need help clarifying wood
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I'm still trying to get acquainted with different woods. I've always burned oak when I had a fireplace. How do you distinguish ash from hickory?
Well shag bark is easy (right?) Bitter or smooth-bark hickory in my experience (Ohio) has shallower grooves than the ash on the bark. Also, hickory almost always has a dark/red center compared to ash which is very light all the way through. Lastly, if there's any sap involved, the hickory will smell AWESOME, especially once it gets heated up (sometimes even just from sawing with less-than razor sharp chain).
So you guys say this stuff will burn in a year? I'm gonna stock up if so and let my oak set and get happy
Yes that is Ash as this fella said. Good stuff and it is one of the fastest drying woods because it doesn't have a whole ton of water in it when it is alive. Hickory also will be heavier than Ash when dry, if that helps. Both great fuelwoods.....
I believe it! I split a few blocks yesterday and it's already reading less than almost 1 year old oak. It's around 30%
Depending on where you are, you can probably find standing dead ash trees from the emerald ash borer. Trees like that will be nearly ready to burn when you cut 'em down.
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