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  1. Jon_E

    Jon_E

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    Not really firewood, but seen at the NY State Fair this past week. Pretty cool chunk of history, pardon the pun.

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    Hard for these eyes to read it all...only a few words.

    Looks like it may be as large as 4' diameter?
     
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    Gold discovered in California 1848
    Declaration of Independence 1776
    This tree was a sapling in 1650.
    Presented
    The New York State College de Forestto
    Syracuse University

    thats what I read.
     
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    Also WW1 1914
    telephone invented 1872
    both at top
     
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    On the back, it says "made in china" cool piece of wood.

    Sent from my SM-T280 using Tapatalk
     
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    Oh no you dint!:whistle:
    :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
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    Where did you put them bifocals Dave :D

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    I've gotta do that to one of the old oaks that were cut down here. Kinda hard to count the rings in some spots they are so close together. Droughts I'm guessing.

    Any tricks to counting rings besides good eyes ?
     
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    Should be seasoned enough to burn, right? Even tho it's still in the round.....:fire:
     
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    Take a high resolution picture and blow it up... You can use something like power point to draw markers on it and if it's still hard to count, you can estimate 10 or twenty years at a time based on the rings that you can count.. Sometimes you can use a sander to smooth out the surface and bring out the contrast of the rings... If you think you might have something of interest, contact your extension forester to see if s/he can assist...
     
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    I see " this tree was a sapling in 1650"
     
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    That's what said.....................:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:....................ish:uk:
     
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    Thanks Zap...Now I see it!

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    I might need longer arms in a few years!
     
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    I know exactly what you're talking about!
     
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    Can you count them off this.
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    Sometimes I use 2 pairs of 2.50 Diopter :binoculars:
     
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    Ha! If I can't find a strong pair, I actually put on two air also!!! :whistle:

    But just where no one can see me;)
     
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    Jon_E do you know what kind of wood it is?:sherlock:
     
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    I don't know and couldn't find anyone to ask. No medullary rays like you would find in oak, although it is pretty tight-grained. My guess would be a fir or spruce, but I have no clue.
     
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