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  1. Michael henderson

    Michael henderson

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    I came across this fellow (and a few others like him) while I was cutting up some oak today. Can anyone tell me what this is and if it’s worth harvesting?
     

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    Hickory. Very worth it.
     
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    x2 on hickory.
    get it all !
    Tonight! :eek:

    :rofl: :lol:
     
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  4. Michael henderson

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    Lmao! I wish. I had to finish getting the oak today, and I’m gonna have to rent a splitter for this. After the second swing my ax told me to kiss it’s azz!
     
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    Hickory isn't easy to split by hand, but it makes nice firewood and pretty hardwood floors.

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  6. Michael henderson

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    I usually only mess with oak...
     
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    Yeah, you thought it was oak, but it's better than oak.

    Yes, it's tougher than oak to split, but it's that much better.
     
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    Get it.....3 year drying, but premium :dex:
     
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  9. Michael henderson

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    I’m gonna...HOARD all of it!!
     
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    Well Michael henderson , you sure did break in quick. That's the spirit we like here. Well done!
     
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    And cabinets too! :thumbs:
    Good for you! Hickory is my #1 favorite firewood! I got one very large Shagbark Hickory some years back...I was sad when the last piece went in the stove! :(
     
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    Love the smell of it.
    :yes:
     
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    Around here, it's totally good to go in 2 summers after being css'd.
     
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    That's true...whenever I cut Hickory it makes me think of the classic sawdust smell...or what I think of as the classic sawdust smell anyways. When I was a kid dad bedded the cows with sawdust from a local Amish sawmill (made many trips there with him) and I guess they must have cut lots of Hickory!
     
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    Great Bbq or smoking wood too. Lot of BTU'S there.
     
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