause chimney fires. If its too late to buy seasoned wood, you can buy wood that has been kiln dryed. Don't you just love the warmth and cozyness of a woodstove or fireplace? Its almost nice enough to keep me happy living in the cold North East.

why are you burning WOOD in a GAS fireplace???.. you should have FAKE logs in a gas fireplace and that's IT.....

you're doing a dangerous thing... quit it....

take that log outside, water it down till it's no longer hot, and give it to someone for their fire-pit.....

Why did you turn off the gas? Why was the gas even on? Somethings doesn't fit here.

I love my fireplace. Been using it for about 2 months (first time homeowner). Mostly been using real wood bundled and sold at grocery store. I got my hands on a big round oak log and just dropped into fireplace thinking I had a big daddy sweet piece of wood. I do the gas until wood catches. It hasn't and then I started reading online about seasoned and uncut etc and I'm thinking I'm definitely doing this wrong for sure. Is it dangerous (fumes wise) bc it's not debarked (creosote)/ Is it foolish because it's not seasoned? And it may even be a tad wet inside bc it was raining (many days ago though) so maybe high moisture still? I just turned off gas and the ends were red so it caught a little. Should I just dump this thing or keep firing it up and it will catch eventually and be ok? Sorry so long, but I like this stuff and want to learn as much possible since I’m a total novice...