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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DLH on May 13, 2014, 12:08:43 am

Title: Locust throwing sparks?
Post by: DLH on May 13, 2014, 12:08:43 am

Anyone else had this happen before I have heard of it with osage before. I thought I hit metal cutting a log this afternoon but it didn't dull the blade like metal would. What causes this just the wood being so hard?

Title: Re: Locust throwing sparks?
Post by: Eric Krewson on May 13, 2014, 12:17:12 am

Grit in the bark.

Title: Re: Locust throwing sparks?
Post by: wildman on May 13, 2014, 12:48:18 am

Yup. I cut a lot of locust for firewood.

Title: Re: Locust throwing sparks?
Post by: huisme on May 13, 2014, 01:32:10 am

Quote from: wildman on May 13, 2014, 12:48:18 am

Yup. I cut a lot of locust for firewood.

 :'(

Grit in the bark. First few swings sometimes give a spark or two. Found a nail almost half way into a one-foot trunk once :o

Title: Re: Locust throwing sparks?
Post by: Pappy on May 13, 2014, 07:01:57 am

Yep hard stuff,when it is seasoned you can hardly drive a nail in it. it is used for fence post around here,we nail up the wire before it seasons completely for that reason. ;) :) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Locust throwing sparks?
Post by: Gsulfridge on May 13, 2014, 07:34:04 am

Daniel, are you cutting on someone's chain link fence again, trying to get a "fence post stave"? :laugh: :laugh: