Big Donnie Brasco
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DUDE !.......... there is not a single thing in my house or on my property that is THAT neat and tidy!!
Ram full of this find, please id...
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DUDE !.......... there is not a single thing in my house or on my property that is THAT neat and tidy!!
Well I have to clarify something, today I split some Honeylocust and it was more orange color with yellow " trim" inside, but it wasn't as brownish color as the picture. Interesting.....
I have around 9 cord of locust (at least HALF of that is honey locust), I've got some that has the salmon colored heartwood, and some with the orangish-brown heartwood. I can guarantee you that the wood in the first post is honey locust. Maybe a nursery-grown hybrid or strain, but it's honey locust. The annual rings, the bark, and the heartwood itself scream it.......
Definitely not any pignut I've seen, definitely not shagbark or mockernut either.....
Definitely not any pignut I've seen, definitely not shagbark or mockernut either.....
My name is certainly not Sampson, it took me almost, almost 10 good wack with a maul to split in half, I'm sorry to say, but this is tough stuff....![[Hearth.com] Ram full of this find, please id...](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/102/102099-25e12725519360ee111714c3dd054178.jpg?hash=cxr7Xbrb3E "[Hearth.com] Ram full of this find, please id...")
wait till you see how great that stuff burns in the fire. Long, hot burns.....pretty blue flames with orange tips...... And the deep red coals it produces. Nothing like locust, my favorite wood ever........
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notice the salmon-colored hue it's getting? Telltale of honey locust....
Too bad you couldn't score the whole tree!
Ralphie Boy
Minister of Fire
I'd give it a minimum of a year, but it will be PRIMO in two years. Locust seasons relatively fast. If you get it processed now, and we have a good drying season, you may be good to go by winter 2014/15!
Never seen honey locust that dark either. But that last set of pics and bark does scream Honey Locust. I've just started burning that stuff myself. As Scotty says its some excellent firewood. I'd definitly wait another year to burn it, otherwise your wasting a lot of good BTU's.
I agree with Scotty. You'd be surprised how easy it is just to find wood on craigslist. During the warm months, free everywhere, but harder to find closer to fall. Even post an ad yourself in the wanted free section, and people WILL call you. Try calling your local tree service and ask them to drop off some in your driveway free, just put some plywood down to protect the asphalt. You want ash. Ash is the quickest wood to season when your in a bind, and css now if you can get your hands on some and stacked in a breezy sunny area will be primo wood by fall.
paul bunion
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