Things You'll Need

Instructions

1

Purchase wood or cut your wood to fit in your stove or fireplace. If you know your wood seller, you can order your wood cut to the perfect size. Purchase only split wood, because unsplit wood will tend to rot rather than season. Determine that your wood has been seasoned for a long enough time. Split wood will season in about a year. Properly seasoned it will turn almost grey. The best burning wood is between two and three years old. After three years walnut wood will begin to deteriorate.
2

Start a small fire in your fireplace using kindling, newspaper, etc.
3

Insert the wood with its split face towards the fire. Walnut wood is easier to burn than many of the hardwoods, but it is still not an easy wood to ignite. The split face will ignite easier than the bark face. Use the smallest pieces you have available until the fire becomes large.