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Wood id please ?

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  1. Mitch Newton

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    It has a yellow grain
     

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  2. lukem

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    Black locust. 100% sure.
     
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    Have ya split a round yet? Osage(Hedge) is almost 'highlighter' yellow bright.
    Looks awful Hedgey to me- which doesn't get much gooder than THAT!:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:
     
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    Prolly 100% right, lukem.:thumbs:
     
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    Can you split a round and show the grain. I'd say locust too though.
     
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    Wild guess malberry??
     
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    Malberry, is that like Malware. If so it's wood I don't want.
     
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    They look pretty big and straight for mulberry. Around here mulberry gets storm damage or grow really wide and branched in fence rows.
     
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    Still black locust.
     
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  10. Mitch Newton

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    Gonna get another load
    I've never had black locust before
     
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    You're in for a HEAT treat!
     
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    Carefull, it burns hot. My grandpa always warned me not to put more than a split or two of locust in the stove at a time. Its one of the only things ive seen burn and make heat when green in a campfire.
     
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    I have a full load of BL in the stove right now. 4.3 ft3 firebox. Just sayin.
     
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    He stopped burning in the late 70's, dry locust in a smoke dragon can make it glow cherry red if not carefull.
     
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    Anything can make it glow cherry red if not careful. I've run about 20 cord of the stuff through my stove and it has yet to emit anything but heat.
     
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    Get all you can , Mitch. Locust is as good as it gets!!!:yes::yes::yes:
     
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    Thats what ive been getting at....
     
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    I'm concurring with the black locust. Split it once, it should kinda smell like pimentoed olives.....

    It could POSSIBLY be mulberry, which is still a good wood. It makes a lot of sparks and crackles.....and mulberry is good for cooking over! Smells kinda like cotton candy when burning!!
     
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    That's me maple syrup kettle.....'Tis almost that time of year again, little over a month away!!