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Offline Dean Marlow

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Found something splitting Hickory today
« on: February 19, 2014, 01:54:03 pm »
I was splitting some Hickory today and saw something white in side of the split.
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JacksonCash

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Re: Found something splitting Hickory today
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2014, 01:59:10 pm »
Looks like an old insulator for a power line. My dad collects these, I don't know that I've seen any in white porcelain though. He's got some black ones, and quite a few glass ones.
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Offline Dean Marlow

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Re: Found something splitting Hickory today
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2014, 02:02:19 pm »
That is what it is. A insulator for a electric fence. Dean
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Offline DGF

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Re: Found something splitting Hickory today
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2014, 02:03:16 pm »
Electric fence insulator. Someone had some cattle where you were cutting at one time or another.

-Dan
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Offline PatM

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Re: Found something splitting Hickory today
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2014, 02:09:06 pm »
All the more reason to wear eye protection when splitting.
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Offline Badger

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Re: Found something splitting Hickory today
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2014, 02:13:26 pm »
  How old is the tree?
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Don Case

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Re: Found something splitting Hickory today
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2014, 02:14:06 pm »
Leave it in and use it for an arrow rest :D
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Offline dbb

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Re: Found something splitting Hickory today
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2014, 02:31:31 pm »
Wow,that would have made a mess out of a millsaw i guess.  :o
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Found something splitting Hickory today
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2014, 02:34:23 pm »
Good thing you were splitting instead of cutting :)
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Offline Dean Marlow

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Re: Found something splitting Hickory today
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2014, 02:36:03 pm »
It was a pretty good size tree. probably close to 14 inches across at the stump. A nd yes always wear safety glasses splitting out staves. I have seen pieces of those steel wedges fly off also. Just like a bullet.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Found something splitting Hickory today
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2014, 02:36:44 pm »
Those ceramic insulators make good arrow straightening tools. Cool find!  8)
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: Found something splitting Hickory today
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2014, 03:37:39 pm »
well thats cool
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Offline Dean Marlow

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Re: Found something splitting Hickory today
« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2014, 04:25:17 pm »
Here is a close up. Play heck with a bandsaw blade.
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Offline Kviljo

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Re: Found something splitting Hickory today
« Reply #13 on: February 19, 2014, 04:33:53 pm »
Cool!

As Dean hinted at, I would consider grinding off that edge of the wedge. It will eventually fly off anyway, and could do some unexpected damage... :)
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Found something splitting Hickory today
« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2014, 05:45:55 pm »
 Woe! Be glad you split that one Dean!  Some nice straight hickory too...
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