Stuff splits better by hand than by power. Finished it off today thank God! Now the maple and beech.... it was a breeze
Will somebody please ID this wood
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Pennsyltucky Chris
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mark cline
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mockernut hickory or american elm too close to call from a picture , leaves would defintely be easier to ID. 2 years of drying ,the hickory would be heavier ,more dense ,more btu
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Woody Stover
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Only fairly? Hickory would be about like lead. That bark pic you posted is a dead ringer, although bark can vary quite a bit within the same species.
Well, if you're going to insist, maybe I'm jumping wagons.
I've only cut one small American Elm here....lotta Red Elm though. I thought American also had the less deeply-furrowed bark, like the Red. I thought I saw some darker heartwood in the pics but that might be a 'pic illusion'.Similar but usually you'll see more of a 'diamond' pattern in White Ash bark, and the splits look much different in color and texture. I'm not familiar with the other Ashes.
Not all that great, either. I wouldn't bank on it for next fall here by any means, but maybe wood dries quicker down there....
Simonkenton
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The bark doesn't look like hickory, but the wood does. If it splits easier by hand than by machine it is not hickory because hickory is tough to split.
Also, as others have said, hickory is about the heaviest wood there is.
Also, as others have said, hickory is about the heaviest wood there is.
neumsky
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OK I'm back confused again. I'm just happy it's not gum though. It'll burn at some point. I got plenty more that'll be ready next year
Only fairly? Hickory would be about like lead. That bark pic you posted is a dead ringer, although bark can vary quite a bit within the same species.
Well, if you're going to insist, maybe I'm jumping wagons.
Similar but usually you'll see more of a 'diamond' pattern in White Ash bark, and the splits look much different in color and texture. I'm not familiar with the other Ashes.
Not all that great, either. I wouldn't bank on it for next fall here by any means, but maybe wood dries quicker down there....
It's good compared to the white oak I have. It gets pretty hot down here in the summer so I think it'll be ready sometime next year. If not, I have a backup plan
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