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    How old was this tree? Metal found in wood!

    I was cleaning out the ash from my fireplace and found this 4.25" screw eye! I was burning splits recently and in no matter, shape, or form, was any part of this screw eye sticking out of the wood pre-burn. This means the original tree grew around the entire thing (metal wire attached and all)...