Right MT. I'll have to experiment with black locust. My Stove is a Castine so the fire box isn't the biggest. Coals do take up some room!
savageactor7 said:Dr Bigwood the only caveat with locust is that the coals last forever and makes reloading the stove difficult. We use to be loaded with Locust here but have gone out of our way to remove all but 1 or two just for the scent of the blossoms. If you split it smaller and mix it up it'll work for you otherwise I don't think you'll be pleased burning just locust...Oh and give it an extra summer to season if you don't make the smaller splits.
I'm in the minority here but consider it a pain in the ass wood....and watch out for those thorns too.
DaveBP said:It doesn’t have much commercial value because there is no market for locust lumber.
Eric, there is still a market here in Maine with the wooden boat builders. Just hard to find straight, long boles to make timbers of. Of old it was referred to as American Teak for its appearance and its rot resistance. I sawed some years ago that ended up as the cabin sole in a 50 year old teak-planked wooden sloop. Biggest uses were mine timbers and railroad ties.
Just can't imagine driving rail spikes into locust ties all day.
savageactor7 said:There's a lot of folks that consider Locusts to be an invasive species. Once they established they take right over. Nothing else grows by them. They put out tons or thorny suckers and baby trees and yes those thorns will give any wheeled vehicle flats.
Where can I get some healthy trees suitable for planting?
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