Is this black locust?

I picked this round up off the side of the road in my local forest. There was 5-6 more but were froze down. In hindsight I should’ve bumped them with the pickup tire.
If the standing trees are BL there’s quite a bit of it in that area. But didn’t see much dead and down, which is all that you’re allowed to cut. Maybe in a year or two after the fire.
Last 2 pictures of the round shows the fresh cut to my length.

 

Looks exactly like the black locust I cut up yesterday

 

I agree. Standing looks like Honey. The piece you grabbed looks like Black.

 

Yes for the round.

 

Those rounds look exactly like some of the BL I cut 2 weeks ago.

 

Rounds are absolutely black locust and as already stated, standing trees appear to be honey locust.

 

It sure is. Bark, end grain and that "dry rot" are typical of what i see around here.

Go back and get the rest. Bring a jackhammer to free it up...i would! Nice find.

Standing trees do look like HL.

 

I agree with these other guys, from my very limited knowledge on black locust.

Side note: I keep an 8 pound sledge in the truck during the winter for frozen roadside scrounges.

 

I'm with the majority here. Grab all you can and nice find.
If you knock them down, does that count? Maybe say a beaver did it.

 

Black Locust.

 

A 24” full chisel skip toothed beaver

 

A Beaver with Braces. For every one that comes down 20 more will spring up in its place. Win Win.

 

If you had an Eager Beaver saw it wouldn't even be a lie.

 

So, did you go back to get as much locust "on the ground" as you could? Were there any other standing BL, because that definitely Honey Locust that's still standing in those pics you posted.

 

I have not been back yet, but I have a skid steer job coming up in a month or so that I have to go through a bit of the forest to get to so I’ll have a chance to do some scouting. I’m hoping/guessing the forest service will be knocking down quite a few trees that they will perceive as potential hazards.

 

Dern good sawz

 

My dad had one of those, kinda wish I still had it.

 

My dad had an older one. Yellow version probably from the late 60's?

I get a kick out of that video at the very end where the saw is finishing the cut and the log falls off. Log looks too big for the small saw. I remember those adds when i was a kid.