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Today It Was Hick And Hack

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Ralphie Boy, May 6, 2020.

  1. Ralphie Boy

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    I'm still helping the neighbor clear for his new carport.

    I took down 2 more hackberry and one red hickory, well it's hickory anyway, not sure about the red part.

    I haven't had hickory in my stacks for almost 10 years. There should be enough for January and Feburary in about 4 years.
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    Once the old structure is down I'll finish that leaning box elder. That wood will be for his firepit.
     
  2. Woodsnwoods

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    Nice score! Not familiar with hack though!
     
  3. Ralphie Boy

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    Drys quickly and is in the range of 19.5 mbtu per cord. It can be stringy and somewhat difficult splitting by hand.
     
  4. thewoodlands

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    Nice work Ralphie Boy , hick & hack sound like names form the Wizard of Oz.
     
  5. yooperdave

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    Hick and Hack, huh?

    Kinda like the "Yin and Yang" wood scrounges? :D
     
  6. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Nice looking rounds. How much more to cut there?
     
  7. Ralphie Boy

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    Not much. It's mostly cut I just have to get the remaining hackberry rounds loaded and help him clean up the limbs.
     
  8. Eric VW

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    Great work Ralphie Boy!
    Can you tighten up a shot of that hick bark?
    Cross section reminds me of pignut here.
     
  9. jo191145

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    That’s some nice lookin firewood.
     
  10. Ralphie Boy

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    After checking I think the hickory is either pignut or mockernut.
    Here ya go!
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  11. Mag Craft

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    Looks like you scored some good burning wood. You guys back east and the Midwest have a lot of different types of wood to choose from. Of course that is a great thing.