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Offline DLH

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Locust throwing sparks?
« 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?
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Locust throwing sparks?
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2014, 12:17:12 am »
Grit in the bark.
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Offline wildman

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Re: Locust throwing sparks?
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2014, 12:48:18 am »
Yup. I cut a lot of locust for firewood.
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Offline huisme

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Re: Locust throwing sparks?
« Reply #3 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.

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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
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Locust throwing sparks?
« Reply #4 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. ;) :) :)
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Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: Locust throwing sparks?
« Reply #5 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:
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