Bundoman Posted October 23, 2016 Report Posted October 23, 2016 (edited) A friend had several trees taken down recently and set me up with a few chunks of hickory firewood. So today I pulled out the mallet and splitting wedges and the big bandsaw and cut them into 2 1/2 and 3 inch slabs. All the ends got sealed with my potpourri crock pot candle wax. The shop smelled good all day too! They are stacked. Now the wait is on for drying. Not quite an entire hand tool post so forgive me for that. Just raw material manufacture for future chisel repairs etc. Inagural run for the big bandsaw too! I think it and I are going to be friends! Edited November 21, 2017 by Ron Dudelston tags added lew, Dadio and Stick486 3 Quote
Dadio Posted October 23, 2016 Report Posted October 23, 2016 How long do you let then dry? looks like nice straight grain. Herb Quote
Stick486 Posted October 23, 2016 Report Posted October 23, 2016 @Bundoman by chance will you have a few spare handles??? lew 1 Quote
lew Posted October 23, 2016 Report Posted October 23, 2016 23 minutes ago, Stick486 said: by chance will you have a few spare handles??? Quote
Bundoman Posted October 23, 2016 Author Report Posted October 23, 2016 56 minutes ago, Dadio said: How long do you let then dry? looks like nice straight grain. Herb Rule of thumb is often around 1 inch of thickness per year for hardwoods. This is a benchmark of couse. This wood is Shagbark Hickory so pretty dense and yes, the grain is really straight in many of the pieces. Should work well if it doesnt split badly while drying. I just have to be patient. Quote
Bundoman Posted October 23, 2016 Author Report Posted October 23, 2016 49 minutes ago, Stick486 said: @Bundoman by chance will you have a few spare handles??? Guess I better cut the rest of the pieces! Stick486 1 Quote
Grandpadave52 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 Cool beans...love the way Shagbark splits and you're right....oohh the smell...smells really good in a smoker with a few racks of ribs too! Cal 1 Quote
Bundoman Posted October 24, 2016 Author Report Posted October 24, 2016 28 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said: Cool beans...love the way Shagbark splits and you're right....oohh the smell...smells really good in a smoker with a few racks of ribs too! Yup! The fresh cut wood smelled good and the wax was fom old candles so the shop was pretty floral and fruity too! Grandpadave52 1 Quote
HandyDan Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 Nice score on the Hickory. Furnace is going to be running. Add some extra duct hangers and stack them on them. Be dry in no time. Quote
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