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Offline jonathan creason

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Re: Some questions about black locust.
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2011, 02:43:01 pm »
It's a pretty good book, Pat, but I would ask that ya'll do some research on the crap audubon is pulling on Cape Hatteras National Seashore in getting access restricted.  I'll no longer buy anything with their name associated with it in any way shape or form.  There's a lot of other good tree id books out there.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Some questions about black locust.
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2011, 03:49:55 pm »
BL sure does have thorns but not on the trunk. They do hurt. :) Jawge
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Offline tetaxidermy

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Re: Some questions about black locust.
« Reply #17 on: January 08, 2011, 03:35:17 pm »
Here they are thorns and all. They still need split one more time, just got them to a size I could pick up. Any ideas how to go from here,bow design, work a ring? I think should work a ring, that heartwood is nice colored.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Some questions about black locust.
« Reply #18 on: January 08, 2011, 03:44:09 pm »
From the photos of that tree while still standing it could give the most ardent tree hugger reason to pause. 

I have a big stave of honey locust in the garage curing out, I'll wait until you finish a few and then start mine.   >:D
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Some questions about black locust.
« Reply #19 on: January 08, 2011, 05:06:30 pm »
I have one in the shop just like that too.  I've been putting off building something with it.  Don't know whether to chase a heartwood ring, stay in the sapwood, or do some of both.  Maybe we'll have to do a group build-along someday.

George

PS. I shot a doe in a honey locust grove with the muzzleloader a few years ago.  She ran into a tree running off before falling.  When we cleaned her we found a locust thorn in her chest that had gone between the ribs and penetrated her heart.  Scary stuff.
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Offline tetaxidermy

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Re: Some questions about black locust.
« Reply #20 on: January 08, 2011, 05:59:55 pm »
Yep them thorns are nasty, got em stuck all over. I am thinking try heartwood for one and sapwood see what works the best. Thinking a 2'' at the fades and about 68'' long with an even taper to 1/2'' tips or mabey a paddle bow design not sure yet, time will tell and so will the wood.A group build along would be cool.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Some questions about black locust.
« Reply #21 on: January 08, 2011, 06:03:49 pm »
After all....great minds do think alike.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Some questions about black locust.
« Reply #22 on: January 08, 2011, 06:04:48 pm »
As well as all fools failing in a familiar fashion.
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Offline tetaxidermy

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Re: Some questions about black locust.
« Reply #23 on: January 08, 2011, 09:02:29 pm »
Without failure we learn nothing.
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Some questions about black locust.
« Reply #24 on: January 08, 2011, 10:27:10 pm »
Quote from: tetaxidermy on January 08, 2011, 09:02:29 pm
Without failure we learn nothing.

To quote Charlie Brown, "that means I'm the smartest person in the world." ;D
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