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Wood ID Help

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Benedict Lumberthatch, Oct 30, 2026 at 10:14 AM.

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  1. Stumpy75

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    As has been mentioned, it's Honey Locust. The oaks will have distinctive rays from the center of the log to the outside, and I didn't see this in these pics. The bark said HL all day though.
     
    Stumpy75, Oct 31, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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    It's Honey Locust. It smells nice when burning but you will have to split it small since it's slower to dry out than oak. I had some c+s+s in 2019. I just burned some last night and it was still the same weight as it was 6 years ago. I mix it with other hardwoods and it still doesn't burn hot. There is a lot of smoking and sizzling.
     
    Wouldsplitter, Nov 1, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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    That's one honey of a score.
     
    Stephiedoll, Nov 1, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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    Some people have Euro mounts of deer they harvested hanging in their man caves; I have a thorny honey locust branch hanging from the ceiling in my saw workshop
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    Eric Wanderweg, Nov 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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