To burn pecan, it should be split and stacked, then aged for at least a year. Other wise, it will act as you say. If aged, it doesn't do that nearly as badly. My saw mill buddies won't saw pecan for lumber, and to my protest that furniture and cabinets are made from it; they claim the local (Ala.)wood is no good, that the nice wood comes from other areas. I tried to have them saw some when they sawed cedar, walnut( not gunstock size) and black locust for me. Pecan is burned here quite a bit for BBQ and smoking meat, however.
Mike
