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Offline Bill Skinner

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Wooden Billets
« on: June 18, 2009, 04:39:27 pm »
What are some suitable woods for wooden billets besides dogwood? 
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Wooden Billets
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2009, 04:56:06 pm »
Persimmon, live oak, boxwood all work good. Many hard, heavy woods will work so-so, but most aren't impact resistant enough. I've tried osage and it was beat into splinters quickly.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Wooden Billets
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2009, 07:10:47 pm »
Also try Lilac, so far mine is holding up ok :)
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Offline Bill Skinner

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Re: Wooden Billets
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2009, 07:24:09 pm »
I've tried a couple without much sucess.  I knew osage and red oak didn't work.  Any one tried redbud or red cedar?  Bill
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Wooden Billets
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2009, 08:05:23 pm »
Quote from: Bill Skinner on June 20, 2009, 07:24:09 pm
I've tried a couple without much sucess.  I knew osage and red oak didn't work.  Any one tried redbud or red cedar?  Bill

Haven't tried em but I can guarantee that the red cedar is way to soft
guessing redbud is also too soft
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Offline Bill Skinner

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Re: Wooden Billets
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2009, 11:40:10 pm »
The heartwood of redbud will throw sparks froma chainsaw blade when you cut it.  It is such a pain to cut green, when it dries out, it is very brittle, just like persimmon.  Any one used elm?  Bill
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Re: Wooden Billets
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2009, 06:19:41 am »
witch hazel isnt bad, not as tough as dogwood, but it works
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