Hi, I am very new to this and I really want to learn what I am cutting! Cut this for a neighbor and bragged how I can split it by hand...I split one piece on my "tire table" and it split fairly well....
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Simonkenton
Minister of Fire
Simonkenton
Minister of Fire
Yes, heart pine has a very strong smell, like turpentine. And that rich golden colored wood in the center, if it is heart pine, the heart of the Southern Yellow Pine tree, it is called "fat lighter." Nothing better for starting a wood stove. Split it in to sticks about 1 inch diameter, it only takes two of those pieces to get the fire cranked up.
hickoryhoarder
Minister of Fire
Simonkenton
Minister of Fire
To test my theory, freesolo, split of one little piece of that golden yellow heart wood. Maybe a piece the size of a pencil.
And hold a Bic lighter under it for about 5 seconds. If it is heart pine it will light right up almost as though it was soaked in kerosene. Will burn hot with black smoke.
No need to dry heart pine it is just wood with hardened pine sap there is little, if any water in the heart pine.
And hold a Bic lighter under it for about 5 seconds. If it is heart pine it will light right up almost as though it was soaked in kerosene. Will burn hot with black smoke.
No need to dry heart pine it is just wood with hardened pine sap there is little, if any water in the heart pine.
THANKS to all those who have replied....I do not think it is pine, when the tree was first down I remember gathering wilted leaves on branches I thought was sweetgum or maple. I found branches nearby and only maple looking leaves...is it possible it is old maple of some type? I tried the "lighter test" and it did not burn.
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Simonkenton
Minister of Fire
That last picture looks like black walnut. The first pic looks like yellow pine. I don't know what to say.
